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. Died at a house he had built in Cyprus, where he spent the winter months.
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William Douglas Caroe
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Harrow on the Hill war memorial
Names are inscribed on the vertical faces of the 4 steps leading up to the pl...
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Nicholas Hawksmoor
Baroque architect. Former pupil and assistant of Sir Christopher Wren. Never left Britain. Designed 6 major London churches using his idiosyncratic, muscular baroque style: St Alfrege’s, Greenwich;...
Lillington Gardens Estate
Housing estate in Pimlico. Designed by the architects John Darbourne and Geoffrey Darke, it was constructed in phases 1961-80 and has received many commendations, including a Housing Design Award, ...
Stephen Gardiner
Architect, teacher and writer. Born Chelsea. Awarded O.B.E. 2002. Died Pembury, Kent
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Markham
SW7, Kensington Gore, Royal Geographic Society
This monument in the memory of Sir Clements Markham, K.C.B., F.R.S. & 12 years President of the Royal Geographic Society was erected ...
housing in Notting Hill
W11, Lancaster Road, 240, Notting Hill Methodist church
These 3 memorials are all in the pleasantly traffic-free Kingsdown Close, at the front of the church. In relation to our photo, the cherr...
Billy Fury mural
NW6, Billy Fury Way, Tower Mansions
Fury lived in Cavendish Road NW6 and recorded songs in the nearby Decca Studios in Broadhurst Gardens NW6. Following a poll the path was...
Savoy - theatre
WC2, Savoy Court
In 1903-10 the Savoy Hotel was built by Colcutt and Macmurdo. The magnificently Art Deco Savoy Theatre is in the western section. The sho...
Battle of Trafalgar
A sea battle that took place off Cape Trafalgar on the south west coast of Spain. Nelson led the British fleet to a decisive victory which permanently removed the threat of invasion of England by t...
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