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The organisation of the office varied; senior posts included Surveyor of the King's Works (1578–1782) and Comptroller of the King's Works (1423–1782). In 1782 these offices were merged into Surveyor-General and Comptroller.
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Other positions included Surveyor of the King's Private Roads, various roles with responsibility for gardens, and later, Deputy Surveyor.
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was an organisation responsible for structures and exterior spaces, first established as part the
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in 1378 to oversee the building and maintenance of the royal castles and residences.
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in 1813, a non-professional Surveyor-General was appointed: Major-General Sir
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The office also had posts of Secretary, Master Mason and Master Carpenter.
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Department of building and maintenance of the English royal household
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Office of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings
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After the death of the Surveyor-General and Comptroller
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Index

Surveyor of the King's Works
Ministry of Works (United Kingdom)
Property Services Agency
English
royal household
Office of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings
Ministry of Works
Simon Basil
Thomas Baldwin
James Wethered
Hugh May
William Talman
John Vanbrugh
Thomas Ripley
Henry Flitcroft
William Chambers
Thomas Blagrave
Robert Adams
David Cunninghame of Robertland
Simon Basil
Inigo Jones
Sir John Denham
Christopher Wren
William Benson
Sir Thomas Hewett
Richard Arundell
Henry Fox
Henry Finch
Thomas Worsley
Whitshed Keene

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