John Deval
John Deval was an 18th-century British sculptor and Master Mason, as was his namesake son. He was Chief Mason to the Crown and was the mason for the Tower of London and Royal Mews.
Life
He was born in Eynsham in Oxfordshire, the son of George Deval who died shortly before his birth. In 1718 he was a "bound apprentice" to Joshua Fletcher of Woodstock, Oxfordshire. He became a Freeman in 1727 and went to work for Andrew Jelfe in London.Around 1750 he became Master Mason to the King and in 1760 he became Master of the Worshipful Company of Masons in London, the highest position a mason could reach.
He died in 1774 and was buried at Isleworth.
John Deval the younger
Born in 1728 he trained under his father and became Master Mason to the King in 1774 and in 1784 followed in his shoes as being made Master of the Worshipful Company of Masons.Known works (Elder)
- St Olave's Church, Southwark
- Kimbolton Castle
- Marble tables for Lord Folkestone at Longford Castle
- Chimneypieces for Sir Richard Hoare at Barn Elms House
- Mansion House, London
- Guy's Hospital
- Cornbury House
- Foundling Hospital London note – chapel built 1747
- Ongoing repairs to the Tower of London reducing fortifications
- Relief panels in hall and chimneypieces throughout Woburn Abbey
- Chimneypieces at Weald Hall for Christopher Tower
- Huge Chimneypiece at Milton Hall for Lord Fitzwilliam
- Chimneypieces for Nostell Priory for Sir Rowland Winn
- Newgate Prison
Known works (Younger)
- Repairs at remodelling of Cobham Hall
- North and south fronts of Somerset House
- Mausoleum to the Earl of Radnor at Britford churchyard
- Chimneypiece for the Long Gallery at Longford Castle
- Coutts Bank on the Strand, London