Thomas Jelly Explained

Thomas Jelly (–1781) was an English architect, prominent in the second half of the 18th century.

Career

After undertaking an apprenticeship with carpenter Methusalem Hutchins, Jelly worked closely with Henry Fisher, Bath's principal builder of the time.^[1]

He became master of architect John Palmer in the 1770s.^{[2] [3]}

Selected works

• Old Orchard Street Theatre, Bath (1750)^[4] – now a Grade II listed building
• Old King Edward's School, Bath (1752) – now a Grade II* listed building^{[5] [6]}
• Kingston Baths, Bath^[7]
• Development of Milsom Street, Bath
• St James Parish Church, Bath

Personal life

Jelly was made a freeman of Bath in 1741.

Notes and References

1. https://www.historyofbath.org/images/documents/Survey%20of%20Old%20Bath%20No%2017.pdf The Survey of Bath and District No.17, November 2002
2. Book: Forsyth, Michael . Bath . Bird . Stephen . 2003-01-01 . Yale University Press . 978-0-300-10177-5 . 22 . en.
3. Book: The New Bath Guide . 1770 . R. Cruttwell . 26 . en.
4. Book: Kilby, Peter . A-Z of Bath: Places-People-History . 2019-01-15 . Amberley Publishing Limited . 978-1-4456-8264-8 . en.
5. Web site: King Edward's School . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121025084230/http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=442379 . 25 October 2012 . 6 September 2009 . Images of England . English Heritage.
6. Web site: 10 Broad Street, City Centre . 2024-09-05 . Bath Preservation Trust . en-GB.
7. Book: Green, Mowbray Aston . The Eighteenth Century Architecture of Bath . 1904 . G. Gregory . 152 . en.