Henry Woodyer
Henry Woodyer | |
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| Born | 1816 Guildford, Surrey, England |
| Died | 1896 |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Holy Jesus' Church, Lydbrook; St Martin's Church, Dorking |
| Projects | Cranleigh School |
Henry Woodyer (1816–1896) was an English architect, a pupil of William Butterfield and a disciple of A. W. N. Pugin and the Ecclesiologists.[1]
Life
[edit]Woodyer was born in Guildford, Surrey, England, in 1816, the son of a successful, highly respected surgeon, who owned Allen House in the Upper High Street. His mother came from the wealthy Halsey family who owned Henley Park, just outside Guildford.
Woodyer was educated first at Eton College, then at Merton College, Oxford. As a result, he could claim to be one of the best educated architects since Sir Christopher Wren. Whilst at Oxford, he became involved in the Anglican high church movement and throughout his career he saw his work as an architect as a means of serving the church.
Works
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Churches (new)
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- Holy Innocents' Church, Highnam, Gloucestershire (including sexton's cottage), 1847
- St Michael's Church, Camberley, Surrey, 1849-51[2]
- St Paul's Church, Sketty, Swansea, Glamorgan, 1849–50, for John Henry Vivian
- Holy Jesus' Church, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, 1850–51
- Christ Church, Christchurch Road, Reading, Berkshire, 1861-2[3]
- St Peter's Church, Hascombe 1862, described by Betjeman as "a Tractarian work of art"[4]
- St Paul's Church, Langleybury, Abbots Langley (1863-5)[5]
- St Augustine's Church, Haggerston, 1866-7, Woodyer's only London church, closed in 1983[6] and converted to arts centre in 1997[7]
- St Martin's Church, Dorking (1868–77) described by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner as Woodyer's most important[8][9]
- All Saints Church, Portfield, Chichester (1869–71)[10]
- St Andrew's Church, Grafham, Surrey
- St James Church, Farnham, Surrey (1876)
- St John the Baptist Church, Odo Street, Hafod, Swansea, 1878–80, for Henry Hussey Vivian
- St John the Evangelist Church, Woodley, Berkshire, 1873,[11] for Robert Palmer
- Holy Trinity Church, Millbrook, Southampton (1873–1880)[12]
- Church of St Luke, Burpham Surrey, 1859[13]
- Church of St Peter and Holy Cross, Wherwell, Hampshire
- Chapel at Convent of St John the Baptist, Clewer, Berkshire (1881)[14]
Churches (restoration or rebuilding)
[edit]- St Blaise Church, Milton, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), 1849–51[15]
- St Nicolas' Church, Newbury, Berkshire, 1858[16]
- St Mary's Church, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, 1859
- St Andrew's parish church, Clewer, Berkshire: north arcade, 1858[17]
- St John the Evangelist, Twinstead, Essex, 1859-60[18]
- St John the Baptist parish church, Berwick St John, Wiltshire, 1861[19]
- St Bartholomew's parish church, Wanborough, Surrey, 1861
- St George's parish church, Evenley, Northamptonshire 1864-5
St John the Evangelist, Twinstead, Essex - St Swithin's parish church, Compton Bassett, Wiltshire: chancel, chancel chapels and north porch (1866)[21]
- St Laurence parish church, Caversfield, Oxfordshire, 1874[22]
- All Saints parish church, Wokingham, Berkshire.
- St John the Divine parish church, Patching, West Sussex, 1888–89[23]
Other institutional buildings
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- School (now the Stewart Hall), Sketty, Swansea, 1853, for John Henry Vivian
- St Edmund's Church School, Salisbury, Wiltshire, 1860[24]
- Fisherton Anger Church School, Fisherton, Salisbury, Wiltshire, 1867[25]
- House of Mercy, Clewer, Berkshire, 1853–73[26]
- Cranleigh School, Surrey 1863-65 and the Chapel 1869[27]
- New Schools, Eton College, 1861–63[28]
- The "Burning Bush", Eton (1864)[29]
- St Michael's College, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire
- The Chapel at St Thomas's Home for the Friendless and Fallen, Darlington Road, Basingstoke dedicated on 21 July 1885, the eve of St Mary Magdalen's feast day
- All Saints Hospital and Chapel, Eastbourne (1867–74)[30]
- House of Mercy, Ditchingham, Norfolk (1859)[31]
Domestic buildings
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- Woodyer House, Bramley, Surrey
- Muntham Court in Findon, West Sussex rebuilt in Jacobean style between 1877 and 1887[32]
- Alterations to Parc Wern (now Parc Beck), Sketty, Glamorgan, 1851–3 for H.H. Vivian
- Church Cottage, Tutshill, Gloucestershire, c. 1852.[33]
- Brynmill Lodge (gate-lodge) and (attributed) Verandah (a small Gothic house, 1853) at Singleton Abbey, Swansea) for J.H. Vivian
- Alterations to Hall Place, Buckinghamshire, 1868[34]
- Alterations to Tyntesfield, Wraxall, Somerset for Matilda Blanche Gibbs, 1885-89[35]
- Twyford Moors House Twyford, Hants 1861[36]
- The Old Rectory, Creeting St Mary, Suffolk 1863
- St Paul's Church Hall, Reading - Built 1859 as a school, but for the first two years was used for religious services before the completion of Christ Church. Later the building was used as a church hall for the adjacent St Paul's Church, Whitley Wood. It was sold by the church in 1983 and was converted to private housing.[37][38]
References
[edit]- ^ Newman, Hughes & Ward, 2004
- ^ Nairn, Ian and Nikolaus Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Surrey, 1970, page 128
- ^ Tyack, Bradley and Pevsner, 2010, page 445
- ^ Mural Painting in Britain 1840-1940: Image and Meaning, Clare A. P. Willsdon, p232 (2001)
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Paul (Grade II*) (1100890)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Inside the Grade II-listed Gothic Hackney vicarage conversion for sale". Homes and Property. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Nairn, Iain (2002). London 4 : North. Cherry, Bridget., Pevsner, Nikolaus, 1902-1983. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 513. ISBN 0-300-09653-4. OCLC 719418475.
- ^ Nairn, Ian; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1962). The Buildings of England: Surrey (1st ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 168.
- ^ Quiney, Anthony (1995). "'Altogether a Capital Fellow and a Serious Fellow Too': A Brief Account of the Life and Work of Henry Woodyer, 1816-1896". Architectural History. 38: 192–219. doi:10.2307/1568628. JSTOR 1568628. S2CID 195026384.
- ^ Elleray 2004, p. 15.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St John the Evangelist (Grade II*) (1136276)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "Holy Trinity Church, Millbrook". Photograph from 1930. Port Cities: Southampton. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Historic England. "1881 Church of St Luke, Burpham Lane (Grade II) (1029301)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "1881 Chapel at Convent of St John the Baptist (Grade II*) (1380282)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ Pevsner, 1966, page 178
- ^ Pevsner, 1966, page 180
- ^ Pevsner, 1966, page 300
- ^ Bettley, James (2007). Essex. Nikolaus Pevsner. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. p. 794. ISBN 978-0-300-11614-4. OCLC 78988869.
- ^ Pevsner & Cherry, 1975, page 108
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 819
- ^ Pevsner & Cherry, 1975, page 188
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 523
- ^ Hudson, T. P., ed. (1980). "A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 1 – Bramber Rape (Southern Part). Patching". Victoria County History of Sussex. British History Online. pp. 185–192. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ Pevsner & Cherry, 1975, page 444
- ^ Pevsner & Cherry, 1975, page 459
- ^ Pevsner, 1966, page 305
- ^ Historic England. "Cranleigh School, Woodyer Buildings (Grade II) (1044323)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Pevsner, 1960, page 129
- ^ Historic England. "Burning Bush (Grade II) (1031549)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Nairn & Pevsner 1965, p. 488.
- ^ Historic England. "Former House of Mercy, now known as St Michael's House (Grade II) (1479597)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Stanley, Donald (1992). "A Short History of Muntham". Muntham Court Estate and Worthing Crematorium. D. Stanley. p. 6. ISBN 0952030101.
- ^ Steven Morris: "The ultimate Harry Potter memorabilia: JK Rowling's childhood home is for sale", guardian.co.uk, 13 July 2011.
- ^ "Hall Place Parterre". Archived from the original on 27 January 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
- ^ Historic England. "Tyntesfield House, servants' wing and chapel (Grade I) (1129053)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Historic England. "Twyford Moors (Grade II*) (1095770)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Historic England. "St Paul's Church Hall (Grade II) (1321985)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Elliott, John; Pritchard, John, eds. (2002). Henry Woodyer : Gentleman architect. Reading: University of Reading. pp. 133–134. ISBN 978-0-7049-1331-8.
Sources
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- Elleray, D. Robert (2004). Sussex Places of Worship. Worthing: Optimus Books. ISBN 0-9533132-7-1.
- Elliott, John; John Prichard (2002). Henry Woodyer: Gentleman Architect. University of Reading.
- Nairn, Ian; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1965). The Buildings of England: Sussex. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071028-0.
- Newman, John; Stephen Hughes; Anthony Ward (2004). Glamorgan. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09629-1.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). The Buildings of England: Berkshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1960). The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1975) [1963]. The Buildings of England: Wiltshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0140710264.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
- Tyack, Bradley and Pevsner, Geoffrey, Simon and Nikolaus (2010). The Buildings of England: Berkshire. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-12662-4.
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