F. X. Velarde
Francis Xavier Velarde | |
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Born | 1897 Crosby, Liverpool, England |
Nationality | English |
Occupation | architect |
Notable work | Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes; St Gabriel's, Blackburn |
Francis Xavier Velarde
Biography
Velarde was trained at the
Although Pollard and
His Church of St Vincent de Paul and St Louise of Marillac in Potters Bar (Hertfordshire) was completed in 1962, after his death, but subsequently demolished. The practice continued after his death as F. X. Velarde Partners whose work includes St Michael and All Angels Church, Woodchurch, Birkenhead, by Richard O'Mahony (1965).[citation needed]
Dominic Wilkinson reviewed his work more than sixty years after his death. He noted Velarde's frequent pairing of blue and gold in interior design, and his preference for brick, or stone when the budget stretched to it, rather than concrete. But Wilkinson criticised Velarde's engineering skill, his handling of rainwater, noting that his aversion to rainwater gutters and pipes on main frontages had left a legacy of leaks, and that there was a pattern of his underfloor heating having had to be replaced with other arrangements.[17]
See also
Further reading
- Velarde R. & F. X. Modern Church Architecture and Some of Its Problems, The Clergy Review (Sep 1953) p. 513.
- Crompton, Andrew; Wilkinson, Dominic (3 April 2019). F. X. Velarde, an English Expressionist. The Journal of Architecture. 24 (3): 325–339. doi:10.1080/13602365.2019.1606026. eISSN 1466-4410. ISSN 1360-2365.
- Wilkinson, Dominic. F. X. Velarde (2020). Twentieth Century Architects. Liverpool University Press; Historic England. ISBN 9781789628142.
References
Citations
- ^ Velarde, Francis Xavier, Liverpool Record Office, retrieved 6 August 2012[permanent dead link]
- S2CID 181517583.
- ^ a b Pollard & Pevsner 2006, p. 103.
- ISBN 9780300096170.
- ^ a b Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, pp. 125–126.
- ^ Pollard & Pevsner 2006, pp. 156–157.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Monica, Sefton (1283647)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 July 2020
- ^ Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, pp. 157–158.
- ^ Historic England, "Thanksgiving Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Blackpool (1387319)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 August 2012
- ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, pp. 651–652.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of the English Martyrs, Wirral (1390589)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 August 2012
- ^ Pollard & Pevsner 2006, pp. 598–599.
- ^ Historic England, "St Theresa of the Child Jesus Roman Catholic Church and attached Parish Rooms, Upholland (1379930)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 August 2012
- ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 153.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of the Holy Cross, Bidston (1390588)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 August 2012
- ^ Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 640.
- John Moores Universityfor the twentieth century society. retrieved 24th Oct 2020
Sources
- Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
- Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9
- Pollard, Richard; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006), Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-10910-5