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Hughes was married twice. In 1921, he married Mary; she died after a prolonged illness in 1964. He married
Gwendolyn nÊe Rendle, known as "Gwendle" (1900â83), a jewellery maker and a director of
81:(1939â40), although much of his output was traditional in style. He also carried out restoration work on cottages, Cambridge college buildings, and churches, including the Lady Chapel of
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but unusually incorporated modern materials such as concrete. Examples in
Cambridge include 102 Long Road (c. 1936), which reuses the
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Campbell (2011). Building on the Backs: Basil Spence, Queens' College Cambridge and University Architecture at Mid-Century.
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Mond Building (1931â32), the first Modernist university building in Cambridge
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