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Nathaniel Clements - amateur of architecture
Persuasive claims have been made that Nathaniel Clements was an amateur architect whose Palladian designs made an important contribution to Irish architecture in both country and town in the period c.1730 - c.1770. Dr Malcomson’s forthcoming book on Clements will do nothing to diminish the importance of his contribution. In this lecture, however, the case will be made that Clements was a patron of architecture, not a practising architect, and that he influenced upper-class residential development in Dublin and popularized a particular form of modest country house simply because of who he was - a high-ranking and well connected government official and a renowned leader of fashion.
The lecture will also touch on who the eponymous Henrietta of Henrietta Street really was, will look at Clement’s role in landscaping the Phoenix Park and building the core of the modern Áras an Uachtaráin, and throw new light on numerous aspects of mid-18th-century architecture and design.Anthony Malcomson was educated at Campbell College, Belfast, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He was awarded a PhD in history by Queen’s University Belfast in 1970 and elected MRIA in 1987. Most of his working life was spent in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, of which he was director from 1988 until his retirement in 1998. His publications include Archbishop Charles Agar: churchmanship and politics in Ireland, 1760-1810 and, most recently, Primate Robinson (1709-94).
The cost of attending this lecture is £10 (£5 for students) and is open to all. To book a place please contact Louise O’Neil, UAHS, tel. 028 9055 0213 or email info@uahs.org.uk