Person    | Male  Born 1813  Died 1888

George Godwin

Architect, journalist and social reformer. Editor of "The Builder". Honorary Secretary to the Executive Committee for the Great Exhibition Memorial.

Born in Brompton Terrace, Kensington. Died at home at 6 Cromwell Place, Kensington.

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George Godwin

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George Godwin

George Godwin, 1813 - 1888, architect, journalist and social reformer, lived ...

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Great Exhibition and Prince Albert

Designed by Joseph Durham with modifications by Sydney Smirke. Inaugurated by...

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The Cottage, 1618

The Cottage, 1618

From Westminster: Mayfair suffered a direct hit during the Blitz of winter 1940 and the area’s oldest cottage, which had an inscription over its doorway ‘The Cottage, 1618 A.D’ was destroyed. This ...

Building, Architecture

1 memorial
William Douglas Caroe

William Douglas Caroe

Born near Liverpool, son of the Danish Consul. Became an architect in the Arts and Crafts style, specialising in churches. The splendid 1 Millbank was built for the Church Commissioners in 1903. Di...

Person, Architecture, Cyprus, Denmark

1 memorial
Hampstead Garden Suburb

Hampstead Garden Suburb

Henrietta Barnett formed a board of trustees to build this urban utopia following strict social principles: all classes accommodated, places of education provided, places for the handicapped and el...

Place, Architecture, Property

8 memorials
Frank Scarlett

Frank Scarlett

Modernist architect. We can find no information about him and no image, so for our picture we show the building which is considered his masterpiece: Starlock House, Rye. 2018: We were contacted by...

Person, Architecture

1 memorial
Edward A. Gruning

Edward A. Gruning

Architect. Designed the German Gymnasium at King's Cross, 1864-5. Son-in-law of Dr Louis Cappel, the pastor of St George in the East, Cannon Street Road, E1. When the associated school (established...

Person, Architecture, Germany

1 memorial