Sidney R. J. Smith
Smith (1858–1913) was a Late Victorian English architect, best known for the work he undertook in the 1880s and 1890s for the philanthropist Henry Tate including the original Tate Gallery at Millbank.
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Sidney R. J. Smith

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- Born
- 1858
- Died
- 1913
- Occupation
- architect
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Smith (1858–1913) was a Late Victorian English architect, best known for the work he undertook in the 1880s and 1890s for the philanthropist Henry Tate including the original Tate Gallery at Millbank.
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• Illustration — Durning Library, 2013 • Outdoor Relief Station, Norwood (1887) • Tate Free Library, South Lambeth Road (1887) • Durning Library, Kennington (1889) • Tate Free Library, Streatham (1890) • Tate Free Library, Brixton Oval (1892) • Cripplegate Institute, 1 Golden Lane (1896) • National Gallery of British Art (Tate Gallery) (1897) • 16–19 Dunraven Street, Mayfair (1897) • St Thomas, Telford Park, Streatham Hill (with Spencer William Grant) • Tate Mausoleum, West Norwood Cemetery (c.1890) • Euston Underground station, City and South London Railway (1907) (demolished)

London - Tate Britain 1897 by Sidney R. J. Smith - Rotunda, Glass Dome
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London - Tate Britain 1897 by Sidney R. J. Smith - Rotunda, Glass Dome
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