On their website the main C of E church in my home town say that their main building was designed by William Robinson of Greenwich. William Robinson died in 1712, the church was completed 1758, can any one explain this? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

On their website the main C of E church in my home town say that their main building was designed by William Robinson of Greenwich. William Robinson died in 1712, the church was completed 1758, can any one explain this?

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http://www.thepotteries.org/tour/003.htm

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He designed it, he died, then they used his design to build it.