William Butterfield

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William Butterfield; before 1900

William Butterfield (born September 17, 1814 in London , † February 23, 1900 there ) was an English architect . His buildings are to be assigned to the neo-Gothic style ("Gothic Revival"), with churches and rectories being the focus of his work. Butterfield was closely associated with the Oxford Movement, which was important in the Anglican Church in the 19th century .

Butterfield came from a family of nonconformists who ran a drug store in London, Strand . He was one of nine children and when he finished school, at 16, began an apprenticeship with the master builder Thomas Arber in the Pimlico district of London . In the years 1833-36 Butterfield studied architecture at EL Blackburne and was then (1838-1839) assistant to the Worcester- based architect Harvey Eginton, with whom he completed his apprenticeship. Around 1840 he opened his own architectural office in Lincoln's Inn Fields .

In 1842 Butterfield became a member of the Cambridge Camden Society and later the Ecclesiological Society , where he was responsible for the appearance of the society's journal, the Ecclesiologist . This work in the context of the Anglican Church also influenced his architectural work. Despite his non-conformist origins, he was always a supporter of the so-called High Church and the Oxford Movement. Its architectural style belonged to the neo-Gothic circle of forms, ie it was based on old Gothic forms and revived them in the spirit of the Victorian era. He designed mainly church buildings, but also a number of colleges and schools.

In 1884 he was awarded the RIBA gold medal by the Royal Institute of British Architects for his work. In 1900 he died in London.

Buildings

St Mary Brookfield structure by William Butterfield
St Matthews Parish Church at Ashford ; William Butterfield, 1865

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personal data
SURNAME Butterfield, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English architect
DATE OF BIRTH September 17, 1814
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH February 23, 1900
Place of death London