George Portwood

Work by George Portwood

• Bridge over the River Nene at Fotheringhay 1722.
• Took down the ruinous steeple of Pickworth Church, Rutland
• George Hotel, Stamford refronted in 1724 by George Portwood, and further alterations and repairs were carried out between then and 1726.
• Bridge at Woodnewton, Northamptonshire, 1735 .
• Rebuilt Braunston Church Tower, Rutland.
• Witham on the Hill Church, Lincoln. The tower and steeple were rebuilt in a medieval revival style by Portwood in 1737–38.
• Barn Hill, Stamford. Portwood provided William Stukeley with designs for a frontage for Barn Hill House.

  Buildings likely to be by Portwood.

• 21 High Street, Stamford
• 13 Barnhill, Stamford
• Leasingham Manor, Lincolnshire.

  Literature

• Antram N., Pevsner N. & Harris J.,, The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire, Yale University Press.
• Colvin H. A., Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600–1840. Yale University Press, 3rd edition London, p. 599.
• Harris J., The Architecture of Stamford, in Rogers A. The Making of Stamford, Leicester University Press
• Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1977. An Inventory of Historical Monuments. The Town of Stamford No 239, pp. 104–06, plates 94, 119, 128, 133
• Smith J. F. William Stukeley in Stamford: His Houses, Gardens and a Project for a Palladian Triumphal Arch Over Barn Hill, Antiquaries Journal, Volume 93 September 2013, pp. 353–400