Charles Barry
Sir Charles Barry RA | |
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Born | Westminster, London, England | 23 May 1795
Died | 12 May 1860 London | (aged 64)
Occupation | Architect |
Awards | Royal Gold Medal (1850) |
Buildings | Palace of Westminster |
Resting place | Westminster Abbey |
Sir Charles Barry
Background and training
Born on 23 May 1795[3] in Bridge Street, Westminster (opposite the future site of the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster), he was the fourth son of Walter Edward Barry (died 1805), a stationer, and Frances Barry (née Maybank; died 1798). He was baptised at St Margaret's, Westminster, into the Church of England, of which he was a lifelong member. His father remarried shortly after Frances died and Barry's stepmother Sarah would bring him up.[3]
He was educated at private schools in
He visited France and, while in Paris, spent several days at the
With these gentlemen he visited Greece, where their itinerary covered
Continuing through the Middle East, the major sites and cities visited were Jaffa, the Dead Sea, Jerusalem, including the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, then Bethlehem,[16] Baalbek, Jerash, Beirut, Damascus and Palmyra,[17] then on to Homs.[18]
On 18 June 1819, Barry parted from Baillie at Tripoli, Lebanon. Over this time, Barry created more than 500 sketches.[19] Barry then travelled on to Cyprus, Rhodes, Halicarnassus, Ephesus and Smyrna from where he sailed on 16 August 1819 for Malta.[20]
Barry then sailed from Malta to Syracuse, Sicily,[20] then Italy and back through France. His travels in Italy exposed him to Renaissance architecture and after arriving in Rome in January 1820, he met architect John Lewis Wolfe,[21] who inspired Barry himself to become an architect. Their friendship continued until Barry died. The building that inspired Barry's admiration for Italian architecture was the Palazzo Farnese. Over the following months, he and Wolfe together studied the architecture of Vicenza, Venice, Verona and Florence, where the Palazzo Strozzi greatly impressed him.[22]
Early career
While in Rome he had met
Probably thanks to his fiancée's friendship with
Two further Gothic churches in Lancashire, not for the Commissioners followed in 1824:
The next church he designed was St Andrew's Hove, East Sussex,[36] in Waterloo Street, Brunswick, (1827–28); the plan of the building is in line with Georgian architecture, though stylistically the Italianate style was used, the only classical church Barry designed that was actually built. The Gothic Hurstpierpoint church[37] (1843–45), with its tower and spire, unlike his earlier churches was much closer to the Cambridge Camden Society's approach to church design. According to his son Alfred,[38] Barry later disowned these early church designs of the 1820s and wished he could destroy them.
His first major civil commission came when he won a competition to design the new
Thomas Attree's villa, Queen's Park, Brighton,[42] the only one to be built of a series of villas designed for the area by Barry and the Pepper Pot (1830), whose original function was a water tower for the development. In 1831, he entered the competition for the design of Birmingham Town Hall,[43] the design was based on an Ancient Greek temple of the Doric order, but it failed to win the competition.
The marked preference for Italian architecture, which he acquired during his travels showed itself in various important undertakings of his earlier years, the first significant example being the
His last work in Manchester was the Italianate Manchester Athenaeum (1837–39),[47] this is now part of Manchester Art Gallery. From 1835–37, he rebuilt Royal College of Surgeons of England,[48] in Lincoln's Inn Fields, Westminster, he preserved the Ionic portico from the earlier building (1806–13) designed by George Dance the Younger, the building has been further extended (1887–88) and (1937). In 1837, he won the competition to design the Reform Club,[49] Pall Mall, London, which is one of his finest Italianate public buildings, notable for its double height central saloon with glazed roof. His favourite building in Rome, the Farnese Palace, influenced the design.[citation needed]
Country house work
A major focus of his career was the remodelling of older
Between 1834 and 1838, at Bowood House,[52] Wiltshire, owned by Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne, Barry added the tower, made alterations to the gardens, and designed the Italianate entrance lodge. For the same client, he designed the Lansdowne Monument in 1845.[53] Walton House in Walton-on-Thames[54] followed in 1835–39. Again Barry used the Italianate style, with a three-storey tower over the entrance porte-cochère (which was demolished 1973). Then, from 1835 to 1838, he remodelled Sir Roger Pratt's Kingston Lacy, with the exterior being re-clad in stone. The interiors were also Barry's work.
Between 1844 and 1848, Barry remodelled
Between 1850 and 1852, Barry remodelled
Barry's last major remodelling work was
Later urban work
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Barry remodelled Trafalgar Square (1840–45) he designed the north terrace with the steps at either end, and the sloping walls on the east and west of the square, the two fountain basins are also to Barry's design, although Edwin Lutyens re-designed the actual fountains (1939).[65]
Barry was commissioned to design (1840–42) the facade of
Bridgewater House, Westminster,[67] London (1845–64) for Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere, in a grand Italianate style. The structure was complete by 1848, but interior decoration was only finished by 1864. The main (south) front is 144 feet long, of nine bays in more massive version of his earlier Reform Club, the garden (west) front is of seven bays. The interiors are intact apart from the north wing which was bombed in The Blitz. The main interior is the central Saloon, a roofed courtyard of two storeys, of three by five bays of arches on each floor, the walls are lined with scagliola, the coved ceiling is glazed and the centre has three glazed saucer domes. The decoration of the major rooms is not the work of Barry.
The last major commission of Barry's was Halifax Town Hall[68] (1859–62), in a North Italian Cinquecento style, and a grand tower with spire, the interior includes a central hall similar to that at Bridgewater House, the building was completed after Barry's death by his son Edward Middleton Barry.
Completed after Barry's death in 1863 was the classical, Guest Memorial Reading Room and Library[69] in Dowlais, Wales.
The most significant of Barry's designs that were not carried out included, his proposed Law Courts (1840–41), that if built would have covered
It would have had a vast glass-roofed hall, 320 by 150 feet, at the centre of the building. The plan was to house all government departments apart from the Admiralty in the building. The building would have been in a Classical style incorporating Barry's existing Treasury building.Houses of Parliament
Following the
Before construction could commence, the site had to be
Barry and his engineer Alfred Meeson were responsible for designing scaffolding, hoists and cranes used in the construction.[86] One of their most innovative developments was the scaffolding used to construct the three main towers. For the central tower they designed an inner rotating scaffold, surrounded by timber centring to support the masonry vault of the Central Lobby, that spans 57 feet 2 inches (17.42 m), and an external timber tower.[87] A portable steam engine was used to lift stone and brick to the upper parts of the tower.[88] When it came to building the Victoria and Clock towers, it was decided to dispense with external scaffolding and lift building materials up through the towers by an internal scaffolding that travelled up the structure as it was built. The scaffold and cranes were powered by steam engines.[88]
Work on the actual building began with the laying of a foundation stone on 27 April 1840 by Barry's wife Sarah, near the north-east corner of the building.[89] A major problem for Barry came with the appointment on 1 April 1840 of the ventilation expert Dr David Boswell Reid.[90] Reid, whom Barry said was "...not profess to be thoroughly acquainted with the practical details of building and machinery...",[91] would make increasing demands that affected the building's design, leading to delays in construction. By 1845, Barry was refusing to communicate with Reid except in writing. A direct result of Reid's demands was the addition of the Central Tower, designed to act as a giant chimney to draw fresh air through the building.[91]
The
The plan[99] of the finished building is built around two major axes. At the southern end of Westminster Hall, St. Stephen's porch was created as a major entrance to the building. This involved inserting a great arch with a grand staircase at the southern end of Westminster hall, which leads to the first floor where the major rooms are located. To the east of St. Stephens porch is St. Stephen's Hall, built on the surviving undercroft of St. Stephen's Chapel. To the east of this the octagonal Central Lobby (above which is the central tower), the centre of the building. North of the Central Lobby is the Commons' Corridor which leads into the square Commons' Lobby, north of which is the House of Commons.
There are various offices and corridors to the north of the House of Commons with the clock tower terminating the northern axis of the building. South of the Central Lobby is the Peers' Corridor leading to the Peers' Lobby, south of which lies the House of Lords. South of the House of Lords in sequence are the Prince's Chamber, Royal Gallery, and Queen's Robing Room. To the north-west of the Queen's Robing Chamber is the Norman Porch, to the west of which the Royal Staircase leads down to the Royal Entrance located immediately beneath the Victoria Tower. East of the Central Lobby is the East Corridor leading to the Lower Waiting Hall, to the east of which is the Members Dining Room located in the very centre of the east front. To the north of the Members Dining Room lies the House of Commons Library, and at the northern end of the east front is the projecting Speaker's House, home of the Speaker of the House of Commons. To the south of the Members Dining Room lies various committee rooms followed by House of Lords Library. Projecting from the southern end of the facade is the Lord Chancellor's House, home of The Lord Chancellor.
Although Parliament gave Barry a prestigious name in architecture, it nearly finished him off. Completion of the building was very overdue; Barry had estimated it would take six years[100] and cost £724,986[101] (excluding the cost of the site, embankment and furnishings). However, construction actually took 26 years, and it was also well over budget; by July 1854 the estimated cost was £2,166,846.[102] Those pressures left Barry tired and stressed. The full Barry design was never completed; it would have enclosed New Palace Yard as an internal courtyard, and the clock tower would have been in the north-east corner, with a great gateway in the north-west corner surmounted by the Albert Tower, continuing south along the west front of Westminster Hall.[103]
Professional life
Barry was appointed architect to the Dulwich College estate in 1830, an appointment that last until 1858.[5] Barry attended the inaugural meeting of the Royal Institute of British Architects on 3 December 1834[104] he became a fellow of the R.I.B.A. and later served as vice-president of the institute, in 1859 he turned down the Presidency of the R.I.B.A.[5] In 1845 he awarded the commission in the competition for
Barry was an active fellow of the
Several architects received their training in Barry's office, including: John Hayward, John Gibson, George Somers Leigh Clarke, J. A. Chatwin and his sons Charles Barry and Edward Middleton Barry.[28] Additionally Barry had several assistants who worked for him at various times, including Robert Richardson Banks, Thomas Allom, Peter Kerr and Ingress Bell.
Awards and recognition
- Barry was elected Associate of the Royal Academy on 2 November 1840[112]
- On 10 February 1842 Barry was elected a Royal Academician of the Royal Academy,[112] his diploma work being a drawing of the south front of the Travellers Club.[113]
- He was recognised by the main artistic bodies of many European countries, and was enrolled as a member of the academies of art in Rome (Accademia di San Luca) in 1842, Saint Petersburg (1845), Brussels (1847), Prussia (1849) and Stockholm (1850). He was later elected to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.[114]
- Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1849.
- Awarded the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 1850, it was presented to him on 3 June by Thomas de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey, the president of the institute.[115]
- Barry was knighted in 1852 by Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle,[116] marking the completion of the main interiors of the Palace of Westminster.
- After the foundation of the American Institute of Architects in 1857 Barry was elected a member.[114]
- A London County Council blue plaque, unveiled in 1950, commemorates Barry at "The Elms", his house by Clapham Common.[117]
Personal life and family
Barry disliked being away from London. Not liking life in the country, he preferred the bustle and society of the city.[25] He was an early riser, usually between four and six o'clock in the morning;[25] he only needed four or five hours sleep.[118] He preferred to do his thinking and designing in the morning, but was happy to have company while at work, liking to read to or join in conversation.[119] He had a dislike of public display, considering it hollow and lacking in conviction.[120] His general disposition was sanguine, though he had a quick temper.[120] He preferred science to literature,[24] he frequently attended the Friday night lectures held at the Royal Institution.[121]
Barry was engaged to Sarah Rowsell (1798–1882) in 1817, they married on 7 December 1822[122] and had seven children together.
Four of Sir Charles Barry's five sons
His second son, Rev.
Barry's daughters were Emily Barry (1828–1886) and Adelaide Sarah Barry (1841–1907).
Sir Charles' relative John Hayward designed several buildings including, The Hall, Chapel Quad Pembroke College, Oxford.[124]
Two of Barry's grandsons continued in the profession, Charles Edward Barry (1855–1937) architect and assistant to his father, and his brother Lt Col
Members of the Barry Family in Practice | Dates | Profession |
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Sir Charles Barry | 1795–1860 | Architect |
Charles Barry Jr. | 1823–1900 | Architect |
Edward Middleton Barry | 1830–1880 | Architect |
Godfrey Walter Barry | 1833–1868 | Surveyor |
Sir John Wolfe-Barry |
1836–1918 | Civil Engineer |
Charles Edward Barry | 1855–1937 | Architect |
Lt Col Arthur John Barry | 1859–1943 | Civil Engineer |
Death and funeral
From onward 1837 Barry suffered from sudden bouts of illness,[126] one of the most severe being in 1858. On 12 May 1860 after an afternoon at the Crystal Palace with Lady Barry, at his home The Elms, Clapham Common, he was seized at eleven o'clock at night with difficulty in breathing and was in pain from a heart attack and died shortly after.[127]
His funeral and interment took place at one o'clock on 22 May in
Hardman & Co. made the monumental brass marking Barry's tomb in the nave at Westminster Abbey[132] shows the Victoria Tower and Plan of the Palace of Westminster flanking a large Christian cross bearing representations of the Paschal Lamb and the four Evangelists and on the stem are roses, leaves, a portcullis and the letter B., beneath is this inscription:
Sacred to the memory of Sir Charles Barry, Knight R.A. F.R.S. & c. Architect of the New Palace of Westminster and other buildings who died the 12th May A.D. 1860 aged 64 years and lies buried beneath this brass.
The brass has this inscription running around its edge:
Whatsoever ye do do it heartily as to the Lord and not unto Men for ye serve the Lord Christ. Col.
ColossiansIII.23.24.
The following tribute was paid by the R.I.B.A.:
The Royal Institute of British Architects impressed with the loss which the profession and the country have sustained through the decease of Sir Charles Barry, whose genius has conferred great lustre upon this age, hereby record their profound sympathy with the affliction which has fallen upon the widow and family of their lamented friend.[133]
Following Barry's death a life size white-marble sculpture (1861–65) of him was carved by John Henry Foley and was set up as a memorial to him at the foot of the Committee Stairs in the Palace of Westminster.[134]
Major projects
Barry designed:
- Remodelling of Soughton Hall under the instructions of travelling companion William John Bankes (1820s)
- All Saints' Church, Whitefield(1822–25)
- St Matthew's Church, Manchester (1825)
- St Peter's Church, Brighton (1824–28)
- The Royal Institution of Fine Arts, Manchester, now Manchester Art Gallery (1824–35)
- St Paul's Church, Islington (1826–28)[135]
- St John, Holloway Road, Islington (1826–28)[136]
- Holy Trinity, Cloudesley Square, Islington (1826–29)[137]
- New tower Petworth Church, Sussex (1827)
- The Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton (1828)
- Thomas Attree's villa and the Pepper Pot, Queen's Park, Brighton (1830)
- Travellers Club. Pall Mall, London (1830–32)
- Remodelling Dulwich College largely destroyed when rebuilt by Charles Barry Jr. (1831)
- The Royal College of Surgeons, (the portico survives from George Dance the Younger's building) London (1834–36)
- Horsley Towers, Surrey (1834)
- St Peter's Church, Islington (1834-35; converted into flats circa 1990)[138][139]
- New gateway and entrance lodge plus alterations to the gardens Bowood House, Wiltshire (1834–38)
- Remodelling of Kingston Lacy, Dorset (1835–39)
- The Manchester Athenaeum (1837–39 – now also part of the Manchester Art Gallery)
- The Reform Club, London (1837 – next door to the Travellers)
- King Edward's School, New Street, Birmingham (1838)
- Lancaster House, London, interiors (1838–40)
- Upper Brook Street Chapel, Manchester (1837–39)
- The Trafalgar Square precinct (1840)
- Pentonville, London, architectural features, overall design by Joshua Jebb(1841–42)
- Old Grammar School at Dulwich College (established for the education of poor boys from Dulwich and Camberwell, constructed 1841–42)[140]
- Remodelling of Trentham Hall and creation of its Italianate gardens, north Staffordshire(1842)
- Remodelling (virtual rebuilding) of Highclere Castle, Hampshire (1842)
- Added wings and other remodelling, Duncombe Park, Yorkshire (1843–46)
- Holy Trinity Church, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex (1843–45)
- Remodelling of Harewood House, Yorkshire (1843–50)
- Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill, Wiltshire (1845)
- The former Treasury now the Cabinet Office building in Whitehall (the remodelling of an earlier building br Sir John Soane) (1846–47)
- Bridgewater House, Westminster, London (1846–51)
- Canford Manor in Tudor Gothic, now Canford School, Dorset (1848–52)
- Cliveden House in Buckinghamshire(1850–51)
- Remodelling of Dunrobin Castle near Golspie, Scotland (1850)
- Remodelling of Kiddington Hall, Oxfordshire (1850)
- Remodelling of Shrubland Park and Italianate gardens, Suffolk(1850)
- Barristers' chambers at 1 Temple Gardens in Inner Temple
- Restoration of Gawthorpe Hall, near Burnley, Lancashire (1850–52)
- Halifax Town Hall, West Yorkshire (designed 1860; completed by Edward Middleton Barry, 1863)
Notes
- ^ Hitchcock, p. 163
- ^ a b Bisgrove, p. 179
- ^ a b Barry p. 4
- ^ "Dod, p. 106"
- ^ a b c d Brodie, Felstead, Franklin, Pinfield and Oldfield, p. 123
- ^ Barry, p. 7
- ^ Barry, pp. 15–63
- ^ Barry, pp. 18-19
- ISBN 0300066244. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ Barry, p. 23
- ^ Barry, pp. 23–25
- ^ Barry, pp. 27-29
- ^ Barry, p. 47
- ^ Barry, pp. 31, 33-34
- ^ Sebba, p. 98
- ^ a b Barry, p. 36
- ^ Barry, p. 38
- ^ Barry, p. 40
- ^ Barry, p. 42
- ^ a b Barry, p. 43
- ^ Barry, p. 46
- ^ Barry, pp. 49, 51
- ^ Barry, p. 67
- ^ a b Barry, p. 337
- ^ a b c Barry, p. 324
- ^ Cherry & Pevsner, p. 385
- ^ Watkin, p. 3
- ^ a b Colvin, p. 90
- ^ Whiffen, p. 5
- ^ Cherry & Pevsner, p. 654
- ^ Cherry & Pevsner, p. 656
- ^ Cherry & Pevsner, p. 658
- ^ Whiffen, p. 14
- ^ Nairn & Pevsner, p. 435
- ^ Barry, p. 74
- ^ Nairn & Pevsner, p. 429
- ^ Nairn & Pevsner, p. 541
- ^ Barry, pp. 68–69
- ^ Whiffen, p. 7
- ^ Whiffen, p. 13
- ^ Nairn & Pevsner, p. 444
- ^ Nairn & Pevsner, pp. 455–456
- ^ Salmon, p. 157
- ^ Bradley & Pevsner, pp. 611–613
- ^ Barry, pp. 129–132
- ^ Barry, p. 194
- ^ Whiffen, p. 16
- ^ Bradley & Pevsner, p. 311
- ^ Barry, p. 92
- ^ Girouard, p. 422
- ^ Pevsner, 1974, p. 231
- ^ Pevsner & Cherry, pp. 121–123
- ^ Barnes, p. 75
- ^ Girouard, pp. 49–50
- ^ Girouard, p. 130
- ^ Pevsner, 1966, p. 140
- ^ Mauchline, P,125
- ^ Girouard, p. 430
- ^ Newman & Pevsner, p. 127
- ^ Pevsner & Radcliffe, pp. 417–418
- ^ Bisgrove, p. 180
- ^ Hartwell & Pevsner, p. 493
- ^ Crathorne, pp. 94–96
- ^ Bisgrove, p. 181
- ^ a b Bradley & Pevsner, pp. 257–258
- ^ Evans, p. 370
- ^ Bradley & Pevsner, pp. 606–60
- ^ Pevsner & Radcliffe, (1967) p. 231
- ^ Newman, p. 447
- ^ Brownlee, pp. 53–55
- ^ Barry, pp. 292–301
- ^ Barry, pp. 295–297
- ^ Port, p. 41
- ^ Barry, p. 147
- ^ Port, p. 80
- ^ Port, p. 120
- ^ Port, p. 70
- ^ Port, pp. 42–43
- ^ Port, p. 76
- ^ Port, p. 97
- ^ Port, page 197
- ^ a b c d e f g Port, p. 198
- ^ Port, p. 200
- ^ Port, p. 199
- ^ Port, pp. 204–205
- ^ Port, p. 212
- ^ Port, p. 209
- ^ a b Port, p. 211
- ^ Port, p. 101
- ^ Port, p. 102
- ^ a b Port, p. 103
- ^ a b Aslet & Moore, p. 79
- ^ Bradley & Pevsner, pp. 217–218
- ^ Bradley & Pevsner, pp. 216–217
- ^ Port, p. 205
- ^ Port, p. 206
- ^ Barry, pp. 258–259
- ^ Atterbury & Wainwright, p. 221
- ^ Bradley & Pevsner, pp. 219–226
- ^ Port, p. 78
- ^ Port, p. 77
- ^ Port, p. 161
- ^ Barry, pp. 289–292
- ^ Barry, p. 311
- ^ a b Barry, p. 318
- ^ Beaver, p. 14
- ^ "Royal Architectural Museum Records". AIM25: Archives in London and the M25 area. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ Barry, pp. 358–369
- ^ Barry, p. 315
- ^ Barry, p. 306
- ^ Barry, p. 319
- ^ a b Bingham, p. 66
- ^ Bingham, p. 67
- ^ a b Barry, p. 316
- ^ Barry, p. 312
- ^ Barry, p. 203
- ^ "BARRY, SIR CHARLES (1795–1860)". English Heritage. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ^ Barry, p. 328
- ^ Barry, p. 326
- ^ a b Barry, p. 330
- ^ Barry, p. 313
- ^ Barry, p. 70
- ^ Barry, pp. 326–327
- ^ "Villa E.1027, Cap Martin, Roquebrune". Royal Institute of British Architects. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
- ^ Crisp
- ^ Barry, p. 340
- ^ Barry, p. 341
- ^ a b c Barry, p. 342
- ^ Barry, pp. 342–343
- ^ Barry, pp. 343–344
- ^ Barry, p. 345
- ^ Barry, p. 351
- ^ Barry, p. 346
- ^ Bradley & Pevsner, p. 227
- ^ "St Paul's Church, St Paul's Road N1 – Islington | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
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- ^ Historic England. "Former Church of Holy Trinity, Islington (1195557)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
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- ^ "CHURCH OF ST PETER, Non Civil Parish - 1195748 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Old Grammar School and Railings". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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External links
- Biography – Britain Express
- The History of St Peter's Church, Brighton
- Palace of Westminster
- Charles Barry & the Map Room – UK Parliament Living Heritage
- Papers of Charles Barry at the UK Parliamentary Archives
- Charles Barry works. Held by the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.
- Charles Barry Fonds McGill University Library & Archives.
- Parliamentary Archives, Papers of Sir Charles Barry (1795–1860), Architect