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Took over his father"s practice after his death and went on to design many of his own buildings in the late nineteenth century.
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Joseph Potter
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Potter has a considerable practice in Staffordshire and its neighbouring counties in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Potter lived in Pipehill south west of Lichfield and had his office in Street Johns Street. Joseph Potter"s son Joseph Potter Jnr.
Early in Joseph Potters career as an architect, he was employed by James Wyatt (a prominent architect at the time) to supervise the alterations to Lichfield Cathedral in 1788-1793 and Hereford Cathedral on 1790-1793.
In this period he also worked under Wyatt in the repair to Street Michael"s Church, Coventry (now Street Michael"s Cathedral) in 1794 and the rebuilding of Plas Newydd, Anglesey for the 1st Marquess of Anglesey. At Plas Newydd it is thought Potter is solely responsible for the design and build of the gothic chapel.
Potter became the established architect at Lichfield Cathedral, overseeing repairs to the south west spire in 1794. The restoration of the vaults in the north trancept in 1795-1797 and restoration of the west face of the cathedral in 1820-1822.
Potter was the county surveyor of Staffordshire for 45 years until his death in 1842.
Potter was also an engineer for the Grand Trunk Canal Company. Potter had three sons who all carried on the family profession. Robert Potter (c 1795–1854) was the eldest son, he became an architect and went on to design numerous buildings.
Joseph Potter Jnr.
James Potter (c 1801–1857) the youngest son became a civil engineer working mainly on canals and railways. Other architects Thomas Johnson and James Fowler of Louth were pupils of Joseph Potter and were influenced by his methods.
