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Leonard Aloysius Scott Stokes (1858 – 25 December 1925) was an English architect and artist.
Leonard Stokes was born in
Leonard Stokes was born in Southport
Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England.
Southport lies on the Iris ...
(then in Lancashire
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) in 1858 the son of Scott Nasmyth Stokes, a school inspector. He trained in London and travelled in Germany and Italy. Most of his designs were for Roman Catholic
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buildings, including churches, convents and schools. His first work was Sacred Heart Church, Exeter
Sacred Heart Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Exeter, Devon, England. It was built from 1883 to 1884 and designed by Leonard Stokes. It is situated on the corner of South Street and Bear Street, close to Exeter Cathedral in the centre ...
. He also designed St Joseph's Church, Maidenhead
St Joseph's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. It was built in 1884 and designed by Leonard Stokes in the Gothic Revival style. It is located on the Cookham Road north of the town centre. It is a Grade I ...
, in 1884, and the Church of St Clare, Liverpool
The Church of St Clare is on the corner of Arundel Avenue and York Avenue in the Sefton Park area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is ...
, which was completed in 1890. He also designed country houses and around 20 telephone exchanges. In 1919 he was awarded the Royal Gold Medal
The Royal Gold Medal for architecture is awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects on behalf of the British monarch, in recognition of an individual's or group's substantial contribution to international architecture. It is gi ...
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 supp ...
, having served as their president from 1910 to 1912. Sir Albert Edward Richardson, who later became president of the Royal Society
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, trained in his offices.
His brother Wilfred Stokes was an engineer and inventor.
His nephew Richard Stokes was a Labour MP and minister.
He died in 1925 in Chelsea, London () and is buried at St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church, Mortlake.
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* * * (also published in ''Architecture'' in 1926) 1858 births 1925 deaths 19th-century English architects 20th-century English architects Architects from Lancashire Burials at St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church Mortlake English ecclesiastical architects People from Southport Presidents of the Royal Institute of British Architects Recipients of the Royal Gold Medal People of the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England {{UK-architect-stub