H. Chalton Bradshaw
Harold Chalton Bradshaw CBE FRIBA (15 February 1893 – 15 October 1943)[1] was a Liverpool-born architect, recipient of the first Rome scholarship in Architecture (1913) & first Secretary of The Royal Fine Art Commission.
Harold Chalton Bradshaw | |
|---|---|
 Guards' Memorial, St James Park, 1926 | |
| Born | 15 February 1893 |
| Died | 15 October 1943 |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Architecture |
| Notable work | Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing, Cambrai Memorial to the Missing |
| Movement | Arts & Crafts |
His design work included the British School at Rome's Common Room (1924, as projected by Edwin Lutyens)[2] and several Commonwealth War Graves Commission First World War cemeteries and memorials, including the Cambrai Memorial in France[3] and the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing and its surrounding cemetery.[4] He also designed the Guards' Division Memorial in St. James's Park in London.[5]
He received an honorary Degree of Master in Architecture from the University of Liverpool in 1930, and lectured at The Architectural Association.[6]
Bradshaw married Mary Taylor, an archaeologist, in 1918. They had three children: Christopher, a graphic designer; Julian, a physicist; and Anthony, a professor of botany.[7]
References
- H. Chalton Bradshaw at archINFORM, 23 October 2007, accessed 28 December 2007
- British School at Rome early history Archived 2007-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 28 December 2007
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission, accessed 28 December 2007
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission, accessed 28 December 2007
- United Kingdom National Inventory of War Memorials, accessed 28 December 2007
- University of Liverpool List of Emeritus Professors, Chairs and Honorary Graduates p506 (p75 of 81 in this file), accessed 28 December 2007
- Barker, Nicolas Obituary: Christopher Bradshaw, The Independent (London), 29 July 2004, accessed 28 December 2007