W. D. Caröe
William Douglas Caröe | |
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Born | Holmsdale, Blundellsands, Lancashire, England | 1 September 1857
Died | 25 February 1938 Kyrenia, Cyprus | (aged 80)
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Architect |
William Douglas Caröe (1 September 1857 – 25 February 1938) was a British architect, particularly of churches.
Early life
Caröe was born on 1 September 1857 in Holmsdale,
Career
Caröe was a major figure in the
Caröe was architect to numerous ecclesiastical buildings including St Davids and Durham cathedrals, and Tewkesbury and Romsey abbeys.[5][1] His restoration of the interior of St Lawrence's church at Stratford-sub-Castle in Wiltshire has been described as "careful".[6] Although he primarily made his name in church architecture, he was also the architect for the 1905–1909 Main Building of University College Cardiff (now Cardiff University), which was inspired by his alma mater Trinity College, Cambridge.[7]
Caröe designed additions to his country house, Vann in Hambledon, Surrey.[8] The house was featured in the TV series The Curious House Guest in 2006.
No. 1 Millbank, London, was built for the Church Commissioners in 1903.[9]
Marriage
He married Grace Desborough (d.1947), with whom he had two sons and a daughter. The couple's elder son was (Sir) Olaf Kirkpatric Kruuse Caröe (1892–1981), who became an Indian administrator; then came a daughter, Christian Desborough Caröe (1894–1973); and finally a second son, Alban Douglas Rendall Caröe (1904–1991), who followed his father's footsteps in architecture.
See also
Gallery
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St David's Church, Exeter, 1897–1900
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St James the Great church, Hackney: chancel by Caroe, 1902
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Cardiff University main building, 1905–1909
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TheChurch of St Sabinus in Woolacombe, Devon, 1912
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Stoke-by-Nayland War Memorial, Suffolk, 1921
References
- ^ a b c "Caröe, William [Douglas] (CRW875WD)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ MacAlister, Ian (2005). "William Douglas Caröe". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Caröe, William Douglas". Who's Who. Vol. 59. 1907. p. 296.
- ^ "Charismatic Caroe". RIBA. 98 (2). 1992.
- ^ a b "About Caroe and Partners architects – history of WD Caroe – Stainburn Taylor". caroe.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- OCLC 1201298091.
- ^ "Main Building Centenary Profile: Grand Designs". Cardiff University. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ "History". Vann. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "THE CHURCH COMMISSIONERS, City of Westminster (1267603)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
Bibliography
- Jennifer M. Freeman (1991) W. D. Caroe: His Architectural Achievement ISBN 0-7190-2449-8
External links
- Caroe & Partners
- Entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography