Frederick Arthur Walters (1849–1931) was a Scottish

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working in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, notable for his

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churches.

Life

Walters was born on 5 February 1849 at 6 South Terrace,

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, the son of the architect Frederick Page Walters—with whom he served as an

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for three years.Scottish Architects website
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for nine years, he formed his own architectural practice in 1878, taking his son, John Edward Walters, into partnership in 1924. Walters, a Roman Catholic, was responsible for more than fifty Roman Catholic Churches, including

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and

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.''The Return of the Benedictines to London, Ealing Abbey: 1896 to Independence'' by Rene Kollar, Burnes and Oates 1989, , ps. 53 & 126 He also designed the seminary building at St. John's Seminary (Wonersh), which is on the statutory list of buildings of architectural and historical importance. Walters died on 3 December 1931 at St Mildred's,

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Works

References

Bibliography

Architectural & historic review of churches in the Roman Catholic diocese of Arundel & Brighton
(Teresa Sladen & Nicholas Antram, 2005) {{DEFAULTSORT:Walters, Frederick 1849 births 1931 deaths Architects from London Architects of Roman Catholic churches