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John Francis Bentley

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30/01/1839

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03/02/1902

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John Francis Bentley was born in Doncaster on 30 January 1839, the son of Charles Bentley, a lawyer turned wine merchant and his wife Ann Bacchus. He was educated at a private school in Doncaster and, his intention of becoming an artist being discouraged, he was sent to the locomotive engineering works of Messrs Sharrpe Stewart & Company of Manchester in 1855 before becoming articled to Messrs Winsland and Holland, contractors in London. He worked for Henry Clutton (1819-1893) as an Improver until 1860. In 1861, Bentley converted to Roman Catholicism, and he commenced independent practice in 1862, quickly becoming an accomplished mid-Decorated and late Gothic designer specialising in Gothic churches, schools and ecclesiastical furnishing. In 1894 Cardinal Vaughan entrusted him with the design of Westminster, designed in a Byzantine-Early Christian manner at the Cardinal's request. He was nominated for the Royal Gold Medal but died on 2 March 1902 at The Sweep, Old Town, Clapham Common, London before the nomination was confirmed.

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The following private or business addresses are associated with this person:

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Address	Class	Date From Char	Date From Type	Date To Char	Date To Type	Notes
13 Grenville Street London England	Private

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14 Southampton Street Strand London England	Business

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This person was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):

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Building Name	Date Started	Town, District or Village	Island	City or County	Country	Notes
St John's RC Church	c. 1882	Cumnock		Ayrshire	Scotland	Completion of building (Buildings of Scotland). Interior fittings only after Burges\'s death: altar reredos and screens (painting by NHJ Westlake).
Westminster Cathedral	In year 1894	Westminster		London	England	Designed and built

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The following books contain references to this person:

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Author	Title	Date	Publisher	Part	Notes
British Architectural Library, RIBA	Directory of British Architects 1834-1914	2001			See entry for full bibliography.
de l'Hopital, Winefride	Westminster Cathedral and its Architect	1919

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The following periodicals contain references to this person:

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Periodical Name	Date Circ	Edition	Notes
RIBA Journal	1902/03/08	*	p219
RIBA Journal	1902/07/26	v9	pp437-441 Obituary and article
Builder	1902	83	p228-9 Obituary
Building News	1890/05/23	*	p700 Article and portrait

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The following archives hold material relating to this person:

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Archive Name	Source	Source Cat No	Notes
RIBA Biographical Files	British Architectural Library, RIBA	100004
RIBA MSS Collection	RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum	100035	Unpublished material
RIBA Drawings Collection	RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum	200010	Unpublished material
RIBA Photographs Collection	RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum	100036	Portrait

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