James Foster (architect)

James Foster (c.1748 – 1823) was an English mason and architect in Bristol.

He was initially a pupil and apprentice of Thomas Paty, working both as a stonemason and an architect but from about 1800 his practice became entirely architectural. He was later joined by his son James (d.1836), another son Thomas, a partner William Ignatius Okely and grandson John.

List of works of Foster and partners[]

James Foster or James Foster and son(s)[]

• Abergwili Palace, Carmarthen (1803)
• St James's Church, Mangotsfield (1812) alterations
• Brislington Church (1819) added north aisle
• Holy Trinity Church, Kingswood, Bristol (1819–1821)
• St Andrew's Church, Clifton, Bristol (1819–1822)
• Stapleton Church (1820)
• Meridian Place, Bristol (1822)
• City Market, St Nicholas Street, Bristol (1823)
• Upper and Lower Arcades, Bristol (1824)
• Former Anglican chapel in Shirehampton, burnt down in 1928 and replaced by present church (1827)

References[]

• H.M. Colvin, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840 (1997) ISBN 0-300-07207-4
• Andrew Foyle, Bristol, Pevsner Architectural Guides (2004) ISBN 0-300-10442-1
• Walter Ison, The Georgian Buildings of Bristol, Kingsmead Press (1978) ISBN 0-901571-88-1