Charles Beazley
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Charles Nightingale Beazley (1834–1897), FRIBA was a British architect. His work spans the period 1853-1897.
in 1853 and was an RIBA
student 1854-56. In 1856-58 he was an assistant to G.E. Street
, who was the diocesan architect for the Church of England
Diocese of Oxford
. Beazley began independent practice in 1860, and from 1884 worked in partnership with H.W. Burrows. Like Street, Beazley worked on a number of commissions to restore Church of England parish church
es and design new ones. Beazley was made a Fellow of the RIBA in 1880 but resigned in 1897.
Career
Beazley was articled to William WardellWilliam Wardell
William Wilkinson Wardell was a Civil Engineer and Architect, notable not only for his work in Australia, the country to which he emigrated in 1858, but also for having a successful career as a surveyor, and an ecclesiastical architect in England and Scotland before his departure.In Australia,...
in 1853 and was an RIBA
Royal Institute of British Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...
student 1854-56. In 1856-58 he was an assistant to G.E. Street
George Edmund Street
George Edmund Street was an English architect, born at Woodford in Essex.- Life :Street was the third son of Thomas Street, solicitor, by his second wife, Mary Anne Millington. George went to school at Mitcham in about 1830, and later to the Camberwell collegiate school, which he left in 1839...
, who was the diocesan architect for the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
Diocese of Oxford
Diocese of Oxford
-History:The Diocese of Oxford was created in 1541 out of part of the Diocese of Lincoln.In 1836 the Archdeaconry of Berkshire was transferred from the Diocese of Salisbury to Oxford...
. Beazley began independent practice in 1860, and from 1884 worked in partnership with H.W. Burrows. Like Street, Beazley worked on a number of commissions to restore Church of England parish church
Church of England parish church
A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative region, known as a parish.-Parishes in England:...
es and design new ones. Beazley was made a Fellow of the RIBA in 1880 but resigned in 1897.
Work
- St. Eadburg's parish church, BicesterBicesterBicester is a town and civil parish in the Cherwell district of northeastern Oxfordshire in England.This historic market centre is one of the fastest growing towns in Oxfordshire Development has been favoured by its proximity to junction 9 of the M40 motorway linking it to London, Birmingham and...
, OxfordshireOxfordshireOxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
: restoration, 1862-63 - St. Mark's parish church, Cold Ash, BerkshireCold Ash, BerkshireCold Ash is a village and civil parish in West Berkshire about north of Thatcham and north east of Newbury.In the 2001 Census, Cold Ash had the highest proportion of women to men for any urban area in the United Kingdom.-History:...
, 1864-65 - St. Michael & All Angels parish church, Newton PurcellNewton PurcellNewton Purcell is a village in Newton Purcell with Shelswell civil parish in Oxfordshire, southeast of Brackley in neighbouring Northamptonshire.-Early history:...
, Oxfordshire: restoration, 1875 - St. Mildred's parish church, Acol, KentAcol, KentAcol is a hamlet and civil parish about south of Birchington in Kent, England. It is one of the smallest communities in Kent, and over the years large parts of the parish have been transferred to other neighbouring communities...
, 1879 - St. Saviour's parish church, Westgate-on-SeaWestgate-on-SeaWestgate-on-Sea is a seaside town in northeast Kent, England, with a population of 6,600. It is within the Thanet local government district and borders the larger seaside resort of Margate...
, Kent, 1884 - Ellingham, Grade II Listed building status, Kent, 1883