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Surname	Wood	Alternative Surname
First Name	Joseph	Initial of Surname	W
Year of Birth/Baptism		Flourished	1766-c1772
Year of Death
Biographical Details	He was the master-mason in charge of rebuilding Thoresby Park, Notts, for the Duke of Kingston from 1766 to 1769 (Archives, Earl Manvers, Nottingham Univ library, 4420). The Hornby is a large architectural wall-tablet of marble and stone, with Doric pilasters supporting a plain pediment surmounted by an urn, while flaming lamps stand to left and right. Literary References: Gunnis 1968, 440; GPC