William Swinden Barber
English architect (1832–1908) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Swinden Barber FRIBA (29 March 1832 – 26 November 1908), also W. S. Barber or W. Swinden Barber,[23] was an English Gothic Revival and Arts and Crafts architect, specialising in modest but finely furnished Anglican churches, often with crenellated bell-towers. He was based in Brighouse and Halifax in the West Riding of Yorkshire. At least 15 surviving examples of his work are Grade II listed buildings, including his 1875 design for the Victoria Cross at Akroydon, Halifax.[8][9] An 1864 portrait by David Wilkie Wynfield depicts him in Romantic garb, holding a flower. He served in the Artists Rifles regiment in the 1860s alongside Wynfield and other contemporary artists.[24]
William Swinden Barber | |
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Born | (1832-03-29)29 March 1832 Southowram, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Died | 26 November 1908(1908-11-26) (aged 76) Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
Occupation | Architect |
Practice | Jones & Barber, 1857–59 W.S. Barber 1859–68 Mallinson & Barber, 1868–71 W.S. Barber 1871–98 |
Buildings | Selected listed buildings
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