Thomas_Witney Knowpia

Thomas Witney or Thomas of Witney (fl. 1292–1342) was an English master mason, probably born in Witney, Oxfordshire. The first record of his work is as a mason on the building of St Stephen's Chapel, London in the years following 1292.^[1]

He worked on Exeter Cathedral under Bishops Stapledon and Grandisson from about 1313 until his death,^[2]^[3] and was probably also responsible for the octagonal Lady Chapel in Wells Cathedral.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b John Harvey, revised by T. Ayers, Witney, Thomas (fl. 1292–1342), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edition (subscription required). Retrieved 2020-02-29.
^ Audrey Erskine, Grandison, John (1292–1369), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edition (subscription required). Retrieved 2020-02-29.
^ Coldstream, Nicola (1991). "The Great Rebuilding circa 1270–1390". In Swanton, Michael (ed.). Exeter Cathedral - A Celebration. Dean and Chapter of Exeter. pp. 53–56. ISBN 0-9503320-5-4.

[DNB-1] John Harvey, revised by T. Ayers, Witney, Thomas (fl. 1292–1342), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edition (subscription required). Retrieved 2020-02-29.

[2] Audrey Erskine, Grandison, John (1292–1369), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edition (subscription required). Retrieved 2020-02-29.

[3] Coldstream, Nicola (1991). "The Great Rebuilding circa 1270–1390". In Swanton, Michael (ed.). Exeter Cathedral - A Celebration. Dean and Chapter of Exeter. pp. 53–56. ISBN 0-9503320-5-4.

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