Leonard Stokes
Leonard Aloysius Scott Stokes (1858 – 25 December 1925) was an English architect and artist. • Illustration — Lincoln Christ’s Hospital School, Lincoln, designed by Leonard Stokes in 1905 Leonard Stokes was born in Southport (then in Lancashire) in 1858 the son of Scott Nasmyth Stokes, a school inspector. He trained in London and travelled in Germany and Italy. Most of his designs were for Roman Catholic buildings, including churches, convents and schools.
Also recorded as Leonard Aloysius Scott Nasmyth Stokes · Leonard Aloysius Scott Stokes
Leonard Stokes
William Orpen · Art UK: entry study-for-a-portrait-of-leonard-stokes-149074 · Public domain
- Born
- 1858 · Southport.
- Died
- 1925 · Chelsea.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- architect
- Teachers
- Samuel Joseph Nicholl
- Known for
- Church of St Clare and Liverpool
- Honours
- Royal Gold Medal
- Languages
- English
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Leonard Aloysius Scott Stokes (1858 – 25 December 1925) was an English architect and artist. • Illustration — Lincoln Christ’s Hospital School, Lincoln, designed by Leonard Stokes in 1905 Leonard Stokes was born in Southport (then in Lancashire) in 1858 the son of Scott Nasmyth Stokes, a school inspector. He trained in London and travelled in Germany and Italy. Most of his designs were for Roman Catholic buildings, including churches, convents and schools.
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Identity and origins
Identity and origins
His first work was Sacred Heart Church, Exeter. He also designed St Joseph's Church, Maidenhead, in 1884, and the Church of St Clare, Liverpool, in 1890 and St Peter and All Souls Church, Peterborough, in 1896. He also designed country houses and around 20 telephone exchanges. In 1919 he was awarded the Royal Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects, having served as their president from 1910 to 1912. Sir Albert Edward Richardson, who later became president of the Royal Society, trained in his offices. His brother Wilfred Stokes was an engineer and inventor. His nephew Richard Stokes was a Labour MP and minister. On 26 April 1898, he married Edith Neillie Gale Gaine in Leamington Spa. He died in 1925 in Chelsea, London and is buried at St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church, Mortlake.
Training under Samuel Joseph Nicholl is recorded. The recorded working language is English. Positions recorded include President of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Works named in the authority record are Church of St Clare, Liverpool. Distinctions recorded are Royal Gold Medal.
The authorities additionally record the headings Leonard Aloysius Scott Nasmyth Stokes and Leonard Aloysius Scott Stokes. His recorded language was English.
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1858
Leonard Stokes born at Southport.
1925
Leonard Stokes died at Chelsea.
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- 1.Exeter - Sacred Heart / Diocese of Plymouth / Dioceses / Home / Taking Stock - Taking Stock. taking-stock.org.uk.
- 2.Howell, Peter. Stokes, Leonard Aloysius Scott (1858–1925). 2010. 10.1093/ref:odnb/61677.
- 3.London Parks and Gardens Trust. St Mary Magdalen's Roman Catholic Churchyard. London Gardens Online.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Adolf K. Placzek. Leonard Stokes. Macmillan encyclopedia of architects. Free Press. 4. 1982. 978-0-02-925000-6.
- Gray, Alexander Stuart. Leonard Stokes. Edwardian architecture: a biographical dictionary. University of Iowa Press. 1986. 978-0-87745-136-5.
- Drysdale, George. The Work of Leonard Stokes. Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects. 34. 5. 163–177. 1927.
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