Edmund Beckett

Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe, Q.C. (May 12, 1816, Carlton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England - April 29, 1905), known previously as Sir Edmund Beckett, 5th Baronet was a lawyer, amateur horologist, and architect. In 1851 he designed the clock mechanism for the clock of the Palace of Westminster, responsible for the chimes of Big Ben. Photograph of Edmund Beckett. ... Cherie Booth QC wearing her ceremonial robes (including full-bottomed wig) as Queens Counsel at the Bar of England and Wales. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the Queen England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate 50... April 29 is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... A lawyer, according to Blacks Law Dictionary, is a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person licensed to practice law. ... Horology is the study of the science and art of timekeeping devices. ... An architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person who is involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... “Houses of Parliament” redirects here. ... The Clock Tower, colloquially known as Big Ben (a name that correctly refers to only the main bell) “Big Ben” redirects here. ...

He was also responsible for rebuilding the west face, roof, and transept windows of St Albans Cathedral at his own expense. Although the building had been in need of repair, popular opinion at the time held that he had changed the cathedral's character, even inspiring the creation and temporary popularity of the verb "to grimthorpe", meaning to carry out unsympathetic restorations of ancient buildings. Part of Beckett's additions included statues of the four evangelists around the western door; the statue of St Matthew has Beckett's face. He later turned his attentions to St Peter's and then to St Michael's Church, both in the same city. Cathedral ground plan. ... St Albans Cathedral from the west. ... Matthew the Evangelist (מתי, Gift of the LORD, Standard Hebrew and Tiberian Hebrew: Mattay; Septuagint Greek: Μαθθαιος, Matthaios) is an important Christian figure best known as one of Jesus Twelve Apostles. ... St Peters Church, St Albans St Peters Church in St Albans is a parish church which is, based upon the writing of Matthew Paris, believed to have been originally founded in AD 948 by Abbot Ulsinus of St Albans. ... St Michaels Church in St Albans St Michaels Church in St Albans is a parish church which is, based upon the writing of Matthew Paris, believed to have been originally founded in AD948 by Abbot Ulsinus of St Albans. ...

He was born on May 12, 1816, studied at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, was made a Q.C. in 1854, and was created Baron Grimthorpe in 1886. He is sometimes known as Edmund Beckett Denison, the same name as his father; his father had taken the additional name Denison in 1816, and his son dropped it on his father's death in 1874. He married Fanny Catherine (February 23, 1823 - December 8, 1901), daughter of John Lonsdale, 89th Bishop of Lichfield. He died on April 29, 1905 after a fall, and is buried in the grounds of St Albans Cathedral. May 12 is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (privately funded and independent) for boys, founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. It is located in Eton, Berkshire, near Windsor in England, situated north of Windsor... Full name The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity Motto Virtus vera nobilitas Virtue is true Nobility Named after The Holy Trinity Previous names King’s Hall and Michaelhouse (until merged in 1546) Established 1546 Sister College(s) Christ Church Master The Lord Rees of Ludlow Location Trinity Street... 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Arms of the Bishop of Lichfield The Bishop of Lichfield is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield in the Province of Canterbury. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ...

Quotation

• "I am the only architect with whom I have never quarrelled."

External links

• Photograph of his grave
• Another photo of his grave, and the inscriptions.
• The verb "to grimthorpe"
• Works by Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe at Project Gutenberg