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'''Philip Charles Hardwick''' (1822 – 1892) was a nineteenth-century English architect
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'''Philip Charles Hardwick''' ([[London]] 1822–1892) was an English architect.


==Life==
==Life==
[[File:Impression of the Great Hall, Euston Station.jpg|thumb|upright|Hardwick's impression of the Great Hall at <br /> Euston Station, 1844.]]
Philip Charles Hardwick was a notable [[England|English]] [[architect]] of the 19th century who was once described as "a careful and industrious student of mediaeval art". He was born in [[Westminster]], the son of the architect [[Philip Hardwick]] (1792-1870), grandson of [[Thomas Hardwick|Thomas Hardwick (junior)]] (1752-1825) and great grandson of Thomas Hardwick Senior (1725-1825); the Hardwicks' architectural work spanned over 100 years, making them one of the most successful architectural families in British history.
Philip Charles Hardwick was born in [[Westminster]] in London, the son of the architect [[Philip Hardwick]] (1792–1870) and grandson of architect [[Thomas Hardwick|Thomas Hardwick (junior)]] (1752–1825). His mother was also from an eminent architectural family, the Shaws. Philip Charles Hardwick's maternal grandfather was [[John Shaw Sr.|John Shaw Senior]] (1776–1832) and his uncle was [[John Shaw Jr]] (1803–1870).


Hardwick trained under his father and also [[Edward Blore]]. He exhibited regularly at the [[Royal Academy]] between 1848 and 1854.<ref name="victoriaweb">{{cite web|author=Paul Johnson |title=Philip Charles Hardwick (1822–1892) |url=http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/hardwickpc/bio.html |publisher=The Victoria Web |accessdate=28 September 2014 }}</ref>
His mother was also from an eminent architectural family, the Shaws. Philip Charles Hardwick's maternal grandfather was [[John Shaw Sr.|John Shaw Senior]] (1776-1832) and his uncle was [[John Shaw Jr]] (1803-1870) - both architects known for their work at [[Christ's Hospital]] and at [[Ramsgate]] harbour. Philip Charles trained under his father and also in [[Edward Blore]]'s office during which time he visited [[Belgium]] and [[Germany]]. He exhibited regularly at the [[Royal Academy]] between 1848 and 1854.
[[File:Euston Station, The Great Hall.jpg|thumb|upright|left|The former Great Hall with a statue of [[George Stephenson]] by [[Edward Hodges Baily]].]]
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Philip Charles worked in the [[City of London]], where he became the leading architect of grandiose banking offices, mainly in an [[Architecture of Italy|Italianate manner]]. He designed five City banks, including Drummond's in [[Trafalgar Square]] (1879–81), and was architect to the [[Bank of England]] from 1855 to 1883. He was employed outside London designing branch offices at Hull (1856) and Leeds (1862–65).<ref name="victoriaweb" />


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His best known work was the Great Hall of [[London]]'s [[Euston railway station]] (opened on 27 May 1849). The Great Hall was demolished in 1962 to make way for construction of the current Euston Station building.
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Like his father, Philip Charles was employed in the [[City of London]], where he became the leading architect of grandiose banking offices, mainly in an Italianate manner, setting the pattern for suburban and provincial designs for almost three decades. He designed five City banks, including Drummond's in [[Trafalgar Square]] (1879–81), and was architect to the [[Bank of England]] from 1855 to 1883. However, he was more employed outside London, designing branch offices at Hull (1856) and Leeds (1862–65).

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[[Image:Euston Station - The Great Hall.jpg|thumb|250px|The former Great Hall of Euston Station.]]His best known work was the Great Hall of [[London]]'s [[Euston railway station]] (opened on 27 May 1849). The Great Hall was demolished in 1962 to make way for construction of the current Euston Station building.
Philip Charles was the last Hardwick Surveyor to [[St Bartholomew's Hospital]] in London and was a major benefactor of the hospital. The position of surveyor had been held since the late 18th century by his grandfather, Thomas Hardwick Junior. He was also an adviser in the new War Office and Admiralty competition of 1884.
Hardwick, like his grandfather Thomas Hardwick, was the Surveyor to [[St Bartholomew's Hospital]] in London and also a major benefactor. He was also an adviser in the new [[War Office]] and [[British Admiralty|Admiralty]] competition of 1884. While he had been a favourite architect of [[Queen Victoria]] to design the [[Albert Memorial]] in [[Kensington Gardens]] but his design fell short with the advisory committee.<ref name="victoriaweb" />


[[Arthur William Blomfield]] was Hardwick's pupil in 1852-1855.
[[Arthur William Blomfield]] was Hardwick's pupil in 1852–55.
Philip Charles had been a favourite architect of [[Queen Victoria]] to design the [[Albert Memorial]] in [[Kensington Gardens]] but his design fell short with the advisory committee.


==Family history==
==Family history==
Hardwick retired to [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]] and married in [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] in the early 1870s. Two of his sons went into the military and served in [[South Africa]] during the [[Boer War]]; one of them, Lieutenant Stephen Thomas Hardwick, was killed in gunfire during the battle of [[Tweefontein]] in 1901. Hardwick's daughter, Helen, married Sir [[Henry George Lyons]] (1864-1944), later a director of the [[Science Museum]] in London.
Hardwick retired to [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]] and married in [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] in the early 1870s. Two of his sons went into the military and served in [[South Africa]] during the [[Boer War]]; one of them, Lieutenant Stephen Thomas Hardwick, was killed in gunfire during the [[battle of Tweefontein]] in 1901. Hardwick's daughter, Helen, married Sir [[Henry George Lyons]] (1864–1944), later a director of the [[Science Museum (London)|Science Museum]] in London.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}


Philip Charles Hardwick is buried alongside his father, Philip, and the Shaw family in [[Kensal Green Cemetery]], London.
Philip Charles Hardwick is buried alongside his father, Philip, and the Shaw family in [[Kensal Green Cemetery]], London.


==Other projects==
==Notable projects==
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*parts of [[Lincoln's Inn]] (with his father, 1843-1845)
*restoration of St Nicholas church, [[Durweston]], [[Dorset]] (1847)
*restoration of St Nicholas church, [[Durweston]], [[Dorset]] (1847)
*[[Durham Town Hall]] (1849–1851)<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Town Hall and Guildhall|num=1160184|accessdate=4 July 2020}}</ref>
*[[Durham]] indoor market, guildhall, town hall and market tavern (1849-1851)
*Adare Manor, [[Adare]], [[County Limerick]], [[Ireland]] (1850-1862)
*[[Adare Manor]], [[Adare]], [[County Limerick]], [[Ireland]] (1850–1862)
*Rooms for the fourth Earl Spencer at [[Althorp]] (1851)
*Rooms for the fourth Earl Spencer at [[Althorp]] (1851)
*restoration of St Mary's Church, [[Lambeth]] (1851-1852, now the [[Museum of Garden History]])
*restoration of St Mary's Church, [[Lambeth]] (1851–1852, now the [[Museum of Garden History]])


[[Image:Hilton London Paddington 1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Great Western Royal Hotel, London, now the [[Hilton London Paddington]]]]
[[File:Paddington, Great Western Hotel, England-LCCN2002696951.jpg|right|thumb|Great Western Royal Hotel, London, now the [[Hilton London Paddington]]]]


*[[Hilton London Paddington|Great Western Royal Hotel]] at [[Paddington station]] (1851–54)
*[[Hilton London Paddington|Great Western Royal Hotel]] at [[Paddington station]] (1851–54)
*Chapel of Ease of St Saviour, Shotton, [[County Durham]] (1852-1854)
*Chapel of Ease of St Saviour, Shotton, [[County Durham]] (1852–1854)
*St John's Church, [[Deptford]] (1855)
*St John's Church, [[Deptford]] (1855)
*Alterations on Uxbridge House, London (1855)
*Alterations on Uxbridge House, London (1855)
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*Sompting House (now Sompting Abbotts), [[Sompting]], [[Sussex]] (1856)
*Sompting House (now Sompting Abbotts), [[Sompting]], [[Sussex]] (1856)
*redevelopment of [[Heslington Hall]], near [[York]] (1850s)
*redevelopment of [[Heslington Hall]], near [[York]] (1850s)
*St John's Cathedral, [[Limerick]], Ireland (constructed 1856-1861)
*[[St John's Cathedral (Limerick)|St John's Cathedral]], [[Limerick]], Ireland (constructed 1856–1861)
*Adhurst St Mary house, [[Petersfield, Hampshire]] (1858)
*Adhurst St Mary house, [[Petersfield, Hampshire]] (1858)
*new wings at the [[Greenwich Hospital (London)|Greenwich Hospital]] School (now part of the [[National Maritime Museum]]) (1861-1862)
*new wings at the [[Greenwich Hospital (London)|Greenwich Hospital]] School (now part of the [[National Maritime Museum]]) (1861–1862)
*For Sir [[Francis Henry Goldsmid]], Rendcomb House, [[Rendcomb]], [[Gloucestershire]] (1863)
*For Sir [[Francis Henry Goldsmid]], Rendcomb House, [[Rendcomb]], [[Gloucestershire]] (1863)
*Rebuilt [[Madresfield Court]] for the 5th Earl of Beauchamp (1863)
*Rebuilt [[Madresfield Court]] for the 5th Earl of Beauchamp (1863)
*All Saints Church, [[Aldershot]] (1863)
*[[Royal Garrison Church, Aldershot|Royal Garrison Church]], [[Aldershot]] (1863)
*Sovereign House (former Bank of England building), Park Row, [[Leeds]] (1864)
*Sovereign House (former Bank of England building), Park Row, [[Leeds]] (1864)
*46-48 Lombard Street, London (1866)
*46–48 Lombard Street, London (1866)
*[[St Barnabas Church Mayland]], [[Essex]] (1867
*[[Charterhouse School]], near [[Godalming]], Surrey (1872)
*[[Charterhouse School]], near [[Godalming]], Surrey (1872)
*[[St Edmund's School]] in [[Canterbury]], [[Kent]]
*[[St Edmund's School]] in [[Canterbury]], [[Kent]]
*[[St Columba's College, Dublin]]<ref>{{cite web |title=HARDWICK, PHILIP CHARLES # - Dictionary of Irish Architects |url=https://www.dia.ie/architects/view/2389/HARDWICK%2C+PHILIP+CHARLES+%23#tab_works |website=www.dia.ie |access-date=30 November 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.shaw-hardwick.co.uk website in memory of the Hardwicks]


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Revision as of 11:02, 23 April 2022

Philip Charles Hardwick (London 1822–1892) was an English architect.

Life

Hardwick's impression of the Great Hall at
Euston Station, 1844.

Philip Charles Hardwick was born in Westminster in London, the son of the architect Philip Hardwick (1792–1870) and grandson of architect Thomas Hardwick (junior) (1752–1825). His mother was also from an eminent architectural family, the Shaws. Philip Charles Hardwick's maternal grandfather was John Shaw Senior (1776–1832) and his uncle was John Shaw Jr (1803–1870).

Hardwick trained under his father and also Edward Blore. He exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy between 1848 and 1854.[1]

The former Great Hall with a statue of George Stephenson by Edward Hodges Baily.

Philip Charles worked in the City of London, where he became the leading architect of grandiose banking offices, mainly in an Italianate manner. He designed five City banks, including Drummond's in Trafalgar Square (1879–81), and was architect to the Bank of England from 1855 to 1883. He was employed outside London designing branch offices at Hull (1856) and Leeds (1862–65).[1]

His best known work was the Great Hall of London's Euston railway station (opened on 27 May 1849). The Great Hall was demolished in 1962 to make way for construction of the current Euston Station building.

Hardwick, like his grandfather Thomas Hardwick, was the Surveyor to St Bartholomew's Hospital in London and also a major benefactor. He was also an adviser in the new War Office and Admiralty competition of 1884. While he had been a favourite architect of Queen Victoria to design the Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens but his design fell short with the advisory committee.[1]

Arthur William Blomfield was Hardwick's pupil in 1852–55.

Family history

Hardwick retired to Wimbledon and married in Bath in the early 1870s. Two of his sons went into the military and served in South Africa during the Boer War; one of them, Lieutenant Stephen Thomas Hardwick, was killed in gunfire during the battle of Tweefontein in 1901. Hardwick's daughter, Helen, married Sir Henry George Lyons (1864–1944), later a director of the Science Museum in London.[citation needed]

Philip Charles Hardwick is buried alongside his father, Philip, and the Shaw family in Kensal Green Cemetery, London.

Notable projects

Great Western Royal Hotel, London, now the Hilton London Paddington

References

  1. ^ a b c Paul Johnson. "Philip Charles Hardwick (1822–1892)". The Victoria Web. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Town Hall and Guildhall (1160184)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. ^ "HARDWICK, PHILIP CHARLES # - Dictionary of Irish Architects". www.dia.ie. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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