George Portwood

George Portwood (died c.1744) was a carpenter and architect who worked in Stamford. He was Chamberlain of Stamford in 1736 and Mayor of Stamford.

Work by George Portwood

 * Bridge over the River Nene at Fotheringhay 1722.
 * Took down the ruinous steeple of Pickworth Church, Rutland
 * George Hotel, Stamford refronted in 1724 by George Portwood, and further alterations and repairs were carried out between then and 1726.
 * Bridge at Woodnewton, Northamptonshire, 1735 (now demolished).
 * Rebuilt Braunston Church Tower, Rutland.
 * Witham on the Hill Church, Lincoln (1737). The tower and steeple were rebuilt in a medieval revival style by Portwood in 1737–38.
 * Barn Hill, Stamford. Portwood provided William Stukeley with designs for a frontage for Barn Hill House.

Buildings likely to be by Portwood.
These are buildings attributed to Portwood by John Harris on their similarity to Portwood’s designs for Barn Hill.
 * 21 High Street, Stamford
 * 13 Barnhill, Stamford
 * Leasingham Manor, Lincolnshire.

Literature

 * Antram N. (revised), Pevsner N. & Harris J., (1989), The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire, Yale University Press.
 * Colvin H. A. (1995), Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600–1840. Yale University Press, 3rd edition London, p. 599.
 * Harris J. (1965), The Architecture of Stamford, in Rogers A. (ed) The Making of Stamford, Leicester University Press
 * Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1977. An Inventory of Historical Monuments. The Town of Stamford No 239, pp. 104–06, plates 94, 119, 128, 133
 * Smith J. F. ( 2013) William Stukeley in Stamford: His Houses, Gardens and a Project for a Palladian Triumphal Arch Over Barn Hill, Antiquaries Journal, Volume 93  September 2013, pp. 353–400