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- ↑ H.M. Colvin, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600–1840 (1997) ISBN 0-300-07207-4
- ↑ S. Blake, The unfortunate Mr Forbes: the rise and fall of a Cheltenham architect, Cheltenham Local History Society Journal 7, 1989 ISSN 0265-3001
- ↑ Bath Chronicle, 29 Nov 1821,
- ↑ Cheltenham Chronicle, 8 Aug 1838
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