[2] At the age of 16 he was articled to the architect Robert Smirke, and from 1809 he studied at the Royal Academy Schools where he won the silver and gold medals.
In 1818 he was awarded a scholarship from the academy, allowing him to study for four years on the continent where he spent most of the time in Italy.
His first commission was for work on Syston Park in Lincolnshire for Sir John Hayford Thorold.
In addition to his work on Syston Park, he designed other country houses, including Boothby Hall, Lincolnshire.
[1][4] This list contains details of Vulliamy's work on structures other than ecclesiastical buildings and large houses.