139:. His involvement with the project predated his designs for Covent Garden, as he had been asked to survey the site as early as 1824, but the act allowing the work and incorporating the company was not enacted until May 1830. Fowler's building was finally opened in 1833. Donaldson praised the way in which Fowler exploited the complex, multi-level site, describing the "playful picturesqueness of the group, where court rose above court, galleries above galleries, and where the series of roofs outtopped each other." In this building, Fowler demonstrated his preference for lightweight construction. He later added an iron roof over the main courtyard. Later in the 19th century the building was demolished to make way for
175:
343:
331:
108:
190:
described as "the Norman style, or at least with plenty of Norman motifs". Fowler's roof there was of an experimental design, incorporating cast-iron ribs supporting a cement and tile covering; this, however, had to be replaced due to the excessive amount of condensation it collected. His other
166:. This ambitious building, which still exists, is composed of several glasshouses of varying width and height, with a total frontage of 230 feet (70 m); the central tropical house is in the form of a Greek cross, with a glass dome 38 feet (12 m) wide.
86:
In 1822 Fowler entered the competition to design the new London Bridge, and won first prize, with a proposal for five-arched bridge. However, the scheme was rejected by a committee of the House of
Commons, and the commission awarded to
83:, completed in 1821. This was a substantial brick building, raised over a granite basement and stuccoed in imitation of rusticated stonework. It had a courtyard, two sides of which had open arcades, supported on square granite columns.
126:
commissioned him to construct buildings to house the market in the Piazza at Covent Garden, which until then had been accommodated in sheds and hovels. There, as in many other of his buildings, he used
437:
Powning, who died in Exeter on 16 July 1832, aged 69, was described in his death notice as "Member of the
Corporation of the Poor for many years, and from 1808 surveyor to the Chamber of Exeter." See
150:
at
Tavistock (1835) for the Duke of Bedford and the Lower Market at Exeter, where he also supervised the construction of the Higher Market, following the death of its architect.
755:
The West of
England Fire and Life Insurance Company was acquired in 1894 by Commercial Union Assurance Company, which in 1998 merged with General Accident to form CGU. In 2000
342:
265:
He entered many architectural competitions, coming third in the contest for the Nelson monument in
Trafalgar Square with a proposal submitted jointly with the sculptor
270:
797:
830:
163:
79:
described him as "gifted with a practical rather than an imaginative turn of mind.". An important early work was the Court of
Bankruptcy in
250:
174:
583:
668:
289:
131:
mined in
Dartmoor, partly for its strength and partly out of a desire to encourage an industry in his native Devon. Just across the
740:
123:
695:
625:
825:
330:
301:
20:
52:
Fowler was born at
Cullompton, Devon on 17 May 1792, and baptised on 26 December 1800, also at Cullompton. He was educated at
835:
257:
had been formally decided upon by the committee. This however, was set aside and Fowler brought in to carry out the work.
274:
65:
253:. The circumstances caused some controversy as a competition had already had been held to choose a design, and one by
76:
68:. He then set up his own practice, working from an address in Great Ormond Street, and later, from 1830, at 1,
321:
88:
61:
266:
147:
53:
217:
140:
191:
ecclesiastical work included a chapel at
Kilburn and several churches in the Gothic style, including:
820:
815:
36:
368:
230:
587:
420:
791:
736:
713:
557:
518:
504:
203:
136:
119:
in Kent, with a pair of colonnades, 80 feet long, connected by a covered building at one end.
80:
672:
466:
The Royal
Academy: A Complete Dictionary of Contributors from its Foundations in 1769 to 1904
439:
776:
652:
537:
282:
278:
187:
569:
281:, and the Courtenay family for whom he executed considerable alterations and additions to
238:
242:
132:
107:
809:
786:
756:
498:
254:
196:
69:
31:(17 May 1792 – 26 September 1867) was an English architect, born and baptised at
484:
The History and Antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark and Parts Adjacent
273:, and to the West of England Fire and Life Insurance Office. He was employed by
199:, Wiltshire, later dedicated to St Michael (rebuilding and enlargement, 1824–26)
234:
159:
92:
32:
246:
210:
116:
801:. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 760.
75:
Fowler generally worked in a classical style, often freely interpreted.
183:
35:. He is especially noted for his design of market buildings, including
790:
613:. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 183.
654:
A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 9: Hampstead, Paddington
128:
96:
57:
780:
56:
After serving an apprenticeship of seven years with John Powning of
542:
Survey of London: volume 18: St Martin-in-the-Fields II: The Strand
288:
One of his last buildings, constructed in 1852 was the hall of the
173:
106:
767:
Jeremy Taylor, "Charles Fowler (1792–1867): A Centenary Memoir",
626:"Church of St Michael and All Angels, Teffont St Evias (1146266)"
538:"Hungerford Market and the site of Charing Cross railway station"
304:, and served as its honorary treasury and later vice-president.
229:
In around 1842, after winning a competition, Fowler built the
186:, Devon, Fowler built the church of St Paul (1837–8) in what
135:, on a site sloping down towards the Thames, he later built
241:. He was also responsible for the London Fever Hospital in
500:
The History of the Town of Gravesend in the County of Kent
312:
He exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1825 and 1847.
60:, he moved to London in 1814, and entered the office of
425:
Papers Read at the Royal Institute of British Architects
249:, a commission he received due to the influence of the
649:
originally intended to be called Connaught Chapel: see
292:, of which he was a member, and eventually its Master.
91:. Four years later he rebuilt the bridge across the
486:. Vol. 3. London: George Virtue. p. 108.
320:He retired from architecture in 1853, and died at
584:"Tavistock Conservation Area Character Appraisal"
468:. Vol. 3. London: Henry Graves. p. 149.
671:. Dorset Historic Churches Trust. Archived from
657:. Victoria County History. 1989. pp. 252–9.
536:G. H. Gater and E. P. Wheeler (editors) (1937).
158:In 1827 he designed and built a Conservatory at
115:In 1818 Fowler began work on the new market at
64:, where he assisted him on the designs for the
735:. London: Lawrence & Wishart. p. 63.
8:
586:. West Devon Borough Council. Archived from
414:
412:
410:
408:
406:
404:
402:
421:"Memoir of the Late Charles Fowler, Fellow"
400:
398:
396:
394:
392:
390:
388:
386:
384:
382:
19:For other people named Charles Fowler, see
503:. Gravesend: William Pickering. p.
477:
475:
359:
326:
269:. He was architect and surveyor to the
696:"Church of St Mary, Dawlish (1164212)"
565:
555:
482:Allen, Thomas; Wright, Thomas (1839).
7:
459:
457:
300:Fowler was a founder-member of the
233:, designed on a radial plan of the
700:National Heritage List for England
630:National Heritage List for England
544:. Institute of Historical Research
220:(rebuilding and enlargement, 1839)
14:
733:Trafalgar Square:Emblem of Empire
341:
329:
831:19th-century English architects
775:(1968), pp. 57–74+108-112
714:"Buildings for Public Purposes"
302:Institute of British Architects
296:Institute of British Architects
21:Charles Fowler (disambiguation)
497:Cruden, Robert Peirce (1843).
1:
367:Knight, Charles, ed. (1858).
348:The conservatory, Syon House
336:The conservatory, Syon House
178:Interior of St Paul, Honiton
231:Devon County Lunatic Asylum
852:
609:Pevsner, Nikolaus (1952).
154:Conservatory at Syon House
18:
464:Graves, Algernon (1905).
77:Thomas Leverton Donaldson
651:"Paddington: Churches".
324:, on 26 September 1867.
202:St John the Evangelist,
48:Education and early work
798:Encyclopædia Britannica
792:"Fowler, Charles"
519:"New Hungerford Market"
826:People from Cullompton
419:Donaldson, TL (1867).
373:The English Cyclopædia
290:Wax Chandlers' Company
209:St Andrew's church at
179:
164:Duke of Northumberland
146:He later designed the
112:
54:Taunton Grammar School
836:Architects from Devon
769:Architectural History
731:Mace, Rodney (1975).
669:"St Andrew Charmouth"
177:
141:Charing Cross Station
110:
99:in his native Devon.
675:on 23 September 2015
523:Gentleman's Magazine
444:Gentleman's Magazine
354:Notes and references
122:In around 1826, the
111:Covent Garden Market
37:Covent Garden Market
718:The British Almanac
322:Great Marlow, Bucks
694:Historic England.
624:Historic England.
568:has generic name (
237:type pioneered at
216:St Mary's church,
180:
113:
369:"Fowler, Charles"
204:Hyde Park, London
137:Hungerford Market
81:Basinghall Street
33:Cullompton, Devon
16:English architect
843:
802:
794:
760:
759:merged with CGU.
753:
747:
746:
728:
722:
721:
710:
704:
703:
691:
685:
684:
682:
680:
665:
659:
658:
647:
641:
640:
638:
636:
621:
615:
614:
606:
600:
599:
597:
595:
580:
574:
573:
567:
563:
561:
553:
551:
549:
533:
527:
526:
515:
509:
508:
494:
488:
487:
479:
470:
469:
461:
452:
451:
450:: 92. July 1832.
435:
429:
428:
416:
377:
376:
364:
345:
333:
283:Powderham Castle
279:Bishop of Exeter
271:Amicable Society
218:Bickleigh, Devon
188:Nikolaus Pevsner
851:
850:
846:
845:
844:
842:
841:
840:
806:
805:
785:
781:10.2307/1568322
764:
763:
754:
750:
743:
730:
729:
725:
712:
711:
707:
693:
692:
688:
678:
676:
667:
666:
662:
650:
648:
644:
634:
632:
623:
622:
618:
608:
607:
603:
593:
591:
582:
581:
577:
564:
554:
547:
545:
535:
534:
530:
517:
516:
512:
496:
495:
491:
481:
480:
473:
463:
462:
455:
438:
436:
432:
418:
417:
380:
366:
365:
361:
356:
349:
346:
337:
334:
318:
310:
298:
275:Sir Ralph Lopes
263:
239:Millbank Prison
227:
213:, Dorset (1836)
172:
156:
124:Duke of Bedford
105:
50:
45:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
849:
847:
839:
838:
833:
828:
823:
818:
808:
807:
804:
803:
789:, ed. (1911).
787:Chisholm, Hugh
783:
762:
761:
748:
741:
723:
705:
686:
660:
642:
616:
601:
590:on 18 May 2015
575:
528:
525:: 201–3. 1832.
510:
489:
471:
453:
430:
378:
375:. Vol. 2.
358:
357:
355:
352:
351:
350:
347:
340:
338:
335:
328:
317:
314:
309:
308:Exhibited work
306:
297:
294:
262:
259:
243:Liverpool Road
226:
223:
222:
221:
214:
207:
200:
171:
168:
155:
152:
129:Haytor granite
104:
101:
49:
46:
44:
41:
29:Charles Fowler
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
848:
837:
834:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
813:
811:
800:
799:
793:
788:
784:
782:
778:
774:
770:
766:
765:
758:
757:Norwich Union
752:
749:
744:
742:0-85315-367-1
738:
734:
727:
724:
719:
715:
709:
706:
701:
697:
690:
687:
674:
670:
664:
661:
656:
655:
646:
643:
631:
627:
620:
617:
612:
605:
602:
589:
585:
579:
576:
571:
566:|author=
559:
543:
539:
532:
529:
524:
520:
514:
511:
506:
502:
501:
493:
490:
485:
478:
476:
472:
467:
460:
458:
454:
449:
445:
441:
434:
431:
426:
422:
415:
413:
411:
409:
407:
405:
403:
401:
399:
397:
395:
393:
391:
389:
387:
385:
383:
379:
374:
370:
363:
360:
353:
344:
339:
332:
327:
325:
323:
315:
313:
307:
305:
303:
295:
293:
291:
286:
284:
280:
276:
272:
268:
260:
258:
256:
255:David Mocatta
252:
251:Earl of Devon
248:
244:
240:
236:
232:
224:
219:
215:
212:
208:
205:
201:
198:
197:Teffont Evias
194:
193:
192:
189:
185:
176:
169:
167:
165:
161:
153:
151:
149:
144:
142:
138:
134:
130:
125:
120:
118:
109:
102:
100:
98:
94:
90:
84:
82:
78:
73:
71:
70:Gordon Square
67:
63:
59:
55:
47:
42:
40:
38:
34:
30:
26:
22:
796:
772:
768:
751:
732:
726:
720:: 239. 1849.
717:
708:
699:
689:
679:24 September
677:. Retrieved
673:the original
663:
653:
645:
633:. Retrieved
629:
619:
610:
604:
592:. Retrieved
588:the original
578:
546:. Retrieved
541:
531:
522:
513:
499:
492:
483:
465:
447:
443:
433:
424:
372:
362:
319:
311:
299:
287:
267:R.W. Sievier
264:
228:
181:
157:
145:
121:
114:
85:
74:
66:Custom House
51:
28:
27:
25:
821:1867 deaths
816:1792 births
611:South Devon
548:23 February
261:Other works
148:Corn Market
89:John Rennie
62:David Laing
39:in London.
810:Categories
316:Later life
235:panopticon
195:Church at
160:Syon House
93:River Dart
247:Islington
225:Hospitals
211:Charmouth
206:(1829–32)
117:Gravesend
558:cite web
440:"Deaths"
170:Churches
162:for the
427:: 1–15.
184:Honiton
103:Markets
739:
277:, the
133:Strand
97:Totnes
58:Exeter
635:2 May
594:7 May
737:ISBN
681:2014
637:2020
596:2015
570:help
550:2012
43:Life
777:doi
505:490
448:152
182:At
95:at
812::
795:.
773:11
771:,
716:.
698:.
628:.
562::
560:}}
556:{{
540:.
521:.
474:^
456:^
446:.
442:.
423:.
381:^
371:.
285:.
245:,
143:.
72:.
779::
745:.
702:.
683:.
639:.
598:.
572:)
552:.
507:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
