Details of Sculptor

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Surname	Wright	Alternative Surname
First Name	John, of Chester	Initial of Surname	W
Year of Birth/Baptism		Flourished	c1824-29
Year of Death
Biographical Details	As a mason he was responsible for building St. Bridget’s church, Chester, in 1827, executing the work ‘in a superior style of elegance’ (Hemingway 1931, II, 116). Gunnis notes that the monuments are Hellenistic in style and uninspiring in workmanship though Hemingway calls the Shaw family tablet (5) a beautifully executed work (op cit, 118). He was in partnership at one time with Elizabeth Harrison of Chester (3).