Benjamin Bucknall
| Benjamin Bucknall | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1833[1] Rodborough, Gloucestershire[2] |
| Died | 16 November 1895[1] Algiers |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Woodchester Mansion |
Benjamin Bucknall (1833–16 November 1895) was an English architect of the Gothic Revival in Southwest England and South Wales, and then of neo-Moorish architecture in Algeria. His most noted works include the uncompleted Woodchester Mansion in Gloucestershire, England[2] and his restoration of the Villa Montfeld in El Biar, Algiers.[3]
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Career
In 1851 Bucknall began work as a millwright, but in 1852 William Leigh helped him to start work for the architect Charles Hansom in Clifton, Bristol.[2] Hansom was a Roman Catholic and in 1852 Bucknall converted to Catholicism.[2]
Bucknall admired the work of the French architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, and travelled to visit him in France in 1861[2] and in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1872.[4] Between 1874 and 1881 Bucknall translated five of Viollet-le-Duc's works into English.[4]
Family
Bucknall was the fifth of seven sons born to Edwin and Mary Bucknall of Rodborough, Gloucs.[2] In 1862 Bucknall was married to Henrietta King.[4] After 1864 they moved to Swansea where by 1869 he was living in Oystermouth.[4] The Bucknalls had four children: Mary, Charles (born 1864), Edgar (born 1868) and Beatrice (born 1870).[4] Josephine became a nun at St Rose's Convent, Stroud.[4]
Bucknall's health deteriorated and he spent the winter of 1876–77 in Algiers.[3] In 1878 he settled there permanently, leaving Henrietta and the children in Gloucestershire.[3] The 1881 Census recorded Henrietta and Mary living at Bisley, Gloucestershire.[3] Some of their children visited Bucknall in Algiers, and Edgar died there in a boating accident in 1889.[3]
In Algiers Bucknall changed completely to neo-Moorish architecture, in which he built villas, notably in the El Biar district of Algiers.[3] His works include a restoration of the Villa Montfeld, which is now the residence of the US Ambassador to Algeria.[3] He died in Algiers in 1895 and is buried there.[3] A road in Algiers was named Chemin Bucknall in his honour, but since independence it has been renamed.[3]
Buildings
Houses
- Woodchester Mansion, Gloucs, circa 1858[5]
- St Stephens, a cottage orné at Nympsfield, Gloucs, circa 1860[6]
- Tocknells House, Painswick, Gloucs, circa 1860[7]
- West Grange, Stroud, Gloucs, 1866[8]
- Villa Montfeld, El Biar, Algiers: restoration[3]
Churches and monastic houses
- Our Lady and Saint Michael RC church, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, 1858[9]
- Saint George RC church, Taunton, Somerset, 1860[9]
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Monmouth, 1861–71[9]
- Saint Wulfstan's RC church, Little Malvern, Worcestershire, 1862[9]
- Saint David's Priory RC church, Swansea, Glamorgan: extension, 1864[4]
- Saint Thomas' RC church, Fairford, Gloucestershire: presbytery, 1865[9]
- Holy Trinity Church of England parish church, Llanegwad, Carmarthenshire, 1865–78[9]
- Holy Trinity Church of England parish church, Slad, Gloucs: reconstruction, 1869[10]
- Longworth Chapel, Bartestree Convent, Hertfordshire (with E.W. Pugin), 1869–70[9]
- Saint Francis of Assisi RC Church, Baddesley Clinton convent, Warwickshire (with T.R. Donnelly), 1870[4]
- Saint Rose of Lima Convent, Stroud, Gloucs.[9]
- Abbotskerswell Priory, Newton Abbot, Devon: later buildings[4]
- Swansea Seamen's Church[4]
Other buildings
Translations from French into English
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brodie, 2001, p. 291.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Woodchester Mansion website: Benjamin Bucknall, p. 1.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Woodchester Mansion website: Benjamin Bucknall, p. 4.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 Woodchester Mansion website: Benjamin Bucknall, p. 3.
- ↑ Verey, 1970, pp. 487–488.
- ↑ Verey, 1970, p. 347.
- ↑ Verey, 1970, p. 366.
- ↑ Verey, 1970, p. 430.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 Woodchester Mansion website: Benjamin Bucknall, p. 2.
- ↑ Verey, 1970, p. 403.
Sources
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External links
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- 1833 births
- 1895 deaths
- 19th-century British architects
- Gothic Revival architects
- English ecclesiastical architects
- Algerian architecture
- People from Stroud (district)
