Education
Foster studied under Jeffry Wyatt in London and in 1809 travelled in the eastern Mediterranean.
Foster studied under Jeffry Wyatt in London and in 1809 travelled in the eastern Mediterranean.
This is about the better-known architect. John Foster, Junior (c 1787 – 26 September 1846) was an English architect. During 1810-1811 he accompanied C. R. Cockerell and the German archaeologists Haller and Linckh in their excavation of the temples at Aegina and Bassae.
He returned to Liverpool in 1816 and joined the family building firm.
He succeeded his father (who bore the same name) as senior surveyor to the Corporation of Liverpool in 1824, and held that post until the Municipal Reform Acting of 1834. His own designs included The Oratory and the dramatic Street James Cemetery, both in the grounds of Liverpool Cathedral and Saint Andrew"s in Rodney Street, now derelict.
The second Royal Infirmary and the public baths have both been demolished, as has the enormous, domed Custom House, which suffered superficial bomb damage during World World War World War II He is often attributed as the architect for numbers 2–10 Gambier Terrace, Liverpool.