Harry Redfern
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Henry 'Harry' Redfern was a British architect.
Redfern designed work in Oxford, Cambridge, Abingdon and Carlisle. At the University of Cambridge
he was architect of the chemical, metallurgical, physical and biological laboratories, and restored portions of Christ's College, Cambridge
and Magdalene College, Cambridge
. At Oxford he carried out additions and restoration work at Oriel College, Oxford and St John's College, Oxford
; and was architect of the bio-chemistry laboratories.
At Abingdon
he completed work at St Michael's church, the Malthouse, designed the lodge at Abingdon School
(where he was educated) and restored the Roysse Room (1911). He was responsible for designing, in an imaginative and varied manner, a number of notable public houses in the Carlisle district under the auspices, as chief architect, of the Home Office State Management Scheme
(SMS). The SMS built fourteen New Model Inn
s to Redfern's designs, with a strong theme of the Arts and Crafts movement
.
He was commemorated towards the end of his work for the SMS by the naming of the Redfern Inn (1938), one of the distinctive New Model Inn
designs, in Etterby, a district of Carlisle. The Redfern was designed by his assistant architect, Joseph Seddon, FRIBA (with Redfern's collaboration). It was a tribute to a man who had dedicated his talents to the quest for an improved public house style.
Redfern practiced from Porchester Gardens, London, and later resided at St Dunstan's Gdns, Ealing. His early business partner was J. J. Stevenson, FSA, (1831-1908). He was author of the article: Some Recollections of William Butterfield and Henry Woodyer (1950).
His obituary is found in the Journal of the RIBA
following his death on 6 March 1950
Redfern designed work in Oxford, Cambridge, Abingdon and Carlisle. At the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
he was architect of the chemical, metallurgical, physical and biological laboratories, and restored portions of Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
and Magdalene College, Cambridge
Magdalene College, Cambridge
Magdalene College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel, in time coming to be known as Buckingham College, before being refounded in 1542 as the College of St Mary Magdalene...
. At Oxford he carried out additions and restoration work at Oriel College, Oxford and St John's College, Oxford
St John's College, Oxford
__FORCETOC__St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, one of the larger Oxford colleges with approximately 390 undergraduates, 200 postgraduates and over 100 academic staff. It was founded by Sir Thomas White, a merchant, in 1555, whose heart is buried in the chapel of...
; and was architect of the bio-chemistry laboratories.
At Abingdon
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Abingdon or archaically Abingdon-on-Thames is a market town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England. It is the seat of the Vale of White Horse district. Previously the county town of Berkshire, Abingdon is one of several places that claim to be Britain's oldest continuously occupied town, with...
he completed work at St Michael's church, the Malthouse, designed the lodge at Abingdon School
Abingdon School
Abingdon School is a British day and boarding independent school for boys situated in Abingdon, Oxfordshire , previously known as Roysse's School. In 1998 a formal merger took place between Abingdon School and Josca's, a preparatory school four miles to the west at Frilford...
(where he was educated) and restored the Roysse Room (1911). He was responsible for designing, in an imaginative and varied manner, a number of notable public houses in the Carlisle district under the auspices, as chief architect, of the Home Office State Management Scheme
State Management Scheme
The State Management Scheme saw the UK government take over and run the brewing, distribution and sale of liquor in three regions of the UK from 1916 until 1973....
(SMS). The SMS built fourteen New Model Inn
New Model Inn
New Model Inns were a style of English Public House championed notably by Harry Redfern under the State Management Scheme with all but one of the fourteen particular examples in the building programme of the 'Scheme' being built in the Carlisle district....
s to Redfern's designs, with a strong theme of the Arts and Crafts movement
Arts and Crafts movement
Arts and Crafts was an international design philosophy that originated in England and flourished between 1860 and 1910 , continuing its influence until the 1930s...
.
He was commemorated towards the end of his work for the SMS by the naming of the Redfern Inn (1938), one of the distinctive New Model Inn
New Model Inn
New Model Inns were a style of English Public House championed notably by Harry Redfern under the State Management Scheme with all but one of the fourteen particular examples in the building programme of the 'Scheme' being built in the Carlisle district....
designs, in Etterby, a district of Carlisle. The Redfern was designed by his assistant architect, Joseph Seddon, FRIBA (with Redfern's collaboration). It was a tribute to a man who had dedicated his talents to the quest for an improved public house style.
Redfern practiced from Porchester Gardens, London, and later resided at St Dunstan's Gdns, Ealing. His early business partner was J. J. Stevenson, FSA, (1831-1908). He was author of the article: Some Recollections of William Butterfield and Henry Woodyer (1950).
His obituary is found in the Journal of the RIBA
Riba
Riba means one of the senses of "usury" . Riba is forbidden in Islamic economic jurisprudence fiqh and considered as a major sin...
following his death on 6 March 1950
Further reading
- The Carlisle State Management Scheme: Its Ethos and Architecture, Olive Seabury, Bookcase Carlisle 2007, ISBN 9781904147305
- A City Under The Influence - The story of half a century of state pubs, John Hunt, Lakescene 1971, ISBN 978-0950212005