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Sedding, J(ohn) D(ando)
(b Eton, Berks, 13 April 1838; d Winsford, Somerset, 7 April 1891). English architect and writer. In 1858 he entered the office of G. E. Street, and in 1863 he moved to Penzance, where he joined the practice of his brother Edmund Sedding (1836–68), who had also trained under Street. He then practised in Bristol (1868–74), engaged principally on embroidery design and minor commissions but achieving recognition with the church and vicarage of St Clement (1871–3; tower added 1890–93), Boscombe, near Bournemouth, Hants. The furnishings were added over the next few years to Sedding’s designs, as the first vicar of the new parish was Sedding’s brother-in-law. The church is Gothic, while the vicarage (destr. 1965) was in the manner of R. Norman Shaw, with an elaborate oriel window and splendid chimney-stacks. In 1874 Sedding set up his office in London, specializing in church design and restoration. He was a devout Anglican and had original ideas for the liturgical setting of the Eucharist. He used a range of styles, generally favouring Gothic Revival forms and Arts and Crafts detail, and designed many church furnishings himself. In 1876 he met John Ruskin, who provided criticism and an indirect Italian influence on his work. According to Sedding’s assistant HENRY WILSON, his office was a stimulating place, full of ‘feverish activity’, attracting such creative young pupils as Ernest Barnsley (1861–1926) and Ernest Gimson. Sedding was a member and master of the Art Workers’ Guild.
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