Albert Reginald Powys

• Name — Albert Reginald Powys • Born — 16 July 1881 • Birthplace — Dorchester, Dorset • Died — 8 March 1936 • Place of death — Hindhead, Surrey • Education — Sherborne School • Parents — Reverend Charles Francis Powys & Mary Cowper Johnson • Significant Buildings — * Godalming War Memorial • Leeds War Memorial • Significant Projects — Sissinghurst Castle Garden

• Illustration — Godalming war memorial Powys was born into a large and notable literary family in 1881. Siblings included John Cowper Powys, Llewelyn Powys, Theodore Francis Powys and Philippa Powys. 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. He wrote an influential study of conservation practice, Repair of Ancient Buildings, published in 1929. 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. He designed the Godalming war memorial, another memorial in Leeds and that at Blo' Norton in Norfolk. 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.

The authorities additionally record the headings Powys, A. (Albert Reginald), A. Powys and A.R. His recorded language was English. He was the child of Charles Francis Powys and Mary Cowper Powys. He married Faith Powys and Dorothy Mary Margaret Powys. 3 children are recorded: Joseph Oliver Powys, Isobel Powys Marks and Mary Eleanor Cowper Powys.