Edward George Bruton
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Edward George Bruton was a British Gothic Revival architect
who practiced in Oxford
. He was made an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects
(RIBA) in 1855 and a Fellow of the RIBA in 1861.
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
who practiced in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
. He was made an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects
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:...
(RIBA) in 1855 and a Fellow of the RIBA in 1861.
Work
- Saint Sepulchre's CemeterySt Sepulchre's CemeterySt Sepulchre's Cemetery is located in Jericho, central Oxford, England.The cemetery was opened in 1849, initially as an overflow for north Oxford because existing cemeteries were overcrowded with corpses from epidemics such as cholera...
, Oxford: lodge (undated, cemetery opened 1849) - Saint Paul, Walton Street, Oxford: added apse, 1853
- Town Hall, BanburyBanburyBanbury is a market town and civil parish on the River Cherwell in the Cherwell District of Oxfordshire. It is northwest of London, southeast of Birmingham, south of Coventry and north northwest of the county town of Oxford...
, Oxfordshire, 1854 - Saint Nicholas, Islip, OxfordshireIslip, OxfordshireIslip is a village and civil parish on the River Ray, just above its confluence with the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England. It is about east of Kidlington and about north of Oxford. This village in Oxfordshire is not related to Islip, New York...
: restoration, 1861 - 62 Banbury RoadBanbury RoadBanbury Road is a major arterial road in Oxford, England, running from St Giles' at the south end, north towards Banbury through the leafy suburb of North Oxford and Summertown, with its local shopping centre. Parallel and to the west is the Woodstock Road, which it meets at the junction with St...
, Oxford: house, 1864-65 - Christ Church Old Buildings, The Hamel, Oxford: tenement block, 1866
- Saint Mary, Black BourtonBlack BourtonBlack Bourton is a village and civil parish about south of Carterton, Oxfordshire. The village is on Black Bourton Brook, a tributary of the River Thames.-Churches:...
, Oxfordshire: restoration, 1866 - 64 Banbury RoadBanbury RoadBanbury Road is a major arterial road in Oxford, England, running from St Giles' at the south end, north towards Banbury through the leafy suburb of North Oxford and Summertown, with its local shopping centre. Parallel and to the west is the Woodstock Road, which it meets at the junction with St...
, Oxford: house, 1868-69 - Chapel, 1870, Cowley and OxfordOxfordThe city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
OxfordshireOxfordshireOxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, of Cowley Middle Class School, Oxford Military CollegeOxford Military CollegeOxford Military College was an all-male private boarding school and military academy in Cowley, Oxford, England, from 1876–1896. The military college opened on 7 September 1876. Prince George, Duke of Cambridge was the patron of the Oxford Military College....
, Morris Motor CompanyMorris Motor CompanyThe Morris Motor Company was a British car manufacturing company. After the incorporation of the company into larger corporations, the Morris name remained in use as a marque until 1984 when British Leyland's Austin Rover Group decided to concentrate on the more popular Austin marque...
(1929–32); Nuffield PressNuffield PressNuffield Press is a former part of the UK's automotive manufacturer Nuffield Organisation / BMC The Nuffield Press Limited was placed into Administration on 27 June 2011. The company had been founded in 1925 by William Morris, later Lord Nuffield, as The Morris Oxford Press, at the former military... - Saint John the Evangelist, New HinkseyNew HinkseyNew Hinksey is a suburb in the south of the city of Oxford.-Geography:The suburb is west of the Abingdon Road . To the north is Grandpont and to the east, over Donnington Bridge, which crosses the River Thames, is Cowley...
, Oxfordshire: church, 1870 (demolished 1900) - Saint Bartholomew, DucklingtonDucklingtonDucklington is a village and civil parish on the River Windrush south of Witney in West Oxfordshire.-History:Ducklington is one of the first Saxon parishes to be recorded in Oxfordshire. In a charter of AD 958 King Edgar the Peaceable granted at Ducklington to his Minister, Eanulf...
, Oxfordshire: restoration, 1871 - Rewley House, Wellington Square, OxfordWellington Square, OxfordWellington Square is a garden square in central Oxford, England, a continuation northwards of St John Street. In the centre of the square is a small park, Wellington Square Gardens, owned by the University of Oxford...
: house, 1872 - Saints Peter and Paul, Broadwell, OxfordshireBroadwell, OxfordshireBroadwell is a village and civil parish about south-west of Carterton in West Oxfordshire.-Parish church:The Church of England parish church of Saint Peter and Paul is a late Norman church built in about AD 1190...
: restoration, 1873 - Saint Mary, Hardwick, West OxfordshireHardwick, West OxfordshireHardwick is a village on the A415 road, in the parish of Hardwick-with-Yelford, in the West Oxfordshire District, in the English county of Oxfordshire....
: rebuilt church, 1874 - Saint Nicholas, EmmingtonEmmingtonEmmington is a village about southeast of Thame in Oxfordshire.-History:Emmington is mentioned in the Domesday book of 1086. It says "William Peverel holds 10 hides in Emmington. Land for 5 ploughs. Now in demesne are 2 ploughs and six slaves and 10 villans and 4 bordars with 5 ploughs. There are...
, Oxfordshire: enlarged rectory, 1873 - Saint John the Baptist, StadhamptonStadhamptonStadhampton is a village and civil parish north of Wallingford, in South Oxfordshire, England. Stadhampton village is on the A329 road and close to the River Thame.-Location:...
, Oxfordshire: rebuilt church and added south aisle, 1875 - Saint Michael's Infants' School, New Inn Hall StreetNew Inn Hall StreetNew Inn Hall Street is a street in central Oxford, England. It is a shopping street running north-south parallel and to the west of Cornmarket Street, with George Street to the north and Queen Street to the south...
, Oxford, 1876 - Saint Mary, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire: vicarage, 1880
- The Grange, Little TewLittle TewLittle Tew is a village and civil parish about northeast of Chipping Norton and southwest of Banbury in Oxfordshire. The parish is bounded to the northwest by the River Swere and a road between Little Tew and Hook Norton, to the north by a tributary of the River Cherwell and to the south by an...
, Oxfordshire: new wing, 1880 - Saint Eadburg's Hall, London Road, 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...
, Oxfordshire: 1882 - Saint Bartholomew, Holton, OxfordshireHolton, OxfordshireHolton is a village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire about east of Oxford. The parish is bounded to the southeast by the River Thame, to the east and north by the Thame's tributary Holton Brook, to the south by London Road and to the west by field boundaries with the parishes of Forest Hill...
: vicarage, 1882 - Saints Peter and Paul, Aston RowantAston RowantAston Rowant is a village and civil parish about south of Thame in South Oxfordshire, England. The parish includes the villages of Aston Rowant and Kingston Blount, and adjoins Buckinghamshire to the southeast....
, Oxfordshire: restoration, 1884 - Saint Andrew, Oddington, OxfordshireOddington, OxfordshireOddington is a village and civil parish about south of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England. The village is close to the River Ray on the northern edge of Otmoor.-History:...
: restoration, 1886 - All Saints, SpelsburySpelsburySpelsbury is a village and civil parish about north of Charlbury and about southeast of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. Spelsbury stands on a narrow hill between the Coldron and Taston brooks overlooking the River Evenlode and the ancient Wychwood Forest to the north.-History:The toponym is...
, Oxfordshire: remodelled rectory, 1886 - Covered Market, High Street, OxfordHigh Street, OxfordThe High Street in Oxford, England runs between Carfax, generally recognized as the centre of the city, and Magdalen Bridge to the east. Locally the street is often known as The High. It forms a gentle curve and is the subject of many prints, paintings, photographs, etc...
: roofs, 1886-1897 - Saint Mary, SouldernSouldernSouldern is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire about northwest of Bicester and a similar distance southeast of Banbury. The parish is bounded to the west by the River Cherwell and to the east by field boundaries. Its northern boundary is Ockley Brook, a tributary of the Cherwell that forms...
, Oxfordshire: rectory, 1890