George Frederick Bodley
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George Frederick Bodley (14 March 1827 – 21 October 1907) was an English architect
working in the Gothic revival style.
, Kingston upon Hull
, who in 1838 retired to his wife's home town, Brighton
, Sussex
, England. George's eldest brother, the Rev. W. H. Bodley, became a well-known Roman Catholic preacher and a professor at St Mary’s College, New Oscott
, Birmingham
.
He married Minna F. H. Reavely, the daughter of Thomas George Wood Reavely, at Kinnersley Castle
in 1872. They had one son, George H. Bodley, born in 1874.
, a relative by marriage, under whose influence he became imbued with the spirit of the Gothic revival, and he gradually became known as the chief exponent of 14th century English Gothic, and the leading ecclesiastical architect in England. He is regarded as the leader of the resurgence of interest in English and northern European late-medieval design. Noted for his pioneering design work in the Queen Anne revival
.
His secular work included the London School Board
offices, and in collaboration with Thomas Garner
, the new buildings at Magdalen College, Oxford
, and Hewell Grange
, Worcestershire
(for Lord Windsor
).
From 1869, he worked in a twenty-eight year partnership with Thomas Garner, designing collegiate buildings in Oxford
and Cambridge
, country houses and churches throughout the British Isles. In 1906 he designed (with his pupil Henry Vaughan
) the cathedral
at Washington, D.C.
, and also provided designs (unexecuted) for Grace Cathedral at San Francisco. The only cathedral completed to his design is St David, Hobart
(first design, 1865; revised 1891; building completed 1936). Bodley became acquainted with William Morris
in the late 1850s and in the 1860s his commissions for stained glass and ecclesiastical decoration helped to ensure the success of Morris's firm, Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co., founded in 1861. Bodley is said also to have designed two of Morris's early wallpapers. By the late 1860s Bodley had become disenchanted with Morris, and for stained glass turned instead to the firm of Burlison and Grylls
, founded in 1868, for the majority of the glass in his later churches, notably St Augustine, Pendlebury (designed 1870) and Holy Angels, Hoar Cross, Staffordshire (designed 1871-72). Bodley also worked with his lifelong friend, the stained glass designer C E Kempe
, also from Brighton. They collaborated on a number of projects including: St John the Baptist, Tuebrook
in Liverpool; Queens' College Chapel
, Cambridge; All Saints, Danehill, East Sussex
and Clumber Park Chapel
in Nottinghamshire.
In 1874, Bodley founded the firm of Watts and Co. together with his partners Thomas Garner and George Gilbert Scott, Jr..
In 1902, Bodley was one of the assessors for the competition to design the new Anglican cathedral in Liverpool
, selecting the design by the young Giles Gilbert Scott
. When construction of the cathedral began in 1904, Bodley was appointed to oversee Gilbert Scott's work, but had no direct part in its design.
Bodley’s final architectural accomplishment was the design of the chapel at Bedford School
, England, the foundation stone of which was laid on 18 May 1907 by Lord St John of Bletso
. Building work took only a year, the consecration of the chapel taking place in July 1908, by which time the architect had died.
Bodley began contributing to the Royal Academy
in 1854, and in 1881 was elected A.R.A., becoming RA in 1902. In addition to being a most learned master of architecture, he was a beautiful draughtsman
, and a connoisseur in art; he published a volume of poems in 1899, inspiring art works by painters such as John Melhuish Strudwick
; and he was a designer of wallpaper
and chintz
es for Watts & Co
., of Baker Street
, London. He served as prime warden of the Fishmongers' Company in 1901–2. In early life he had been in close alliance with the Pre-Raphaelites, and he did a great deal, like William Morris
, to improve public taste in domestic decoration and furniture.
George Bodley died on 21 October 1907 at Water Eaton
near Oxford
and is buried in the church yard of St James' Church, Kinnersley
, Herefordshire
.
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
working in the Gothic revival style.
Personal life
Bodley was the youngest son of William Hulme Bodley, M.D. of Edinburgh, physician at Hull Royal InfirmaryHull Royal Infirmary
Hull Royal Infirmary is one of the two main hospitals for Kingston upon Hull . It is situated on Anlaby Road, just outside of the city centre, and is run by Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust....
, Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
, who in 1838 retired to his wife's home town, Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
, Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
, England. George's eldest brother, the Rev. W. H. Bodley, became a well-known Roman Catholic preacher and a professor at St Mary’s College, New Oscott
New Oscott
New Oscott is an area of Birmingham, England.It was named after the Oscott area of Birmingham, when St. Mary's College, the Roman Catholic seminary, moved from that site to the new one. The original then became known as Old Oscott....
, Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
.
He married Minna F. H. Reavely, the daughter of Thomas George Wood Reavely, at Kinnersley Castle
Kinnersley Castle
Kinnersley Castle in Herefordshire, England is one of the many marches castles along the Welsh Borders.The Castle of Kinnersley, on the A4112 east of Eardisley, was originally a stone structure, thought to have been built during the reign of Henry I of England...
in 1872. They had one son, George H. Bodley, born in 1874.
Career
George Bodley was articled to the famous architect Sir George Gilbert ScottGeorge Gilbert Scott
Sir George Gilbert Scott was an English architect of the Victorian Age, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches, cathedrals and workhouses...
, a relative by marriage, under whose influence he became imbued with the spirit of the Gothic revival, and he gradually became known as the chief exponent of 14th century English Gothic, and the leading ecclesiastical architect in England. He is regarded as the leader of the resurgence of interest in English and northern European late-medieval design. Noted for his pioneering design work in the Queen Anne revival
Queen Anne Style architecture
The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne , or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century...
.
His secular work included the London School Board
London School Board
The School Board for London was an institution of local government and the first directly elected body covering the whole of London....
offices, and in collaboration with Thomas Garner
Thomas Garner
Thomas Garner was one of the leading English Gothic revival architects of the Victorian era. His name is usually mentioned in relation to his almost 30-year partnership with George Frederick Bodley...
, the new buildings at Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
, and Hewell Grange
Hewell Grange
This article is about the Hewell Grange country house and estate. For Hewell Prison, see Hewell Hewell Grange is a country house in Tardebigge, Worcestershire, England....
, Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
(for Lord Windsor
Robert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth
Robert George Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth GBE, CB, PC , known as The Lord Windsor between 1869 and 1905, was a British nobleman and Conservative politician.-Background:...
).
From 1869, he worked in a twenty-eight year partnership with Thomas Garner, designing collegiate buildings 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...
and Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, country houses and churches throughout the British Isles. In 1906 he designed (with his pupil Henry Vaughan
Henry Vaughan (Architect)
Henry Vaughan , a prolific and talented church architect, came to America to bring the English Gothic style to the American branch of the Anglican Communion . He was an apprentice under George Frederick Bodley and went on to great success popularizing the Gothic Revival style.-Life:Vaughan was...
) the cathedral
Washington National Cathedral
The Washington National Cathedral, officially named the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, is a cathedral of the Episcopal Church located in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. Of neogothic design, it is the sixth-largest cathedral in the world, the second-largest in...
at Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, and also provided designs (unexecuted) for Grace Cathedral at San Francisco. The only cathedral completed to his design is St David, Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
(first design, 1865; revised 1891; building completed 1936). Bodley became acquainted with William Morris
William Morris
William Morris 24 March 18343 October 1896 was an English textile designer, artist, writer, and socialist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement...
in the late 1850s and in the 1860s his commissions for stained glass and ecclesiastical decoration helped to ensure the success of Morris's firm, Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co., founded in 1861. Bodley is said also to have designed two of Morris's early wallpapers. By the late 1860s Bodley had become disenchanted with Morris, and for stained glass turned instead to the firm of Burlison and Grylls
Burlison and Grylls
Burlison and Grylls is the name of an English company who produced stained glass windows from 1868 onwards.The company of Burlison and Grylls was founded in 1868 at the instigation of the architects George Frederick Bodley and Thomas Garner. Both John Burlison and Thomas Grylls had trained in the...
, founded in 1868, for the majority of the glass in his later churches, notably St Augustine, Pendlebury (designed 1870) and Holy Angels, Hoar Cross, Staffordshire (designed 1871-72). Bodley also worked with his lifelong friend, the stained glass designer C E Kempe
Charles Eamer Kempe
Charles Eamer Kempe was a well-known Victorian stained glass designer. After attending Twyford School, he studied for the priesthood at Pembroke College, Oxford, but it became clear that his severe stammer would be an impediment to preaching...
, also from Brighton. They collaborated on a number of projects including: St John the Baptist, Tuebrook
The Parish Church of Saint John the Baptist, Liverpool
The Church of Saint John the Baptist, Liverpool, is on the corner of West Derby Road and Green Lane, in Tuebrook, Liverpool, Merseyside, England...
in Liverpool; Queens' College Chapel
Queens' College, Cambridge
Queens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou , and refounded in 1465 by Elizabeth Woodville...
, Cambridge; All Saints, Danehill, East Sussex
Danehill, East Sussex
Danehill is a village and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. The village is located five miles north-east of Haywards Heath and on the edge of the Ashdown Forest...
and Clumber Park Chapel
The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Clumber Park
The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Clumber Park is an Anglican church in Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire England.The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.-History:...
in Nottinghamshire.
In 1874, Bodley founded the firm of Watts and Co. together with his partners Thomas Garner and George Gilbert Scott, Jr..
In 1902, Bodley was one of the assessors for the competition to design the new Anglican cathedral in Liverpool
Liverpool Cathedral
Liverpool Cathedral is the Church of England cathedral of the Diocese of Liverpool, built on St James's Mount in Liverpool and is the seat of the Bishop of Liverpool. Its official name is the Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool but it is dedicated to Christ and the Blessed Virgin...
, selecting the design by the young Giles Gilbert Scott
Giles Gilbert Scott
Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, OM, FRIBA was an English architect known for his work on such buildings as Liverpool Cathedral and Battersea Power Station and designing the iconic red telephone box....
. When construction of the cathedral began in 1904, Bodley was appointed to oversee Gilbert Scott's work, but had no direct part in its design.
Bodley’s final architectural accomplishment was the design of the chapel at Bedford School
Bedford School
Bedford School is not to be confused with Bedford Modern School or Bedford High School or Old Bedford School in Bedford, TexasBedford School is an HMC independent school for boys located in the town of Bedford, England, United Kingdom...
, England, the foundation stone of which was laid on 18 May 1907 by Lord St John of Bletso
Beauchamp Mowbray St John, 17th Baron St John of Bletso
Beauchamp Moubray St John, 17th Baron St John of Bletso was an English peer.St John was born at Melchbourne, the second son of St Andrew St John, 15th Baron St John of Bletso and his wife Eleanor Hussey. He served in the Highland Light Infantry until 1867...
. Building work took only a year, the consecration of the chapel taking place in July 1908, by which time the architect had died.
Bodley began contributing to the Royal Academy
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
in 1854, and in 1881 was elected A.R.A., becoming RA in 1902. In addition to being a most learned master of architecture, he was a beautiful draughtsman
Drawing
Drawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, markers, styluses, and various metals .An artist who...
, and a connoisseur in art; he published a volume of poems in 1899, inspiring art works by painters such as John Melhuish Strudwick
John Melhuish Strudwick
John Melhuish Strudwick , was a Victorian Pre-Raphaelite painter, the son of William Strudwick and Sarah Melhuish .John Strudwick attended St Saviour's Grammar School in Southwark...
; and he was a designer of wallpaper
Wallpaper
Wallpaper is a kind of material used to cover and decorate the interior walls of homes, offices, and other buildings; it is one aspect of interior decoration. It is usually sold in rolls and is put onto a wall using wallpaper paste...
and chintz
Chintz
Chintz is glazed calico cloth printed with flowers and other patterns in different colours. Unglazed calico is called "cretonne". The word Calico is derived from the name of the Indian city Calicut to which it had a manufacturing association.-History:Chintz was originally a woodblock printed,...
es for Watts & Co
Watts & Co
Watts & Co. is a prominent architecture and interior design company. It is one of the most remarkable survivals of the Gothic Revival of the nineteenth century: a firm founded in 1874 by three leading late-Victorian church architects, George Frederick Bodley, Thomas Garner and Gilbert Scott the...
., of Baker Street
Baker Street
Baker Street is a street in the Marylebone district of the City of Westminster in London. It is named after builder William Baker, who laid the street out in the 18th century. The street is most famous for its connection to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, who lived at a fictional 221B...
, London. He served as prime warden of the Fishmongers' Company in 1901–2. In early life he had been in close alliance with the Pre-Raphaelites, and he did a great deal, like William Morris
William Morris
William Morris 24 March 18343 October 1896 was an English textile designer, artist, writer, and socialist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement...
, to improve public taste in domestic decoration and furniture.
George Bodley died on 21 October 1907 at Water Eaton
Water Eaton, Oxfordshire
Water Eaton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Gosford and Water Eaton, between Oxford and Kidlington in Oxfordshire.-History:The toponym Eaton is Anglo-Saxon, and "Water Eaton" means "farm by a river", referring to the manor's site beside the River Cherwell. Water Eaton manor house was built for...
near 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...
and is buried in the church yard of St James' Church, Kinnersley
Kinnersley
Kinnersley is a village in Herefordshire, England. Home to around 100 residents, it is located about east of the Welsh border and north west of Hereford.- Employment and Society :...
, Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
.
New churches
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For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the... Washington National Cathedral The Washington National Cathedral, officially named the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, is a cathedral of the Episcopal Church located in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. Of neogothic design, it is the sixth-largest cathedral in the world, the second-largest in... , Washington DC, United States, with Henry Vaughan Henry Vaughan (Architect) Henry Vaughan , a prolific and talented church architect, came to America to bring the English Gothic style to the American branch of the Anglican Communion . He was an apprentice under George Frederick Bodley and went on to great success popularizing the Gothic Revival style.-Life:Vaughan was... |
Church repairs, alterations and furnishings
- 1859 - 63 St. James' Church, BicknorBicknorBicknor is a village and civil parish in the Maidstone district of Kent, England, north-east of Maidstone and south-west of Sittingbourne. It had a population of 68 according to the 2001 census....
, KentKentKent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, new vestry, porch and roof, reseating and repairs to walls - 1863 - 65 All Saints' church, Coddington, NottinghamshireCoddington, NottinghamshireCoddington is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 3 miles east of Newark on Trent. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 972.-Windmill:...
, rebuild - 1864 - 65 St. James' church, Wigmore, Herefordshire, repairs
- 1866 - 69 St. Michael & All Angels church, Kingsland, HerefordshireKingsland, HerefordshireKingsland is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Herefordshire. It is located north-west of Leominster.To the west of the church are the earthwork remains of a motte-and-bailey castle.-External links:...
, repairs - 1868 - 70 St. Mary's Church, AlmeleyAlmeleyAlmeley is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England.- Location :Almeley is in the west of the county, about north-west of Hereford, south-west of Leominster and from the border with Wales .-General description of village:...
, HerefordshireHerefordshireHerefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
with Thomas GarnerThomas GarnerThomas Garner was one of the leading English Gothic revival architects of the Victorian era. His name is usually mentioned in relation to his almost 30-year partnership with George Frederick Bodley...
, repairs - 1868 - 70 St. Nicholas's church, South KilworthSouth KilworthSouth Kilworth is a village and civil parish in the southern part of Leicestershire, England, south of North Kilworth. The parish has a population of 430, according to the 2001 Census, and is part of the district of Harborough.-History:...
, LeicestershireLeicestershireLeicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
, repairs - 1870 - 71 St. Mary the Virgin, BarnsleyBarnsleyBarnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, south of Leeds and west of Doncaster. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and...
, Yorkshire, repairs - 1870 - 73 St. Michael's church, LyonshallLyonshallLyonshall is a historic village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 750.- Location :...
, HerefordshireHerefordshireHerefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
, repairs - 1871 - 72 St. Mark's Church, Bilton, WarwickshireBilton, WarwickshireBilton is an area of Rugby in Warwickshire and a ward of the Borough of Rugby. It comprises much of the western half of the town.Historically a village in its own right , Bilton's name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon Beolatun , and it was mentioned in the Domesday Book as both Beltone and...
with Thomas GarnerThomas GarnerThomas Garner was one of the leading English Gothic revival architects of the Victorian era. His name is usually mentioned in relation to his almost 30-year partnership with George Frederick Bodley...
, new north aisle, transept and organ chamber, with reseating, reflooring and general repairs to roofs and walls - 1871 - 72 Church of St Mary Magdalene, Keyworth, NottinghamshireNottinghamshireNottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, repairs - 1871 - 72 St. Laurence's church, RowingtonRowingtonRowington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire. It is five miles north-west of the town of Warwick and five miles south-west of the town of Kenilworth...
, WarwickshireWarwickshireWarwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
, with Thomas GarnerThomas GarnerThomas Garner was one of the leading English Gothic revival architects of the Victorian era. His name is usually mentioned in relation to his almost 30-year partnership with George Frederick Bodley...
repairs - 1873 - 75 Church of St. Mary the Virgin, PlumtreeChurch of St. Mary the Virgin, PlumtreeThe Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Plumtree is a parish church in the Church of England in Plumtree, Nottinghamshire.The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport.-History:...
, NottinghamshireNottinghamshireNottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
with Thomas GarnerThomas GarnerThomas Garner was one of the leading English Gothic revival architects of the Victorian era. His name is usually mentioned in relation to his almost 30-year partnership with George Frederick Bodley...
, decoration and new organ case - 1873 - 79 St. Michael's church, ShalbourneShalbourneShalbourne is a civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. Besides a village of the same name, the parish includes a number of widely spaced small settlements, including Bagshot and Stype, to the north, and Rivar and Oxenwood to the south...
, Berkshire with Thomas GarnerThomas GarnerThomas Garner was one of the leading English Gothic revival architects of the Victorian era. His name is usually mentioned in relation to his almost 30-year partnership with George Frederick Bodley...
, new south aisle, reseating and general restorationVictorian restorationVictorian restoration is the term commonly used to refer to the widespread and extensive refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria... - 1874 St. Helen's Church, Brant BroughtonSt. Helen's Church, Brant BroughtonSt. Helen's Church is an Anglican church in Brant Broughton, Lincolnshire England.-History:It is a medieval church dedicated to 'St Helen' dating from the 13th century. It was heavily restored by the Rector, Canon Frederick Heathcote Sutton and the architect George Frederick Bodley between 1874 and...
, LincolnshireLincolnshireLincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
new chancel and repairs - 1874 - 78 St. Peter & St. Paul's church, Langham, RutlandLangham, RutlandLangham is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is situated about two miles north-west of Oakham.The village is located on the main road, the A606, linking Oakham to Melton Mowbray....
with Thomas GarnerThomas GarnerThomas Garner was one of the leading English Gothic revival architects of the Victorian era. His name is usually mentioned in relation to his almost 30-year partnership with George Frederick Bodley...
, repairs to roof, walls, tower and belfry - 1876 - 79 St. Laurence's church, Oxhill, WarwickshireOxhill, WarwickshireOxhill is a village in South Warwickshire, England, off the A422 road between Stratford-upon-Avon and Banbury. It lies in the administrative district of Stratford-on-Avon in the area known as the Vale of the Red Horse. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as "Octeselve" and has a 12th...
, with Thomas GarnerThomas GarnerThomas Garner was one of the leading English Gothic revival architects of the Victorian era. His name is usually mentioned in relation to his almost 30-year partnership with George Frederick Bodley...
, repairs - 1880 St. Swithen's Church, Leonard StanleyLeonard StanleyLeonard Stanley is a small village on the outskirts of Stonehouse in Gloucestershire about 2.5 miles from Stroud.-References:* David Verey, Gloucestershire: the Cotswolds, The Buildings of England edited by Nikolaus Pevsner, 2nd ed. ISBN 0-14-071040-X, pp.296-299-External links:* at *...
, GloucestershireGloucestershireGloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean.... - 1880 - 83 St Laurence's Church, FrodshamSt Laurence's Church, FrodshamSt Laurence's Church, Frodsham is in Church Road, Frodsham, Cheshire, England. The church stands, not in the centre of the town, but in the elevated area of Overton overlooking the town. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building...
with Thomas GarnerThomas GarnerThomas Garner was one of the leading English Gothic revival architects of the Victorian era. His name is usually mentioned in relation to his almost 30-year partnership with George Frederick Bodley...
restoration - 1881 - 84 All Saints church, NettlehamNettlehamNettleham is a large village and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:It is located four miles north-east of the city of Lincoln between the A46 and A158, and has a total resident population of 6,514....
, Lincolnshire with Thomas GarnerThomas GarnerThomas Garner was one of the leading English Gothic revival architects of the Victorian era. His name is usually mentioned in relation to his almost 30-year partnership with George Frederick Bodley...
, new vestry and organ chamber, rebuilding and enlargement of chancel, rebuilding of porch and general repairs - 1882 - 90 All Saints' Church, BedworthBedworthBedworth is a market town in the Nuneaton and Bedworth district of Warwickshire, England. It lies northwest of London, east of Birmingham, and north northeast of the county town of Warwick. It is situated between Coventry, to the south, and Nuneaton, to the north.In the 2001 census the town...
, WarwickshireWarwickshireWarwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
with Thomas GarnerThomas GarnerThomas Garner was one of the leading English Gothic revival architects of the Victorian era. His name is usually mentioned in relation to his almost 30-year partnership with George Frederick Bodley...
rebuild - 1884 St. Mary's Church, CliftonSt. Mary's Church, CliftonSt. Mary's Church, Clifton is a parish church in the Church of England in Clifton, Nottinghamshire.The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.-History:...
, NottinghamshireNottinghamshireNottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west... - 1886 - 88 St. Manakneu's church, LanreathLanreathLanreath is a civil parish and a village in southeast Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is situated five miles west-northwest of Looe. The name Lanreath means 'church of Raydhogh' and it has been known variously as Lanreythow, Lanrathew, or Lanrethou...
, Cornwall with Thomas GarnerThomas GarnerThomas Garner was one of the leading English Gothic revival architects of the Victorian era. His name is usually mentioned in relation to his almost 30-year partnership with George Frederick Bodley...
repairs - 1889 - 91 St. Giles' church, Mountnessing, EssexEssexEssex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
with Thomas GarnerThomas GarnerThomas Garner was one of the leading English Gothic revival architects of the Victorian era. His name is usually mentioned in relation to his almost 30-year partnership with George Frederick Bodley...
, new vestry/organ chamber, four new nave windows, reseating and general repairs to roof and walls - 1889 - 92 St. John the Baptist Church, EppingEppingEpping is a small market town and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England. It is located north-east of Loughton, south of Harlow and north-west of Brentwood....
, EssexEssexEssex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
with Thomas GarnerThomas GarnerThomas Garner was one of the leading English Gothic revival architects of the Victorian era. His name is usually mentioned in relation to his almost 30-year partnership with George Frederick Bodley...
, rebuild - 1890 St John the Divine, KenningtonSt John the Divine, KenningtonSt John the Divine, Kennington is an Anglican church in London. The parish of Kennington is within the Anglican Diocese of Southwark. The church was designed by the architect George Edmund Street in the Decorated Gothic style, and was built between 1871 and 1874...
, London (interior) - 1890 St. Mary's Church, NottinghamSt. Mary's Church, NottinghamThe Church of St Mary the Virgin is the oldest religious foundation in the City of Nottingham, England, the largest church after the Roman Catholic Cathedral and the largest mediæval building in Nottingham....
(chapter house) - 1890 St. Saviour's Church, Ellerby Road, LeedsLeedsLeeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
addition of Pusey chapel. - 1890 - 99 St. Andrew's Church, ChelmondistonChelmondistonChelmondiston is a small village and civil parish in Suffolk, England, on the south bank of the River Orwell, located five miles south-east of Ipswich. It was formerly known as Chelmington and was located in the old Hundred of Babergh.-Churches:...
, SuffolkSuffolkSuffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
with Thomas GarnerThomas GarnerThomas Garner was one of the leading English Gothic revival architects of the Victorian era. His name is usually mentioned in relation to his almost 30-year partnership with George Frederick Bodley...
, enlargement - 1891 - 1905 All Saints' church, St Paul's WaldenSt Paul's WaldenSt Paul's Walden is a village about five miles south of Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England. The civil parish of St Paul's Walden also includes the village of Whitwell...
, Hertfordshire with Thomas GarnerThomas GarnerThomas Garner was one of the leading English Gothic revival architects of the Victorian era. His name is usually mentioned in relation to his almost 30-year partnership with George Frederick Bodley...
new vestry, new west window in south aisle, reseating and general repairs to roof and walls - 1892 St. Paul's Church, KnightsbridgeSt. Paul's Church, KnightsbridgeSt Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge is an Anglican church in London’s West End, supposed to be one of the most beautiful Victorian churches in London. Set in the heart of the Grosvenor Estate on Wilton Place in Belgravia, the church dates from 1843, during the incumbency of the Rev. W. J. E. Bennett....
new chancel, rood screen and reredos - 1895 St. Martin's Church, WomersleyWomersleyWomersley is a village in the Selby District, in the English county of North Yorkshire. It is near the town of Doncaster.-Location grid:- References :Philip's North Yorkshire Street Atlas...
, YorkshireYorkshireYorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
rood screen and loft, nave and chancel roof decoration - 1897 St George in the Meadows, NottinghamSt George in the Meadows, NottinghamSt George in the Meadows is a parish church in the Church of England in The Meadows, Nottingham.The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.-History:...
, added chancel - 1898 St Bartholomew's Church, WilmslowSt Bartholomew's Church, WilmslowSt Bartholomew's Church, Wilmslow, is in the town of Wilmslow, Cheshire, England. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of...
clerestory added to chancel - 1898 - 1903 Holy Trinity Church, Long MelfordHoly Trinity Church, Long MelfordThe Church of the Holy Trinity, Long Melford is a Grade I listed parish church of the Church of England in Long Melford, Suffolk, England. It is one of 310 medieval English churches dedicated to the Holy Trinity....
- refurbishment of main tower - 1898 - 1905 St. Bartholomew's church, Reading, BerkshireReading, BerkshireReading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
new chancel, N chapel, vestry and chapel at E end of S aisle - 1898 - 1905 St. Paul's Church, BedfordSt. Paul's Church, BedfordSt Paul's Church is a Church of England parish church located on St Paul's Square in the town centre of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.-History:...
re-order Chancel, restore choir stalls, and new rood screen - 1899 - 1901 All Saints' church, East HorndonAll Saints Church, East HorndonAll Saints Church, East Horndon, is a redundant Anglican church in the village of East Horndon, Essex, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust...
, EssexEssexEssex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, repairs - 1899 - 04 St Carantoc's Church, CrantockSt Carantoc's Church, CrantockSt Carantoc's Church, Crantock is in the village of Crantock, Cornwall, England. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Truro, the archdeaconry of Cornwall and the deanery of Pydar...
, CornwallCornwallCornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
with Edmund Harold SeddingEdmund Harold SeddingEdmund Harold Sedding was an English architect who practised in Devon and Cornwall. He was the son of Edmund Sedding and the nephew of J. D. Sedding. He was articled to his uncle, and initially employed by him, later setting up his own independent practice in Plymouth in 1891...
, repairs - 1900 - 01 St. Nicholas' Church, Little BowdenLittle BowdenLittle Bowden is an area of Market Harborough in Leicestershire, England. As a village it was formerly part of Northamptonshire.The River Jordan runs through part of the area.-Places of interest:...
, NorthamptonshireNorthamptonshireNorthamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
, repairs - 1901 St. Peter's Church, Hartshorne, Derbyshire, enlargement
- 1901 St. Mary's Church, WhitkirkWhitkirkWhitkirk is a suburb of east Leeds, situated between Cross Gates to the north, Austhorpe to the east, Killingbeck to the west, Colton to the south-east and Halton to the south-west...
, LeedsLeedsLeeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
rebuilt - 1902 - 05 St. Mary the Virgin, Barton MillsBarton MillsBarton Mills is a village and civil parish in the Forest Heath district of Suffolk, England. The village is on the south bank of the River Lark...
, SuffolkSuffolkSuffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, repairs - 1903 - 04 Christ Church, Mold Green, KirkheatonKirkheatonKirkheaton is a village north east of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England and has a population of 4,209 together with Upper Heaton.- Education :Kirkheaton has a primary school, Kirkheaton Primary School, which is situated on New Road....
, Yorkshire, new chancel, vestry & organ chamber - 1905 - 07 St. Nicholas' church, SkirbeckSkirbeckSkirbeck is a suburb and former civil parish in the Borough of Boston in the county of Lincolnshire, England. Skirbeck is a long v-shaped formation wrapped around the south and east side of Boston parish. It has been incorporated into the Borough of Boston since 1932...
, Lincolnshire, new vestries, organ chamber and porches, several new windows, rebuilding of chancel, reseating and general repairs - 1906 Church of the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, SouldernChurch of the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, SouldernThe Parish Church of the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary is the Church of England parish church of Souldern, a village in Oxfordshire about northwest of Bicester and a similar distance southeast of Banbury.-History:...
, dismantled and rebuilt bell tower and tower arch - 1906 Holy Angels church, Lilliput Road, PoolePoolePoole is a large coastal town and seaport in the county of Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester, and Bournemouth adjoins Poole to the east. The Borough of Poole was made a unitary authority in 1997, gaining administrative independence from Dorset County Council...
, DorsetDorsetDorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
: rood screen, choir stalls and organ case - 1907 St Barnabas Church, HoveSt Barnabas Church, HoveSt Barnabas Church is an Anglican church in Hove, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. It was built between 1882 and 1883 to serve residents of the newly developed streets to the south and west of Hove railway station, which had opened in 1865 and had stimulated growth in the previously...
, reredos - St Paul’s, Burton upon TrentSt Paul’s, Burton upon TrentSt Paul’s Church is an Anglican church on St Paul's Square, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire England. The church opened in 1874 and was designed by the architects James M. Teale and Edmund Beckett Denison, with later additions by G.F. Bodley. Since 2005, St Paul’s has been part of a parish with St...
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- 1870 Queens' CollegeQueens' College, CambridgeQueens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou , and refounded in 1465 by Elizabeth Woodville...
Old Hall, CambridgeCambridgeThe city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, decoration - 1872-76 Offices of the London School BoardLondon School BoardThe School Board for London was an institution of local government and the first directly elected body covering the whole of London....
with Thomas GarnerThomas GarnerThomas Garner was one of the leading English Gothic revival architects of the Victorian era. His name is usually mentioned in relation to his almost 30-year partnership with George Frederick Bodley...
, demolished 1929 - The WodehouseThe WodehouseThe Wodehouse is a country house near Wombourne, Staffordshire, notable as the seat of the Georgian landscape designer and musicologist Sir Samuel Hellier and, a century later, Colonel Thomas Bradney Shaw-Hellier, director of the Royal Military School of Music. For almost 200 years the family...
near Wombourne, for the Shaw-Helliers - Hewell GrangeHewell GrangeThis article is about the Hewell Grange country house and estate. For Hewell Prison, see Hewell Hewell Grange is a country house in Tardebigge, Worcestershire, England....