Bernard George (1894-1964) was an architect and member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Bernard George between 1928 and 1962 worked as the chief architect for the inhouse design team at

Barkers of Kensington Barkers of Kensington was a department store in Kensington High Street, Kensington, London. It began as a small drapery business, John Barker & Company, founded by Sir John Barker, 1st Baronet, John Barker and Sir James Whitehead, 1st Baronet ...

. His main commissions were for his employers, with the design of both

and

Derry & Toms Derry & Toms was a London department store that was founded in 1860 in Kensington High Street and was famous for its Roof Garden which opened in 1938. In 1973 the store was closed and became home to Big Biba, which closed in 1975. The site wa ...

stores in Kensington High Street,

Kensington, London Kensington is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in the West of Central London. The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up by Kensington Gar ...

in the art deco style. Both the Derry and Tom building and the

Roof garden A roof garden is a garden on the roof of a building. Besides the decorative benefit, roof plantings may provide food, temperature control, hydrological benefits, architectural enhancement, habitats or corridors for wildlife, recreational oppo ...

built on top of the store are listed. Additional work completed by George includes 65 Streatham High Road. image:Derry & Toms 31.JPG, Derry and Toms Store today image:Barkers department store.jpg, Barkers store today image:Barkers, Kensington High Street 1.jpg, Close up of Barker Tower

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1894 births 1964 deaths 20th-century English architects {{UK-architect-stub