Charles Edgar Buckeridge (1864 – 11 May 1898) was an English church decorative artist and the son of

Charles Buckeridge Charles Buckeridge (''circa'' 1832–1873) was a British Gothic Revival architect who trained as a pupil of Sir George Gilbert Scott. He practised in Oxford 1856–1868 and in London from 1869. He was made an Associate of the Royal Institute ...

, a Gothic Revival architect.

Life and career

Born in

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, Oxford in 1864, the son of Annie and

, a Gothic Revival architect, he trained with

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, ecclesiastical decorators. He exhibited at the

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in 1882 with a painting of Hampton Court and became known for his religious works, described as a "highly esteemed painter in this field". He often painted in the style of

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. He was employed by

C. Hodgson Fowler Charles Hodgson Fowler (2 March 1840 – 14 December 1910) was a prolific English ecclesiastical architect who specialised in building and, especially, restoring churches. Life He was born in Nottinghamshire, the son of Robert Hodgson Fowler ...

Arthur Blomfield Sir Arthur William Blomfield (6 March 182930 October 1899) was an English architect. He became president of the Architectural Association in 1861; a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1867 and vice-president of the RIBA in ...

John Oldrid Scott John Oldrid Scott (17 July 1841 – 30 May 1913) was a British architect. Biography He was the son of George Gilbert Scott and his wife Caroline (). His brother George Gilbert Scott Junior and nephew Sir Giles Gilbert Scott were also prominent ...

John Loughborough Pearson John Loughborough Pearson (5 July 1817 – 11 December 1897) was a British Gothic Revival architect renowned for his work on churches and cathedrals. Pearson revived and practised largely the art of vaulting, and acquired in it a proficie ...

and

Edmund Harold Sedding Edmund Harold Sedding (1863 – 21 February 1921), often referred to as E. H. Sedding, was an English architect who practised in Devon and Cornwall. Life Sedding was born in 1863 in Pimlico, London, the son of Edmund Sedding and the nephew of ...

. His most important patron was

George Frederick Bodley George Frederick Bodley (14 March 182721 October 1907) was an English Gothic Revival architect. He was a pupil of Sir George Gilbert Scott and worked with C. E. Kempe. He was in partnership with Thomas Garner for much of his career and was ...

for whom he completed the decoration at

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, that had been started by

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and Morris & Co. in the 1860s. He worked in partnership with Charles Stephen Floyce or Fleuss (c1857-1895), until the end of 1890. They advertised as 'panel and mural painters' and 'artists in stained glass'. Floyce later (1892) worked with Blomfield on the

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. Other projects included paintings (1894) for Pearson's chapel at the convent of the

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(now

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); the original architect of the nunnery had been his father. The reredos formerly in St Mark's Church, Horsham, is now in St Mary's Church. It cost about £200. "The upper part of the reredos is in the form of a triptych. The framework is of oak, and the panels, gilt and coloured, are painted in oils, the work being of the Flemish school. The centre panel represents the adoration of the infant Jesus by the Virgin and St Joseph. The side panels bear figures of the four Evangelists. Sir Arthur Blomfield was the architect, and Messrs. Floyce and Buckeridge, of London, were the artists." At St Mary Magdalene, Enfield, he painted the East Wall and the angels on the ceiling in the chancel (1897/8). "The altar and reredos of the church of St. Nicholas, Rodmersham, Kent, have been exquisitely painted by Messrs. Buckeridge and Floyce". "It represents the best order of ecclesiastical art, viz., the 15th Century German, whilst the character of the ornament is founded on the old Norfolk work". His masterpiece is probably the triptych (1892–93) for the architect Norman Shaw's All Saints' Church,

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, Shropshire.

Personal life

Charles married Ellen Dunkley in

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in 1888Charles Edgar Buckeridge in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837–1915
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and had one son, Albert (b 1881). In 1882 his address was given as 4, Duke Street, Portland Place and in 1891 Wilmot Place, St Pancras. He later lived at

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, Marylebone. He died at 64 Agamemnon Road,

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in 1898,Charles Edgar Buckeridge in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1966, 1973–1995
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and is buried in Camden. According to

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"In November 1894 .. his wife destroyed one of his largest paintings and fled".

Gallery

File:High altar of All Saints' Church, Richard's Castle (geograph 4813534).jpg, Reredos, Richard's Castle File:St Pancras Old Church, Reredos.jpg, St Pancras (Old Church) Reredos File:Enfield, St Mary Magdalene, ceiling 7.jpg, St Mary Magdalene, Enfield. The ceiling File:Buckeridge Triptych Ickleford.jpg, Triptych, St Katharine, Ickleford File:C E Buckeridge altar at Salisbury Cathedral.jpg, Triptych, Salisbury Cathedral File:St Stephen’s Church, North Mundham, triptych.jpg, North Mundham File:Reredos-winged-panel-Reredos -designed by G F Bodley and carried out by Farrer and Brindley - St. Martins church, Scarborough, North Yorkshire.jpg, St Martin, Scarborough. File:Enfield, St Mary Magdalene, East wall northern painting.jpg, The Angel Gabriel. St Mary Magdalene, Enfield. File:Enfield, St Mary Magdalene, East wall southern painting.jpg, The Magi. St Mary Magdalene, Enfield. File:Leatherhead, St Mary & St Nicholas, Annunciation (R).jpg, Annunciation, Leatherhead File:Guildford, Holy Trinity Church, sanctuary.jpg, Holy Trinity Church, Guildford

Works

Incomplete. (After Andrew Saint with additions)

References

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