George Dennis Martin, F.S.I. (20 December 1847 - 26 April 1915) was an English architect based in London.

History

He was born on 20 December 1847, the son of George and Cordelia Martin and baptised on 21 January 1848 at

St Olave's Church, Southwark St Olave's Church, Southwark was a church in Southwark, England which is believed to be mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. It was located on Tooley Street which is named after the church, i.e. 't'olous'. It became redundant in 1926 and was d ...

. He was educated at

Dulwich College Dulwich College is a 2–19 independent, day and boarding school for boys in Dulwich, London, England. As a public school, it began as the College of God's Gift, founded in 1619 by Elizabethan actor Edward Alleyn, with the original purpose of ...

and

South Kensington School of Art The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom, with campuses in South Kensington, Battersea and White City. It is the only entirely postgraduate art and design university in the United Kingdom. It offe ...

. He was articled to the architect Charles Laws in London. He started in independent practice in 1872. He was Architect and Surveyor to the Central London Properties’ Syndicate. In partnership with Edward Keynes Purchase (1862-1923) he was architect and director of the Bedford Court Mansion Company from 1883 to 1895. He was a Fellow of the Surveyor’s Institution (FSI) He married Jane Sim, daughter of James Sim, at St George’s Church, Hannover Square, London, on 23 February 1876. He died at 8 Bristol House, Southampton Row, London on 26 April 1915 and left an estate of £180 6s 6d () to his widow.

Works

*Craven House, 16 Northumberland Avenue, London 1885 (with Edward Keynes Purchase) *Piccadilly Mansions, Shaftesbury Avenue, London 1888-89 (with Edward Keynes Purchase) *66-86 Shaftesbury Avenue, London 1888-89 (with Edward Keynes Purchase) *138 and 140 Shaftesbury Avenue (with Edward Keynes Purchase) *1-8 Irving Street, Leicester Square, London 1895-97 *St George’s House, 14-17 Wells Street, London 1896-97 *

Berners Street Mansions Berners Mansions is a six-storey Edwardian mansion block located in Berners Street in the City of Westminster. Berners Mansions was designed in 1897 by George Dennis Martin (1848-1915), Architect, of Pall Mall East. It is an unlisted building of ...

, Berners Street and Mortimer Street, London 1897 *Hotel, Dover Street, Piccadilly, London 1898 *T.H. Brooke Hitchings, 235-241 Regent Street, London 1898 *Alhambra Theatre of Varieties, Attercliffe, Sheffield 1898 (with Arthur Blomfield Jackson) (demolished in 1962) *

DoubleTree by Hilton Harrogate Majestic Hotel & Spa The Majestic Hotel or Hotel Majestic, now officially known as the DoubleTree by Hilton Harrogate Majestic Hotel & Spa, is a historic hotel in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. History The hotel was built by the Frederick Hotels Limited (whic ...

(previously known as The Majestic Hotel) 1898-1900 *Marlborough Hotel, Bury Street, London 1899 *New Premises for A.J. Sanderson (on the site of Bedford Chapel), New Oxford Street/Bloomsbury Street, London 1899 (now demolished) *

Paxtons Head Paxtons Head is a Grade II listed public house at 153 Knightsbridge, London. It was built in 1900–02 by George Dennis Martin George Dennis Martin, F.S.I. (20 December 1847 - 26 April 1915) was an English architect based in London. His ...

, 153 Knightsbridge, London 1900-02 *House at Willenhall Park, Barnet, London 1901 *Durham Ox public house (now Bodega),

Pelham Street, Nottingham Pelham Street is an historic street in Nottingham City Centre between High Street and Carlton Street. History The street is medieval and was originally known as ''Gridlesmith Gate'' or ''Greytsmythisgate''. ( la, Vicus Magnorum Fabrorum or Vicus ...

1902 *Park Mansions, Knightsbridge, London 1902 *Park Lodge, Knightsbridge, London 1902 *Offices, Finsbury Circus/East Street, London 1903 *13-27 Brompton Road (with 2-8

Basil Street Basil Street, originally known as North Street, is a street in London's Knightsbridge. It was laid out in the second half of the eighteenth century on land belonging to Lord Cadogan and runs between Sloane Street in the north and the junction of ...

and Brompton Arcade) 1903-04 *85-86 Jermyn Street, London 1905 *Harewood House, Hanover Square (north side), London 1909 (with Blow & Billerey)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, George Dennis 19th-century English architects 20th-century English architects Architects from London People educated at Dulwich College Alumni of the Royal College of Art 1847 births 1915 deaths