Sanderson Miller

Sanderson Miller (1716 – 23 April 1780) was an English pioneer of Gothic revival architecture and landscape designer.

While studying at St Mary Hall, Oxford he continued to develop his interest in England's past, under the influence of William King.

He inherited Radway Grange when he was 21, and a few years later started to redesign the Elizabethan house in a Gothic style.

For instance, it was intended to house a statue of Caractacus and was sited on the spot traditionally associated with the king raising the standard before the Battle of Edgehill.

This work at Radway established Miller's reputation as a gentleman, or amateur, architect and landscape designer.

Wimpole's Folly , a mock semi-ruined castle designed by Miller, on the grounds of Wimpole Hall , Cambridgeshire
The Octagonal Tower at Edge Hill, Warwickshire
Hagley Hall in Worcestershire , where George Lyttelton insisted on a classical style for the main house. Miller landscaped the grounds and added a Gothic "ruined" castle.
The Wimpole Hall mock castle in its setting