Harold Chalton Bradshaw
Harold Chalton Bradshaw FRIBA (15 February 1893 – 15 October 1943) was a Liverpool-born architect, recipient of the first Rome scholarship in Architecture (1913) & first Secretary of The Royal Fine Art Commission. His design work included the British School at Rome's Common Room (1924, as projected by Edwin Lutyens) and several Commonwealth War Graves Commission First World War cemeteries and memorials, including the Cambrai Memorial in France and the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing and its surrounding cemetery. He also designed the Guards' Division Memorial in St.
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Harold Chalton Bradshaw
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- Name
- Harold Chalton Bradshaw
- Born
- 15 February 1893
- Birthplace
- Liverpool
- Died
- 15 October 1943
- Known for
- Architecture
- Movement
- Arts & Crafts
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · United Kingdom
- Occupation
- architect
- Honours
- Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects · honorary degree · Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Harold Chalton Bradshaw FRIBA (15 February 1893 – 15 October 1943) was a Liverpool-born architect, recipient of the first Rome scholarship in Architecture (1913) & first Secretary of The Royal Fine Art Commission. His design work included the British School at Rome's Common Room (1924, as projected by Edwin Lutyens) and several Commonwealth War Graves Commission First World War cemeteries and memorials, including the Cambrai Memorial in France and the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing and its surrounding cemetery. He also designed the Guards' Division Memorial in St.
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Harold Chalton Bradshaw (1893–1943) was an architect, of British and British nationality. The architect was born in Liverpool. Harold Chalton Bradshaw was a member of Royal Fine Art Commission.
Among the works is Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing. Honours include Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects and honorary degree.
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James's Park in London. He received an honorary Degree of Master in Architecture from the University of Liverpool in 1930, and lectured at The Architectural Association. Bradshaw married Mary Taylor, an archaeologist, in 1918. They had three children: Christopher, a graphic designer; Julian, a physicist; and Anthony, a professor of botany.
Edwin Lutyens is recorded as an influence. Works named in the authority record are Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing. Distinctions recorded are Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, honorary degree and Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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• Name — Harold Chalton Bradshaw • Born — 15 February 1893 • Birthplace — Liverpool • Died — 15 October 1943 • Known for — Architecture • Movement — Arts & Crafts • Notable Works — Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing, Cambrai Memorial to the Missing
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Harold Chalton Bradshaw is recorded as having received Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, honorary degree and Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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1893
Harold Chalton Bradshaw was born in 1893 at Liverpool.
1943
Harold Chalton Bradshaw died in 1943.
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Harold Chalton Bradshaw received Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, honorary degree and Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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- 1., 23 October 2007, accessed 28 December 2007
- 2.British School at Rome early history , accessed 28 December 2007
- 3.Commonwealth War Graves Commission, accessed 28 December 2007
- 4.Commonwealth War Graves Commission, accessed 28 December 2007
- 5.United Kingdom National Inventory of War Memorials, accessed 28 December 2007
- 6.University of Liverpool List of Emeritus Professors, Chairs and Honorary Graduates p506 (p75 of 81 in this file), accessed 28 December 2007
- 7.Barker, Nicolas , The Independent (London), 29 July 2004, accessed 28 December 2007
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