- Grimthorpe is another word for badly or incompetently restoring a building, especially an ancient structure.
- To ruin through restoration
- To botch (in architecture)
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Etymology & Origin of grimthorpe
The term "Grimthorpe" originates from the name of Sir Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe (1816–1905), who was an amateur architect responsible for the controversial restoration of St. Albans Cathedral in England during the late 19th century. The verb "to Grimthorpe" was coined in the late 19th or early 20th century as a result of his restorations, which many considered a form of architectural vandalism.