Thomas Atkinson (architect)

Thomas Atkinson (1729–1798) was an English architect, best remembered for remodelling Bishopthorpe Palace in the Gothic Revival style.

He worked with his father and later developed an architectural practice based in York.

The house that he built there for himself in about 1780 still stands at 20 St Andrewgate in the city centre.

[2] Atkinson converted to Roman Catholicism; he received a number of commissions from the Yorkshire Catholic gentry.

The dome was concealed beneath a slate roof, so that it was hidden from view.