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Surname	Watson	Alternative Surname
First Name	John I	Initial of Surname	W
Year of Birth/Baptism		Flourished
Year of Death	1771
Biographical Details	The son of another John Watson (†1757), a mason and surveyor of bridges in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Watson followed his father’s profesion.In 1759-61 he and his partner, John Gott, built the stone bridge which carries the public road past Nostell Priory. The bridge was designed by Sir George Savile and cost nearly £800 (Nostell Archives cited in GPC). He also built a pavilion at Seaton Delaval, Northumbs in 1756 (Seaton Delaval Archives, Newcastle Public Library, Box 4, no 1). Between 1760 and 1770 he was the master-mason responsible for building Serlby Hall, Notts, receiving payments as a mason and carver. Watson’s son, Charles (c1770-1836) was responsible for much architectural work in Yorkshire. Literary References: Pevsner, Notts, 1979, 306 n; Colvin 1995, 1024-6 Archival References: GPC