Guy Maxwell Aylwin AAdipl

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(1889–1968) was a

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, practising almost wholly in the West Surrey area around

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Biography

Early career

Aylwin was articled with the Farnham practice of Niven & Wigglesworth between 1910 and 1913, which had its main offices in London, although the senior partner, David Barclay Niven (1864–1942) lived in Farnham.

Harold Falkner Harold Falkner FRIBA (1875–1963) was a notable British architect in the early 20th century and is now considered a leading exponent of the vernacular and the Arts and Crafts Movement, Arts & Crafts in architecture. Most of his surviving build ...

had also been a pupil of Niven & Wigglesworth and for a time was in partnership with both men as Niven, Wigglesworth & Falkner. In an illustration by Paul Phipps of the pupils of

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, one of the figures is of a G. Alwyn, but is not clear if this is the same person. In 1927, he joined Falkner in the firm of Falkner & Aylwin, but this was dissolved after only three years, in 1930, although Falkner continued to use the partnership name until 1932. From then on, Aylwin worked by himself until he was joined by his son, John Maxwell Aylwin and John's wife, both architects. His daughter Jill, also an architect, joined them in the offices. John died in 1999 and the Aylwin family practice of architects ceased to exist.

Falkner & Aylwin

Aylwin designed many buildings in a vernacular and Arts & Crafts style around Farnham, both houses and civic buildings, such as the ''Town Hall'' and the ''Bush Hotel'' in The Borough, Farnham. He also received much work from

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, such as the ''Princess Royal'' and ''Jolly Farmer''

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s in

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, the ''Seven Stars'' in East Street,

being good examples of their type and designed with Falkner. He also designed the ''Wooden Bridge'' along the old A3 in

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Personal life

Like his sometime business partner and colleague, Falkner, Aylwin was educated at Farnham Grammar School. From there he went to

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and the

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and was elected finally as a Fellow of the

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. He was married to Connie and they had four children - John, Jim, Jill and Tony. Both John and Jill became architects.

Legacy

In 2010, a part of his archive and some of his architectural drawings and models were donated by his grandson, Richard Aylwin, to the Blower Foundation, where they are archived and maintained. He also edited and revised a history of architecture by HH Statham.'A Short Critical History of Architecture' 2nd Edition by Guy Maxwell Aylwin

Gallery

File:Bailiffs Hall, The Borough, Farnham, Surrey.jpg, Drawing by Jill Maxwell Aylwin of he father Guy's restoration of the Bailiffs Hall undertaken with Harold Falkner in the mid 1930's File:The Wooden Bridge Pub, Guildford.jpg, The Wooden Bridge Pub, Guildford by Guy Maxwell Aylwin for Courage Brewery, mid-1930's File:Craven House, The Hart, Farnham.jpg, Perspective view of Craven House, The Hart, Farnham by Guy Maxwell Aylwin (Circa 1967) File:198 High Street, Guildford.jpg, 198 High Street, Guildford (formerly Equitable House), designed by Guy Maxwell Aylwin, circa 1930's File:The McConnell House, Farnham, Surrey.jpg, The McConnell House, Farnham, Surrey by Falkner & Aylwin, 1928 File:Knights Road Housing, Farnham.jpg, Proposal for Knights Road Housing, Farnham by Guy and John Maxwell Aylwin (1950) File:The Red Lion Pub, Sunningdale, Berkshire.png, The Red Lion Pub, Sunningdale, Berkshire by Falkner & Aylwin for Courage Brewery (1931) File:12 Downing Street, Farnham.png, Former Alliance Pub, 12 Downing Street, Farnham by Falkner & Aylwin (1929) File:The Wooden Bridge, Guildford.png, Model of Aylwin's Wooden Bridge Pub in Guildford

References

Bibliography

* ''West Surrey Architects'', by Christopher Budgen. Woking: Heritage of Waverley, 2002 (paperback, ). * ''Harold Falkner: More Than an Arts & Crafts Architect'', by Sam Osmond. Chichester: Phillimore, 2003 (paperback, ). * ''The Surrey Style'', by Roderick Gradidge. Kingston:

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, 1991 (paperback, ). * ''A Short Critical History of Architecture'', by Henry Heathcote Staham, 2nd Edition edited and revised by Guy Maxwell Aylwin. BT Batsford. 1927.

External links

*The Blower Foundation (for cultural connection) is a registered UK Charity devoted to cultural heritage and expression an

holds an archive of drawings and buildings designed by both Aylwins and have an online gallery of their buildings. *Farnham Museu

hold correspondence and archives from Harold Falkner that may include some of the work they completed together in partnership as Falkner & Aylwin, salvaged from a skip after Falkner's death and the closure of his offices in West Street, Farnham. {{DEFAULTSORT:Aylwin, Guy Maxwell 1889 births 1968 deaths Alumni of King's College London Architects from Surrey Arts and Crafts architects People from Farnham Fellows of the Royal Institute of British Architects