Albert Powys
Albert Reginald Powys | |
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Born | |
Died | 8 March 1936 | (aged 54)
Alma mater | Sherborne School |
Occupation | Architect |
Parent(s) | Reverend Charles Francis Powys & Mary Cowper Johnson |
Buildings |
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Projects | Sissinghurst Castle Garden |
Albert Reginald Powys CBE (1881–1936) was an architect and Secretary of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings for some 25 years in the early 20th century.
Life[]
Powys was born into a large and notable literary family in 1881.[1] Siblings included John Cowper Powys, Llewelyn Powys, Theodore Francis Powys and Philippa Powys.[2] Educated at Sherborne School and then trained as an architect, Powys also served as the Secretary of the Society for the Protection of Ancient buildings for twenty-five years.[3][4] He wrote an influential study of conservation practice, Repair of Ancient Buildings, published in 1929.[5] Among a number of restorations, he undertook much building and rebuilding at Sissinghurst Castle Garden for Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson, where the Powys Wall in the Rose Garden was named in his honour.[6]
He designed the Godalming war memorial,[7] another memorial in Leeds[8] and that at Blo' Norton in Norfolk.[9] All three are Grade II listed.
Powys died in 1936 and is buried in the Church of St Andrew, Winterborne Tomson, Dorset, where a memorial plaque commemorates his life and his restoration of the church in 1931.[10][11]
References[]
- ^ "Albert Reginald Powys". powys.org. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "The Powys Society The Powys Family". Powys-society.org. 2010-06-05. Archived from the original on 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ Humpfries, Lynne. "In the Footsteps of AR Powys". The Building Conservation Directory. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Hassall, Rachel (5 October 2017). "The Powys family at Sherborne School". Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ Powys, A. R; Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (London, England) (27 December 2018). "Repair of ancient buildings". J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. ; E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc. Retrieved 27 December 2018 – via Open WorldCat.
- ^ Gardens (en), Parks and. "Sissinghurst Castle". www.parksandgardens.org. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "Godalming war memorial (1447942)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "War Memorial at south end of Memorial Drive, Green Road (1256215)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "Blo Norton war memorial (Grade II) (1453319)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Brodie, Antonia; Library, British Architectural; Architects, Royal Institute of British (20 December 2001). Directory of British Architects, 1834–1914: Vol. 2 (L-Z). A&C Black. ISBN 9780826455147 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Small but perfectly formed – Dorset Life – The Dorset Magazine". Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- 1881 births
- 1936 deaths
- 20th-century English architects
- People from Dorset
- People educated at Sherborne School