William Larkins Bernard
William Larkins Bernard (born Taunton, 1 October 1843, died 22 July 1922) was an English architect, active in Bristol and London member of the FRIBA.[1]
Career[]
Bernard was apprenticed to Charles Edward Davis, of Bath, Somerset, between 1863 and 1868.[2] Among his own later pupils was Richard Croft James (1872–1949, of Clifton College) who was articled to him at Bristol from 1889 to 1892.[3] Bernard was President of the Bristol Society of Architects in 1898,[4] having previously acted as its honorary secretary, 1888–1890.[5] He is also recorded in 1893 as a Somerset member of the Sanitary Institute.[6] By 1894, he was a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.[7]
He had an extensive practice as a school architect.[8] In 1889, his offices were at 8, St Stephen's Chambers, Baldwin Street, Bristol,[9] and he was at the same address in 1904.[10]
The firm of W. L. Bernard & Sons of Bristol was still active in the 1930s, after Bernard's death, with offices at 26, Orchard Street.[11]
Major works[]
- Queen Victoria House, Redland Hill, Bristol, 1886 (built for Waynflete Private School for Boys, later used as Bristol Maternity Hospital, now offices)[4]
- Vestry at St John the Baptist Church, Frenchay, 1887[12]
- Restoration of Buckingham Baptist Chapel, Clifton, 1890[13]
- Fairfield Grammar School, Fairlawn Road, Montpelier, Bristol[14]
References[]
- ^ William Larkins Bernard at archINFORM, accessed 25 November 2008
- ^ Charles Edward Davis at scottisharchitects.org.uk, accessed 25 November 2008
- ^ Richard Croft James at scottisharchitects.org.uk, accessed 25 November 2008
- ^ a b Princess Charlotte obelisk at kcl.ac.uk, accessed 25 November 2008
- ^ Mace, Angela, Architecture in Manuscript, 1601-1996: Guide to the British Architectural Library Manuscripts and Archives Collection (Mansell, 1998), page 66 available at books.google.com
- ^ Transactions of the Sanitary Institute (Offices of the Sanitary Institute, 1893), page 484 available at books.google.com
- ^ Transactions of the Sanitary Institute (Sanitary Institute of Great Britain, 1894), p. 285
- ^ Gomme, Andor, Michael Jenner, & Bryan D. G. Little, Bristol, an Architectural History (Lund Humphries, 1979), p. 430
- ^ The Kalendar of the Royal Institute of British Architects 1889, p. 44
- ^ The Kalendar of the Royal Institute of British Architects 1904, p. 65
- ^ The History of Frenchay Hospital 1930–1940 at jbinternet.plus.com, accessed 25 November 2008
- ^ Parish Magazine 1887 - Parish of Winterbourne at frenchaymuseumarchives.co.uk, accessed 25 November 2008
- ^ Bristol Baptist Churches at blueyonder.co.uk, accessed 25 November 2008
- ^ About Bristol Suburbs Montpelier Fairfield School at about-bristol.co.uk, accessed 25 November 2008
External links[]
- Library of the Bristol Society of Architects University of Bristol Library Special Collections
- 1843 births
- 1922 deaths
- Architects from Bath, Somerset
- People from Taunton
- Fellows of the Royal Institute of British Architects