Date of Birth: 1699
Date of Death: 1769
Nationality: English
Notes: Brettingham the Elder was a follower of William Kent and was involved with Kent in the designs for Holkham Hall. The designs for Holkham were ultimately Kent's, in spite of Brettingham's later claims that the the great Norfolk palace was the result of his work. Brettingham did produce original plans for Kedleston Hall.

Date of Birth: 1728
Date of Death: 1792
Nationality: British
Notes: The prolific Robert Adam was the son of William Adam, Sr., and one of the four Adam brothers. Robert is noted for having "Never once built a great house from scratch," though he was the "it" architect of the 1760s and 70s, with an impressive and aristocratic client list a mile long. The Georgian House, Edinburgh, is considered by many to be Adam's urban masterpiece. Among his finest works are the Library of Kenwood House, London; Culzean Castle, Ayrshire; the Library of Mellerstain House, Scottish Borders; Syon House, London; and Newby Hall in Yorkshire.

Date of Birth: 1746
Date of Death: 1813
Nationality: British
Notes: One of the most important 18th century British architects, James Wyatt was born in Staffordshire in 1746 and received significant recognition in 1770 for the Pantheon (now destroyed), a theater on Regent Street that was modeled after the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Wyatt's interiors at Heavingham Hall in Suffolk are among his most significant designs, but his most famous work was Fonthill Abbey, the Gothick extravaganza he created for William Beckford in the Wiltshire countryside. He also began the Wyatt dynasty of architects, the most notable member of whom was probably his nephew, Jeffry Wyatt (later Wyatville).

Date of Birth: 1752
Date of Death: 1818
Nationality: British
Notes: Partner of John Nash. Repton thought of Sheringham Hall as his favorite work.

Date of Birth: 1737
Date of Death: 1807
Nationality: British