Crace, John G, & Son
Other Business Names:
- Crace, Edward
- Crace, John G
- Crace, Frederick, & Son
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Professional services
Architecture, interior design, & landscape & garden design services
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Construction
Building completion services inc fitting out, shopfitting, plastering, decorating, etc
Notes:
Traced origins in business to Edward Crace, 1725-99, who established himself as a decorator of interiors in London in c1768. Owned by successive generations of Crace family including John Gregory Crace, 1809-89, a partner from 1830 when the firm was known as Frederick Crace & Son. Emerged as leading interior designers working for royal family and aristocratic families and with A W N Pugin. Decorated Royal Pavilion, Brighton, c1801-04, and the rebuilt Houses of Parliament. By 1859 known as John G Crace & Son. Closed 1899 [2023]
Publications:
- Collected Letters of A W N Pugin by Belcher, Margaret (ed)
- 'Messrs John G Crace & Son, London' in Royal Album of Arts and Industries of Great Britain by Unknown
- The Craces, Royal Decorators, 1768-1899 by Aldrich, Megan (ed)
- Wallpapers of the Victorian Era by Entwisle, Eric A
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Crace, Edward
- Crace, John G
- Crace, Frederick, & Son
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Professional services Architecture, interior design, & landscape & garden design services
- Construction Building completion services inc fitting out, shopfitting, plastering, decorating, etc
Notes:
Traced origins in business to Edward Crace, 1725-99, who established himself as a decorator of interiors in London in c1768. Owned by successive generations of Crace family including John Gregory Crace, 1809-89, a partner from 1830 when the firm was known as Frederick Crace & Son. Emerged as leading interior designers working for royal family and aristocratic families and with A W N Pugin. Decorated Royal Pavilion, Brighton, c1801-04, and the rebuilt Houses of Parliament. By 1859 known as John G Crace & Son. Closed 1899 [2023]Publications:
- Collected Letters of A W N Pugin by Belcher, Margaret (ed)
- 'Messrs John G Crace & Son, London' in Royal Album of Arts and Industries of Great Britain by Unknown
- The Craces, Royal Decorators, 1768-1899 by Aldrich, Megan (ed)
- Wallpapers of the Victorian Era by Entwisle, Eric A