Person    | Male  Born 1/9/1857  Died 25/2/1938

William Douglas Caroe

Categories: Architecture

Countries: Cyprus, Denmark

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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Manning & Simpson

Manning & Simpson

Architects active in 1885.

Group, Architecture

1 memorial
Nicholas Hawksmoor

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;...

Person, Architecture

1 memorial
Lillington Gardens Estate

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, ...

Place, Architecture

1 memorial
Stephen Gardiner

Stephen Gardiner

Architect, teacher and writer. Born Chelsea. Awarded O.B.E. 2002. Died Pembury, Kent

Person, Architecture, Education

1 memorial
Phidias

Phidias

Worked on the Parthenon. 5th century BC.

Person, Architecture, Sculpture, Greece

1 memorial

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Markham

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 ...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
housing in Notting Hill

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...

1 subject commemorated
Billy Fury mural

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...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Savoy - theatre

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...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Battle of Trafalgar

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...

Event, Armed Forces, France, Spain

9 memorials