Harold Brakspear
Illustration — Harold Brakspear • Illustration — Brakspear was consulting architect to the Dean and Canons of Windsor; pictured is Windsor Castle's Round Tower Sir Harold Brakspear KCVO (10 March 1870 – 20 November 1934) was an English restoration architect and archaeologist. He restored a number of ancient and notable buildings, including Bath Abbey, Windsor Castle, Brownston House in Devizes and St Cyriac's Church in Lacock. He lived in Corsham, Wiltshire, close to his projects at Lacock Abbey, Hazelbury Manor and Great Chalfield Manor.
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Harold Brakspear
Brakspear, Harold, 1870-1934 · Public domain
- Born
- 1870 · Sale.
- Died
- 1934 · Bath.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- architect · archaeologist · historian
- Honours
- Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order · Knight Bachelor · Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries · Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects
- Languages
- English
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Illustration — Harold Brakspear • Illustration — Brakspear was consulting architect to the Dean and Canons of Windsor; pictured is Windsor Castle's Round Tower Sir Harold Brakspear KCVO (10 March 1870 – 20 November 1934) was an English restoration architect and archaeologist. He restored a number of ancient and notable buildings, including Bath Abbey, Windsor Castle, Brownston House in Devizes and St Cyriac's Church in Lacock. He lived in Corsham, Wiltshire, close to his projects at Lacock Abbey, Hazelbury Manor and Great Chalfield Manor.
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Born at Sale in 1870, died in Bath in 1934.
The recorded working language is English. Residence is recorded at Pickwick Manor. Distinctions recorded are Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Knight Bachelor, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
Bradenstoke Priory, Wiltshire. Plate 32 from: Brakspear, Harold (1923). " Excavations at some Wiltshire Monasteries ". Archaeologia 73: 225-252.
Brakspear, Harold, 1870-1934
Bradenstoke Priory, Wiltshire. Plate 30 from: Brakspear, Harold (1923). " Excavations at some Wiltshire Monasteries ". Archaeologia 73: 225-252.
Brakspear, Harold, 1870-1934
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