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Name:
(Sir) Arthur William Blomfield
Designation :
Architect
Date of Birth:
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Exact DOB:
03/06/1829
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Date of Death:
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30/10/1899
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Bio Notes :
Arthur William Blomfield was born on 6 March 1829 at Fulham Palace in London the fourth son of Charles James Blomfield, Bishop of London 1828-1857. He was educated at Rugby School and Trinity College Cambridge from which he graduated BA in 1851 and MA in 1854. In 1852 he was articled to Philip Charles Hardwick and about this time he travelled on the Continent with Frederick Pepys Cockerell. In 1856 he commenced independent practice was notably successful as a church architect, in large part due to his father having established a diocesan fund for new churches. He was president of the Architectural Association in 1861 and was elected FRIBA on 20 May 1867, his proposers being George Gilbert Scott, H Brandon and J P Seddon.
Blomfield was appointed architect to the Bank of England in 1883. He also held the post of architect to the Diocese of Winchester. He was elected vice president of the RIBA in 1886, was knighted in 1889 and was awarded the RIBA Gold Medal in 1891. His sons, Charles James Blomfield and Arthur Conran Blomfield were assumed into partnership in 1890 and after 1901 respectively.
Arthur William Blomfield died on 30 October 1899.
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Additional Notes
Addresses
The following private or business addresses are associated with this person:
Business Addresses
Business Addresses2 classic
Address
Class
Date From
Date From Type
Date To
Date To Type
Notes
8 Adelphi Terrace London England
Business
1867
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Employment and Training
The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this person (click on an item to view details):
Employers2 classic
Name
Name Link
Date From
Date To
Position
Notes
Philip Charles Hardwick
206014
In year 1852
Apprentice
(Sir) Arthur Blomfield & Sons
204678
In year 1890
Before 1899
Partner
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Employees or Pupils
The following individuals were employed or trained by this person (click on an item to view details):
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Name
Name Link
Date From
Date To
Position
Notes
William Conradi
203696
1880s
Chief Assistant
Frank Darling
203367
After 1869
In year 1872
Assistant
John McLean (or Maclean) Crawford
200275
After 1876
Before 1885
Assistant
Samuel Tucker
202072
Before 1881
Before 1881
Assistant
John Evelyn Trollope
205206
In year 1875
In year 1876
Apprentice
John Evelyn Trollope
205206
In year 1876
In year 1880
Assistant
George Washington Browne
200049
In year 1877
Before 1879
Assistant
(Sir) Reginald Theodore Blomfield
100198
In year 1880
In year 1884
Apprentice
George Arthur Hamilton Dickson
205882
In year 1881
In year 1884
Apprentice
Bertram Vaughan Johnson
202071
In year 1887
In year 1888
Apprentice
David William Kennedy
201856
In year 1891
Early 1892s
Assistant
James Greenwood Stephenson
205148
In year 1892
In year 1893
Improver
Charles James Blomfield
204679
c. 1878
Before 1886
Apprentice
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RIBA Proposers
The following individuals proposed this person for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):
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Proposer
Proposer Link
Date Proposed
Notes
(Sir) George Gilbert Scott
200042
1867/05/20
for Fellowship
John Pollard Seddon
204276
1867/05/20
for Fellowship
H Brandon
206015
1867/05/20
for Fellowship
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RIBA Proposals
This person proposed the following individuals for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):
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Person
Date Proposed
Notes
(Sir) Reginald Theodore Blomfield
In year 1881
for Associateship
George William Hamilton Gordon
1886/06/21
for Associateship
Paul Waterhouse
1889/03/11
for Associateship
William Henry Harrison
1889/06/03
for Fellowship
Bertram Vaughan Johnson
1890/01/31
for Associateship
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Buildings and Designs
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
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City or County
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Christ Church
In year 1861
Crouch End
London
England
Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, first competition
In year 1886
Liverpool
England
Imperial Institute
In year 1887
London
England
Unsuccessful competition design
St Mary's Episcopal Church
In year 1890
Dalkeith
Midlothian
Scotland
Memorial Chapel to fifth Duke of Buccleuch and transept
War Memorial
In year 1919
Acharacle, Loch Shiel
Argyll
Scotland
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References
Bibliographic References
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Author
Title
Date
Publisher
Part
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British Architectural Library, RIBA
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914
2001
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Periodical References
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Periodical Name
Publisher
Date Circ
Edition
Notes
RIBA Journal
1900
v77
pp19-20, 36-37
Builder
1899/11/04
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Obituary
Builder
1899/11/11
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Obituary
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