Charles John Phipps

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Charles .J. Phipps around 1890

Charles John Phipps (* 1835 in Bath , Somerset , England ; † May 25, 1897 in London ) was a British architect who was best known for his theaters.

Life

He carried out his first major work in his native city of Bath. After the old Theater Royal was destroyed by fire in 1862, an architectural competition for reconstruction was announced, which Phipps won. When he later moved to London, he quickly gained a reputation there as a leading architect of new theater buildings. In 1881 he created the world's first theater, the Savoy Theater , which was completely electrically illuminated.

In addition to the many theaters he built in London, Phipps was also responsible for 40 other theaters across the country. Including houses in Ireland. Phipps was a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects from 1866 and sat on its council from 1875 to 1876. He was selected to design the new domicile of the Royal Institute of British Architects at 9 Conduit Street . It is said that the architecture of the building shows the influence of Phipps' native Bath. The building still exists there, but in 1934 the institute itself moved to Portland Place . Phipps was also a member of the Society of Antiquaries of London .

On April 10, 1860, he married Honnor Hicks . The couple had two sons and three daughters. One of his sons-in-law, Arthur Blomfield Jackson , was a partner in his architecture firm until Phipps' death.

Phipps died on May 25, 1897 at the age of 62.

Theater buildings

Some of his work in the picture

  • Her Majesty's Theater, London (1897)

  • Theater Royal, Brighton (1854, extension)

  • Royal Theater, Northampton (1884)

  • Theater Royal, Nottingham (1865)

  • Theater Royal, Glasgow (1880)

  • Savoy Theater, London (1881)

literature

  • John Earl, Michael Sell: Guide to British Theaters 1750–1950. Theaters Trust, 2000, ISBN 0-7136-5688-3 , pp. 279-282.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Burgess: Richard D'Oyly Carte. In: The Savoyard. January 1975, pp. 7-11.
  2. ^ CJ Phipps, architect of the theater . In: The Savoyard . 20, No. 2, September 1981, p. 7.
  3. ↑ John Earl, Michael Sell: Guide to British Theaters 1750-1950. 2000, p. 250.
  4. ↑ John Earl, Michael Sell: Guide to British Theaters 1750-1950. 2000, p. 133.
personal data
SURNAME Phipps, Charles John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Phipps, Charles J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British theater architect
DATE OF BIRTH 1835
PLACE OF BIRTH Bath , Somerset , England
DATE OF DEATH May 25, 1897
Place of death London , England