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Surname	Vidler	Alternative Surname
First Name	John, of Westminster	Initial of Surname	V
Year of Birth/Baptism		Flourished	1745-1804
Year of Death
Biographical Details	In 1790 Vidler's yard was in Millbank Street, Westminster. He was variously employed at Richmond Palace in 1796, and carved the capitals of the piers for the gateway into the Botanic Gardens (2). In 1804 he claimed £1,255 for sundry work carried out at the White Lodge, Richmond (TNA, WORK, 19.25/9 fol 17). Gunnis suggests that he may be the Vidler who signed the ‘very pretty’ monument to William Lowndes, which has a portrait relief in an oval medallion (1). Literary References: Gunnis 1968, 409 Archival References: RG/JP, 8, 1505