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Surname	Austin	Alternative Surname
First Name	Cornelius	Initial of Surname	A
Year of Birth/Baptism		Flourished
Year of Death	1704
Biographical Details	He carried out wood carving of the highest quality at Pembroke College, Cambridge (1). The wall ornaments incorporate swags, cartouches and naturalistic elements. He also provided carved work at St John’s College, King’s College Chapel, Emmanuel College Chapel and Trinity College, all in Cambridge. He employed a small workforce, lived in the parish of All Saints and owned a large inn, ‘The Cardinal’s Hat’, in Trumpington Street. He appears to have been succeeded in business by a son of the same name around 1704. Literary References: Green 1964 (1), 80-2); Beard and Gilbert 1986, 26; Esterly 1998, 74-6, 78, 161-2