Henry Thomas Hare (1860–1921) was an English architect who was born in
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Yorkshire
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and educated in Sheffield and Harrogate.
Career
At the age of 16 he was articled to the Scarborough architect C A Bury but left after four years to complete his studies at the Atelier Ginain in Paris. He returned to London in 1878 to work as an assistant to the London architects King + Hill, and in 1886 passed the associateship examination for entry to the Royal Institute of British Architects, (RIBA) receiving the Asphitel Prize for passing with the highest marks.
Hare set up his own practice in London in 1891, often working in collaboration with others. He was well-respected, serving on RIBA Council for many years, being President of the Architectural Association in 1902 and later becoming a Vice-President and then President of the RIBA from 1917 to 1919. He died in January 1921.
Hare's trademark was including an etching or carving of a
hare
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in every building he designed.
Selected buildings
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County Buildings, Stafford
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History
In the 19th century the Shire Hall in Mark ...
(1893–95)
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Oxford Town Hall
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, (1893–97)
*Passmore Edwards Free Library, Hackney, London (1897–99)
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Henley Town Hall
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Henley Town Hall is a municipal structure in the Market Place in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Henley Town Council, is a Grade II* listed building.
History
The first municipal building in ...
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Henley-on-Thames
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, Oxfordshire (1899–1900)
*Technical College,
Southend-on-Sea
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, Essex (1900)
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Crewe Municipal Buildings, Cheshire (1902–05)
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Carnegie Central Library, Hammersmith, London (1905)
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Fulham Central Library, London (1908), formerly Westfield House
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University College of North Wales, Bangor
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(1911)
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Westminster College, Cambridge
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History
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(1899)
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*Bailey Hill Water Tower, Luton (1901)
Oxford Town Hall 1.jpg, Oxford Town Hall
Fulham Library - geograph.org.uk - 864557.jpg, Fulham Library
Westminster College, Cambridge entrance.jpg, Westminster College
File:Hammersmith Library in London, spring 2013 (1).JPG, Hammersmith Library
References
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Further reading
*Service, Alistair, (1977), ''Edwardian Architecture: A Handbook to Building Design in Britain 1890-1914'', London: Thames and Hudson, p.202.
External links
Portraitby
William LlewellynMain Arts Building, Bangor University 1911- Bangor Civic Society
1861 births
1921 deaths
20th-century English architects
People from Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Presidents of the Royal Institute of British Architects
Architects from Yorkshire
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