George Edmund Street (20 June 1824 – 18 December 1881), also known as G. E. Street, was an English architect, born at
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in Essex. Stylistically, Street was a leading practitioner of the
Victorian Gothic Revival. Though mainly an ecclesiastical architect, he is perhaps best known as the designer of the
Royal Courts of Justice
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on the Strand in London.
Early life
Street was the third son of Thomas Street, a solicitor, by his second wife, Mary Anne Millington. He went to school at
Mitcham
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in about 1830, and later to the
Camberwell Collegiate School
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The school was opened in 1835, as an Anglican school under the ...
, which he left in 1839. For a few months he worked in his father's business in
Philpot Lane
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, but on his father's death he went to live with his mother and sister at
Exeter
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In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal comm ...
. There his thoughts first turned to architecture, and in 1841 his mother obtained a place for him as pupil in the office of
Owen Browne Carter at
Winchester
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. Afterwards he worked for five years as an "improver" with
George Gilbert Scott
Sir George Gilbert Scott (13 July 1811 – 27 March 1878), known as Sir Gilbert Scott, was a prolific English Gothic Revival architect, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches and cathedrals, although he started ...
in London.
His first commission – undertaken while still working for Scott – was for the design of
Biscovey Church,
Cornwall
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. In 1849 he set up in practice in an office of his own. Much of his earliest work, which included many church restorations, was in Cornwall.
[Street (1888), p.11]
Career
![Oxford SSPhilip&James south](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Oxford_SSPhilip%26James_south.jpg)
In November 1850, having been appointed architect to the
diocese of Oxford
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by Bishop
Samuel Wilberforce
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, he left London, and moved to
Wantage
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, where he had already designed a vicarage, and was working on some schools. In May 1852 he went to live in Beaumont Street, Oxford. He designed the
parish church of SS Philip and James in the city, and another at Summertown, as well as restoring many others. Street built or restored 113 churches in the diocese of Oxford.
However, his only work for the
university
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was the reordering of
Jesus College Chapel. His son Arthur Edmund Street suggested that:
Possibly my father's very decided adherence to the earlier phase of Gothic, and the eagerness with which he argued that Oxford had already enough of debased types, and should revert to the purity of the early forms, may have frightened the authorities.
During this period he developed his use of constructional
polychromy
Polychrome is the "practice of decorating architectural elements, sculpture, etc., in a variety of colors." The term is used to refer to certain styles of architecture, pottery or sculpture in multiple colors.
Ancient Egypt
Colossal statu ...
, in churches such as All Saints, Boyne Hill.
Maidenhead
Maidenhead is a market town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in the county of Berkshire, England, on the southwestern bank of the River Thames. It had an estimated population of 70,374 and forms part of the border with southern Bu ...
.
Early in his career, he advocated the idea that architects should have a practical involvement with the decoration of their buildings, and painted murals at Boyne Hill church himself. However, with his increasing amount of business, he soon realised the difficulties of such an approach.
He remained in Oxford until late in 1855, when he moved back to London, taking a house in Montagu Place,
Bloomsbury
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Bloomsbury is home of the British Museum, the largest mus ...
. At around this time he entered the competition to design the new cathedral at
Lille
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, winning second prize, behind a design by
Henry Clutton
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and
William Burges
William Burges (; 2 December 1827 – 20 April 1881) was an English architect and designer. Among the greatest of the Victorian art-architects, he sought in his work to escape from both nineteenth-century industrialisation and the Neoc ...
. He came second to Burges in another competition, to design the
Crimea Memorial Church
The Crimea Memorial Church, also known as ''Christ Church'', is a Church of England church in the Beyoglu - Taksim district of Istanbul, Turkey.
History
The current church was built on land donated by Sultan Abdulmecid and was constructed between ...
in
Constantinople
la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه
, alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis (" ...
, but eventually received the commission. He also submitted, unsuccessfully, Gothic schemes for the new Foreign Office in Whitehall, and for a projected rebuilding of the
National Gallery
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.
Gothic Revival
![St](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/St._James_the_Less%2C_Westminster_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1194429.jpg)
Street was an active member of the
Ecclesiological Society
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. From an early age he had been interested in the principles of
Gothic architecture
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, and made frequent tours to study and draw Gothic architecture across Europe. He was an exceptional draughtsman, and in 1855 he published a very careful and well illustrated work on ''The Brick and Marble Architecture of Northern Italy'', and in 1865 a book on ''The Gothic Architecture of Spain''. These works inspired the wider use of constructional
polychromy
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Ancient Egypt
Colossal statu ...
by British architects, sometimes mocked as "The Streaky Bacon Style".
At St James the Less, in Thorndike Street, Westminster (1858–61), Street used red brick, with black brick decoration both inside and out, and gave the church a tall, square campanile-like tower, its roof based on a
Genoese model.
Charles Locke Eastlake
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His uncle, Sir Charles Lock Eastlake PRA (born in 1793), was a Keeper of the National Gallery, from 1843 to 1847, and from 1855 its fi ...
, writing in 1872, saw this as a prime example of the "revolt from
nglishnational style" that was occurring amongst Gothic Revival architects at this time,
[Eastlake (1872), p.321] at least in part inspired by
John Ruskin
John Ruskin (8 February 1819 20 January 1900) was an English writer, philosopher, art critic and polymath of the Victorian era. He wrote on subjects as varied as geology, architecture, myth, ornithology, literature, education, botany and politi ...
's enthusiasm for the medieval architecture of Northern Italy, and by the publication of
Viollet-le-Duc's exhaustive ''Dictionnaire raisonné de l'Architecture Française du XIe au XVIe Siècle'':
Here the whole character of the building, whether we regard its plan, its distinctive features, its external or internal decoration is eminently un-English. Even the materials used in its construction and the mode by which it is lighted were novelties. The detached tower with its picturesquely modelled spire, its belfry stage rich in ornamental brick-work and marble bosses, the semicircular apse and quasi-transepts, the plate tracery, the dormers inserted in the clerestory, the quaint treatment of the nave arcade, the bold vigour of the carving, the chromatic decoration of the roof—all bear evidence of a thirst for change which Mr. Street could satisfy without danger, but which betrayed many of his contemporaries into intemperance.
Two features Street was particularly fond of using were the round apse and the louvred belfry windows.
Street was commissioned by
Alexander Lindsay, 25th Earl of Crawford in 1867 to design several aspects of the extension work undertaken at
Dunecht House,
Aberdeenshire
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. These included the Library and a Chapel.
In 1868 Street was made Diocesan Architect of
Ripon
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, in addition to the similar posts which he already held in the dioceses of
York
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and Oxford, and to which Winchester was subsequently added. He was also appointed Architect to York Minster at around this time, and, later on, to
Salisbury
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Salisbury is in the southeast of Wil ...
and
Carlisle Cathedral
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s.
[Street (1888), p.196]
Works
![Royal courts of justice](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Royal_courts_of_justice.jpg)
Street's most recognisable building is probably the
Law Courts
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(now the Royal Courts of Justice) in the
Strand
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in London. The competition for this was prolonged, and much diversity of opinion was expressed. The judges wanted Street to make the exterior arrangements and
Charles Barry
Sir Charles Barry (23 May 1795 – 12 May 1860) was a British architect, best known for his role in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster (also known as the Houses of Parliament) in London during the mid-19th century, but also responsi ...
the interior, while a special committee of lawyers recommended the designs of
Alfred Waterhouse
Alfred Waterhouse (19 July 1830 – 22 August 1905) was an English architect, particularly associated with the Victorian Gothic Revival architecture, although he designed using other architectural styles as well. He is perhaps best known f ...
. In June 1868, however, Street was appointed sole architect; but the building was not complete at the time of his death in December 1881.
![St John the Evangelist Ardamine](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/St_John_the_Evangelist_Ardamine.jpg)
Apart from the Law Courts, by far the majority of Street's output was for ecclesiastical uses, the largest being the nave of
Bristol Cathedral
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and the restoration of
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
Christ Church Cathedral, more formally The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, is the cathedral of the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough and the cathedral of the ecclesiastical province of the United Provinces of Dublin and Cashel in the ( ...
. Chief amongst his complete works include St Margaret's convent,
East Grinstead
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, and the
theological college
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at
Cuddesdon
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. Other churches of which he was the architect include All Saints' (Church of England), St Paul's Within The Walls (American Episcopal) in Rome, and, also for the American Episcopal Church, the
American Cathedral in Paris
The American Cathedral in Paris (french: Cathédrale Américaine de Paris), formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, is one of the oldest English-speaking churches in Paris. It is the gathering church for the Convocation of Epi ...
, completed posthumously by Arthur E Street in 1886. His work was not exclusively in the
Gothic revival
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manner, as is demonstrated by
Ralli's dramatic
Lycia
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n-
Byzantine
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temple at
Norwood Cemetery
West Norwood Cemetery is a rural cemetery in West Norwood in London, England. It was also known as the South Metropolitan Cemetery.
One of the first private landscaped cemeteries in London, it is one of the " Magnificent Seven" cemeteries of L ...
, the
Romanesque reworking of the nearby
church of St Luke and the rebuilding of All Saints' at
Roydon, in West Norfolk, in a style to match its two
Norman
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doorways. Street also designed the family chapel at
Gwrych Castle
Gwrych Castle ( cy, Castell Gwrych meaning "hedged castle") (Originally spelt as 'Gwrŷch') is a Grade I listed 19th-century country house near Abergele in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The castle and 236 acre estate are owned by a charity, an ...
in
Abergele
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.
Denbighshire
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.
Ireland
Street carried out a number of new works in Ireland, including the small clifftop church of St. John the Evangelist at Ardamine, Co. Wexford, and
Piltown
Piltown (), historically known as Ballypoyle, is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It lies on the R698 regional road, which was the N24 national primary road before the locality was bypassed in 2002.
Approaching Piltown from Carrick-on- ...
Church, Co. Kilkenny. His most significant work was the controversial re-edification of the historic
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
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, in the course of which he was responsible for demolishing the choir which he considered to be of "no historic significance". Street designed the adjacent Synod Hall around the existing 12th-century St Michael's Church. He also restored
St. Brigid's Cathedral, Kildare Town, which was a roofless ruin when he started work. The Cathedral reopened in 1896. He succeeded in rebuilding the lost walls to match the remnants which remained of the original walls and square tower.
Societies and honours
Street was elected an associate of the
Royal Academy
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in 1866, and a fellow in 1871; at the time of his death he was professor of architecture to the Royal Academy, where he had delivered a course of lectures on the development of medieval architecture. He was also president of the
Royal Institute of British Architects
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 ...
. He was a member of the
Royal Academy of Vienna, and in 1878, in reward for drawings sent to the Paris Exhibition, he was made a knight of the
Legion of Honour
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.
Pupils
In 1856–7,
Philip Webb
Philip Speakman Webb (12 January 1831 – 17 April 1915) was a British architect and designer sometimes called the Father of Arts and Crafts Architecture. His use of vernacular architecture demonstrated his commitment to "the art of common ...
was Street's senior clerk and the young
William Morris
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one of his apprentices. These two designers worked together on the
Red House that became a memorial to William Morris's design principles and includes work by many of his now-famous friends. Another apprentice in the early 1870s was the Canadian architect
Frank Darling.
Personal life
![Royal Courts of Justice - Main Hall - G](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Royal_Courts_of_Justice_-_Main_Hall_-_G._E._Street_Monument.png)
Street was twice married, first on 17 June 1852 to Mariquita Proctor, second daughter of Robert Proctor, who died in 1874 aged 44. They met when Street was employed to restore the church at Hadleigh, in Essex, where the rector was Mariquita's uncle.
His second wife was Jessie Holland, second daughter of William Holland. They married on 11 January 1876, but she died eight weeks after the wedding, having contracted a fever on their honeymoon in Rome. His son,
Arthur Edmund Street
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, was born in Oxford in 1855. He joined his father's office in 1878 and after his father's death completed the projects which were in the course of construction. He later wrote a biography of his father which was published in 1888.
Street's death, on 18 December 1881 aged 57, was hastened by overwork and professional worries connected with the building of the law courts. He was buried on 29 December in the nave of
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an historic, mainly Gothic church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the United ...
, adjacent to the tombs of Sir
George Gilbert Scott
Sir George Gilbert Scott (13 July 1811 – 27 March 1878), known as Sir Gilbert Scott, was a prolific English Gothic Revival architect, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches and cathedrals, although he started ...
and Sir
Charles Barry
Sir Charles Barry (23 May 1795 – 12 May 1860) was a British architect, best known for his role in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster (also known as the Houses of Parliament) in London during the mid-19th century, but also responsi ...
. A monument to Street by
Henry Hugh Armstead
Henry Hugh Armstead (18 June 18284 December 1905) was an English sculptor and illustrator, influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites.
Biography
Armstead was born at Bloomsbury in central London, the son of John Armstead, a chaser and heraldic engraver ...
was sponsored by the
Prince of Wales
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and Sir
Frederic Leighton
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and is sited in the central hall of the Royal Courts; it was unveiled on 24 March 1886 by
Lord Herschell, the
Lord Chancellor
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.
Street was an adherent of the
high church
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tradition of the Church of England.
[Street (1888), p.67] For many years he was a
churchwarden
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of
All Saints, Margaret Street
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in London,
built in the 1850s as a "model church" under the supervision of the Ecclesiological Society.
[Eastlake (1872), p.251–3] He was particularly insistent that all seats in churches should be free of charge, rather than subject to
pew rent
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Overview
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See also
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List of new churches by G. E. Street
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List of church restorations and alterations by G. E. Street
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List of domestic buildings by G. E. Street
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List of miscellaneous works by G. E. Street
References
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External links
Paul Joyce Archive material on George Edmund Street, including original drawings
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