Editing William Winde

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Captain '''William Winde'''<ref>''Wynde'' is pronounced with long i, to rhyme with ''find'', since the last of forty dedications of Sir [[Balthasar Gerbier]]'s ''Counsel and Advise<!--Advise in original--> to all Builders'' (1663) is addressed to "Master William Wine" (Colvin 1995, ''s.v.'' "Wynde, William", p. 1065).</ref> (c.1645–1722) was an [[England|English]] gentleman [[architect]], whose military career under [[Charles II of England|Charles II]], resulting in fortifications and topographical surveys but lack of preferment, and his later career, following the [[Glorious Revolution]], as designer or simply "conductor" of the works of country houses, has been epitomised by [[Howard Colvin]], who said that "Winde ranks with [[Robert Hooke|Hooke]], [[Hugh May|May]], [[Roger Pratt (architect)|Pratt]] and [[William Talman (architect)|Talman]] as one of the principal [[English country house]] architects of the late seventeenth century" (Colvin 1995, p 1066).

Winde was born in [[Holland]] to English parents.<ref>Geoffrey Beard, "William Winde and Interior Design", ''Architectural History'' '''27''', Design and Practice in British Architecture: Studies in Architectural History Presented to Howard Colvin (1984:150-162)</ref>[[File:Buckingham_House_1710.jpeg|thumb|Engraving of Buckingham House, {{c.|1710}}]]
==Works==
His work included:
*Hampstead Marshall, (for [[William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven (1608-1697)|William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven]]), where he completed a house begun by Sir [[Balthazar Gerbier]], c. 1662–1688, from the dates on many surviving drawings. Thomas Strong, mason; [[Edward Pierce (sculptor)|Edward Pierce]], wood-carver; [[Edward Goudge]], plasterer. Destroyed by fire 1718. Gate piers remain.
*Caversham Park, (also for Lord Craven), rebuilding the Elizabethan manor house after 1660. The estate was sold in 1697.
*[[Coombe Abbey]], near [[Coventry]] (for the Earl of Craven). Rebuilt centre block and north wing, c. 1682–88. North wing demolished.
*Buckingham House (for [[John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby|John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham]]), 1702–05. Completely embodied in [[Buckingham Palace]]. 
*Powis House, [[Lincoln's Inn Fields]], [[London]] (for First Marquess of Powis) 1682–89. (later [[Newcastle House]]).
*[[Castle Bromwich Hall]] 1686–1703; the gardens here have been restored according to Winde's plans.

Possible attributions include:
[[File:Belton House 2006.jpg|thumb|[[Belton House]], Lincolnshire]]
*[[Belton House]] near Grantham, Lincolnshire
*[[Cliveden House]], Buckinghamshire (for [[George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham]]) c.1676-8. Destroyed by fire 1795 and rebuilt.
*[[Wotton House]], Buckinghamshire

Capt. Winde also gave designs for [[parterre]] gardens

==Family==
Winde married Magdalene, daughter of Sir James Bridgeman. His correspondence with his cousin Lady Mary Bridgeman of Castle Bromwich Hall, is at the Staffordshire Record Office.

==References==
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*[[Howard Colvin]], ''A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840'' (3rd ed. 1995)

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