y - Sur vey or , ▁and ▁C ler k ▁of ▁Works , ▁under ▁Sir ▁Christopher ▁W ren . ▁At ▁Green wich - H ospital ▁he ▁was , ▁from ▁the ▁Begin ning ▁' t ill ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁before ▁his ▁death , ▁C ler k ▁of ▁Works . ▁In ▁the ▁Re ign s ▁of ▁King ▁William ▁and ▁Queen ▁Anne , ▁he ▁was ▁C ler k ▁of ▁their ▁Maj est ies ▁Works ▁at ▁K ens ington , ▁and ▁at ▁White hall , ▁St . ▁J ame ' s ▁and ▁West min ster . ▁In ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁King ▁George ▁I , ▁he ▁was ▁first ▁Survey or ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁new ▁Church es , ▁and ▁Survey or ▁of ▁West min ster - Ab bey , ▁from ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Sir ▁Christopher ▁W ren . ▁He ▁was ▁chief ly ▁concern ' d ▁in ▁design ing ▁and ▁building ▁a ▁great ▁number ▁of ▁magnific ent ▁No blem an ' s ▁H ouses , ▁and ▁particularly ▁( with ▁Sir ▁John ▁Van b rug h ) ▁those ▁of ▁B len heim ▁and ▁Castle - How ard , ▁at ▁the ▁latter ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁at ▁his ▁Death , ▁carrying ▁on ▁a ▁M aus ole um ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁elegant ▁and ▁grand ▁St ile , ▁not ▁to ▁mention ▁many ▁others : ▁But ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁surprising ▁of ▁his ▁undert ak ings , ▁was ▁the ▁repair ing ▁of ▁B ever ley ▁Min ster , ▁where ▁the ▁stone ▁wall ▁on ▁the ▁north - side ▁was ▁near ▁three ▁Foot ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁per