Charles Alban Buckler

Charles Alban Buckler (1825–1905) was an English author, topographer, architect, artist and officer of arms.[1] According to Historic England, he "became one of the most distinguished of the early to mid-Victorian Catholic architects."[2] In the field of heraldry he was the Surrey Herald Extraordinary.

Charles Alban Buckler
Coat of arms
Born1825 (1825)
Died1905 (aged 79–80)
NationalityEnglish
OccupationArchitect
ParentJohn Chessell Buckler (father)
BuildingsArundel Castle
Painting of Kirkstall Abbey, done in 1850, by Charles Alban Buckler
Kirkstall Abbey, painting by Charles Alban Buckler, 1850

Life

Family

Charles Alban Buckler was born in 1824. He was born into Buckler dynasty of architects and was the son of the noted architect John Chessell Buckler. He grandfather was John Buckler. Since 2013, the Buckler family of architects and topographical artists has been the subject of a research project hosted by the Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture at ETH Zurich.[3][4]

Career

He was a student of medieval art and architecture. Both of he and his father John Chessell Buckler worked together writing architecture books such as A History of the Architecture of the Abbey Church of St Alban in 1847.[5] In 1844, Charles Buckler converted to Catholicism and went on to design many Catholic churches in England. When his father died in 1851, Charles Buckler was one of six surviving children.[6] In the 1870s, he was commissioned by Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk to re-build Arundel Castle.[7] The Duke of Norfolk, as Earl Marshal, the head and chief of the College of Arms, nominated Buckler to be Surrey Herald Extraordinary. On 16 July 1880, his nomination was accepted by Queen Victoria.[8] As both an author and editor he was responsible for numerous literary works about history, architecture and heraldry.[9] In addition, he was an artist who painted watercolours of such places as Kirkstall Abbey. He died in 1905 and is buried in the churchyard of St Edward the Confessor Church in Sutton Park, a church which he himself designed.[2]

Architectural works

The Catholic churches Buckler built include:[10]

Literary works

His written works include:[9]

  • W. Wallen, C. A. Buckler et al Two essays elucidating the geometrical principals of Gothic architecture : read before the Geological and Polytechnic Society of the West Riding of Yorkshire, 23 Sep, and 2 December 1841
  • J. C. Buckler and C. A. Buckler, Remarks upon wayside chapels : with observations on the architecture and present state of the chantry on Wakefield Bridge, 1843.
  • J. C. Buckler and C. A. Buckler, A history of the architecture of the abbey church of St. Alban : with special reference to the Norman structure. 1847.
  • C. A. Buckler, Notes on the churches of the Friars Preachers, 1862.
  • C. A. Buckler, The cathedral, or abbey church of Iona. A series of drawings, and descriptive letterpress of the ruins by Charles Alban Buckler, 1866.
  • C. A. Buckler, Bucleriana : notices of the family of Buckler, 1886.
  • C. A. Buckler, Emblazoned pedigree of the family of Jones, afterwards Herbert, of Treowen and Llanarth Court, Monmouth County : extracted from the records of the College of Arms, London, 1886–1901.
  • C. A. Buckler, Design model for a baldachino for the Roman Catholic (Cathedral) Church of Our Lady & Saint Philip, Arundel, West Sussex, for the 15th Duke of Norfolk, 1890.
  • Immaculate Conception Church, Stroud
    Immaculate Conception Church, Stroud
  • St Mary's Church, Shifnal
    St Mary's Church, Shifnal
  • St Dominic's Church, Haverstock Hill
    St Dominic's Church, Haverstock Hill
  • St Mary's Church, East Hendred
    St Mary's Church, East Hendred
  • St Richard's Church, Slindon
    St Richard's Church, Slindon
  • St Edward's Church, Windsor
    St Edward's Church, Windsor
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Joseph Church, Battersea Park
    Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Joseph Church, Battersea Park
  • St Francis of Assisi Church, Midhurst
    St Francis of Assisi Church, Midhurst
  • St Edward The Confessor Church, Sutton Park
    St Edward The Confessor Church, Sutton Park
  • Our Lady Immaculate and St Philip Neri Church, Kirtling
    Our Lady Immaculate and St Philip Neri Church, Kirtling
  • Holy Cross Church, Leicester
    Holy Cross Church, Leicester
  • Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and English Martyrs, St Leonards
    Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and English Martyrs, St Leonards

See also

References
  1. Buckler, Charles Alban, (1825–1905), architect and topographer from The National Archives, retrieved 11 June 2022
  2. Historic England, St Leonards-on-Sea – St Thomas of Canterbury and English Martyrs, Taking Stock, retrieved 11 June 2022
  3. SAHGB (Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain), Newsletter, No. 111 Winter/ Spring 2014, p. 81
  4. "Thesis Project – The Buckler Dynasty 1792–1901". ETH Zurich. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  5. Tyack, Geoffrey (2004). "Buckler, John (1770–1851)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/3863. Retrieved 23 June 2009. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. "Buckler, John" . Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900 – via Wikisource.
  7. J. A. Hilton, English Catholic Heraldry Since Toleration, 1778–2010, The Coat of Arms: The Journal of the Heraldry Society, Series 4, Volume 1, Number 235, 2018, pp. 86–109.
  8. "No. 24865". The London Gazette. 20 July 1880. p. 4041.
  9. Buckler, Charles Alban (1824–) from WorldCat, retrieved 11 June 2022
  10. Historic England, Taking Stock, retrieved 11 June 2022
  11. zoothorn (17 November 2013). "Immaculate Heart of Mary & St Dominic, Kenworthy Road, Homerton (Roman Catholic)". London Churches in photographs. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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