Arthur Young (1853 – 22 December 1924), was an English architect, particularly of Catholic churches.
Career
He was born in 1853 at
Stamford, Lincolnshire
Stamford is a town and civil parish in the South Kesteven District of Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 19,701 and estimated at 20,645 in 2019. The town has 17th- and 18th-century stone buildings, older timber-framed ...
, the second son of Charles Edward Young, and was educated there at
Stamford Grammar School,
and then studied for two years at the "Technische Schule" at St Gall in Switzerland. He was then articled to Philip Causton Lockwood, Borough Surveyor of Brighton from 1870-3, before working in the offices of E. J. Tarver; followed by the noted church architect
Benjamin Ferrey
Benjamin Ferrey FSA FRIBA (1 April 1810–22 August 1880) was an English architect who worked mostly in the Gothic Revival.
Family
Benjamin Ferrey was the youngest son of Benjamin Ferrey Snr (1779–1847), a draper who became Mayor of Christc ...
; and then
George Sommers Clarke between 1870 and 1879. He commenced work in London in 1877. He was working from 19 Queen Anne's Gate in Westminster in 1886 and from 5 South Square, Gray's Inn in 1914. He became a
FRIBA
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three suppl ...
in 1886.
[ "Brodie A.",(2001), Vol 2, 1087]
Notable buildings
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Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury, Harrow
Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury is a Grade II listed Roman Catholic church at 22 Roxborough Park, Harrow-on-the-Hill
Harrow on the Hill is a locality and historic village in the borough of Harrow in Greater London, England. The name re ...
(1894)
*
St Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to his crucifixion and
resurre ...
,
Bexhill-on-Sea
Bexhill-on-Sea (often shortened to Bexhill) is a seaside town and civil parish situated in the county of East Sussex in South East England. An ancient town and part of the local government district of Rother, Bexhill is home to a number of arc ...
(1907)
* Our Lady and St. Augustine,
Rickmansworth
Rickmansworth () is a town in southwest Hertfordshire, England, about northwest of central London and inside the perimeter of the M25 motorway. The town is mainly to the north of the Grand Union Canal (formerly the Grand Junction Canal) and t ...
(1909)
* St Edmund's parish chapel, Old Hall
* Dominican convent at Watford
* Convent of Our Lady of Sion
* Catholic High School, at Bayswater
* New wing at Ratcliffe College
* St Edward's, Golders Green
* Church of St Edmund of Canterbury and English Martyrs,
Ware
Ware may refer to:
People
* Ware (surname)
* William of Ware (), English Franciscan theologian
Places Canada
*Fort Ware, British Columbia
United Kingdom
*Ware, Devon
*Ware, Hertfordshire
*Ware, Kent
United States
* Ware, Elmore County, Al ...
(1911)
*
Benson Memorial Church
The Benson Memorial Church, dedicated to St Richard of Chichester, is an English Roman Catholic church in the Hertfordshire town of Buntingford. Its name derives from the notable priest and author Robert Hugh Benson who lived locally at Har ...
,
Buntingford
Buntingford is a market town and civil parish in the district of East Hertfordshire and county of Hertfordshire in England. It lies next to the River Rib and is located on the historic Roman road, Ermine Street. As a result of its location, it ...
(1914)
* Our Lady's,
Chesham Bois
Chesham Bois (traditionally , but now more commonly ) is a village in the Chiltern Hills, in Buckinghamshire, England, adjacent to both Amersham and Chesham.
History
Initially a hamlet in the parish of Chesham, the manor was assessed at 1½ ...
* St Dominic's, Harrow
References
Literature
*Brodie A. (ed),(2001), ''Directory of British Architects, 1834–1914'': 2 Vols, British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects.
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1853 births
1924 deaths
Architects from Lincolnshire
People from Stamford, Lincolnshire