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Surname	Allen	Alternative Surname
First Name	James I, of Bristol	Initial of Surname	A
Year of Birth/Baptism		Flourished	1752-1810
Year of Death
Biographical Details	A statuary and architect of Bristol, he was the son of John Allen, a joiner. In 1752 James was apprenticed to James Paty II of Bristol and on 18 September 1780 he received his freedom of the city as a carver. He was appointed one of three City Surveyors in 1788, but resigned in 1792. He became bankrupt in 1790. His tablets are well executed but conventional in design, featuring in most cases an urn set against a pyramid. His architectural work included repairs to St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, where one of his tablets was erected (1). He was still living in 1810. Literary References: Gunnis 1968, 17; Colvin 1995, 74