Charles Barry Jr.

Charles Barry Jr.
Portrait of Barry in 1880
Born21 September 1823
Holborn, Middlesex, England
Died2 June 1900 (aged 77)
OccupationArchitect
Known forProjects in Dulwich, London
Children
Parents
AwardsRoyal Gold Medal

Charles Barry Jr. (21 September 1823 – 2 June 1900)[1] was an English architect known for designing public and private buildings in London and East Anglia. He was the eldest son of Sir Charles Barry, the architect of the Houses of Parliament, and the older brother of fellow architect Edward Middleton Barry. Barry Jr. is best remembered for his work in the south London suburb of Dulwich, and for his collaborations with Robert Richardson Banks (1812–1872) and his brother Edward on several significant projects.[2]

Projects

Charles Sr. had been architect and surveyor to Dulwich College, designing the Old Grammar School[3] (an 1842 establishment for the education of poor boys from Dulwich and Camberwell), among other buildings. Charles Jr. then succeeded his father in the role. He designed the New College (1866–70) – a building of red brick and white stone, designed in a hybrid of Palladian and Gothic styles.

His other projects include:

Charles Jr. was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1876, and was a member of the Society's Council in 1878. He was President of the Royal Institute of British Architects from 1876–79. He was also awarded the prestigious RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 1877. His pupils included Sir Aston Webb (himself a later President of the RIBA and winner of the Royal Gold Medal).

Family

He lived in a large villa "Lapsewood" in Sydenham Hill. His son was Lt Col Arthur John Barry CBE, TD, MICE (b. 21 November 1859), civil engineer and architect. A. J. Barry collaborated on major international engineering projects with his uncle, Charles Jr.'s brother John Wolfe-Barry, and Bradford Leslie and was the author of "Railway Expansion in China and the Influence of Foreign Powers in its Development" [London, 1910].[8]

References

  1. ^ "Barry, Charles Jnr 1823 - 1900". Architecture & History Research. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Sackville Street". Survey of London: volumes 31 and 32: St James Westminster, Part 2. 1963. pp. 342–66. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Old Grammar School and Railings". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  4. ^ Clark, Pat (2000). Lady Wimborne Cottages The Story of the Canford Estate Cottages. The Dovecote Press. ISBN 1874336695.
  5. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. & Cherry, Bridget, The Buildings of England: Devon, London, 1991, p.760
  6. ^ "Wynn Ellis Mausoleum - Mausolea & Monuments Trust". www.mmtrust.org.uk. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  7. ^ "CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, Canterbury - 1084932 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  8. ^ Visitation of England and Wales Vol 14 ed Frederick Arthur Crisp (1906)