William Thorold

Architect

1798 – 1878

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Who was William Thorold?

William Thorold was an eminent 19th-century millwright, architect and civil engineer in Norwich, Norfolk.

He was born in 1798 in Methwold, Norfolk, the son of a farmer. Apprenticed to George Shafto and later to John Fisher Gurling in St Martin's Lane, Norwich, he was in business as a millwright from 1828 until his death at Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich in 1878.

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Born
Oct 9, 1798
Methwold
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Died
Dec 17, 1878
Norwich

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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