William Larkins Bernard
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William Larkins Bernard FRIBA
(born Taunton
, 1 October 1843, died 22 July 1922) was an English
architect
, active in Bristol
and London
.
) who was articled to him at Bristol from 1889 to 1892. Bernard was President of the Bristol Society of Architects in 1898, having previously acted as its honorary secretary, 1888–1890. He is also recorded in 1893 as a Somerset
member of the Sanitary Institute. By 1894, he was a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects
.
He had an extensive practice as a school architect. In 1889, his offices were at 8, St Stephen's Chambers, Baldwin Street, Bristol, and he was at the same address in 1904.
The firm of W. L. Bernard & Sons of Bristol was still active in the 1930s, after Bernard's death, with offices at 26, Orchard Street.
Royal Institute of British Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...
(born Taunton
Taunton
Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....
, 1 October 1843, died 22 July 1922) was an English
English people
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architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
, active in Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
and London
London
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.
Career
Bernard was apprenticed to Charles Edward Davis, of Bath, Somerset, between 1863 and 1868. Among his own later pupils was Richard Croft James (1872–1949, of Clifton CollegeClifton College
Clifton College is a co-educational independent school in Clifton, Bristol, England, founded in 1862. In its early years it was notable for emphasising science in the curriculum, and for being less concerned with social elitism, e.g. by admitting day-boys on equal terms and providing a dedicated...
) who was articled to him at Bristol from 1889 to 1892. Bernard was President of the Bristol Society of Architects in 1898, having previously acted as its honorary secretary, 1888–1890. He is also recorded in 1893 as a Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
member of the Sanitary Institute. By 1894, he was a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects
Royal Institute of British Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...
.
He had an extensive practice as a school architect. In 1889, his offices were at 8, St Stephen's Chambers, Baldwin Street, Bristol, and he was at the same address in 1904.
The firm of W. L. Bernard & Sons of Bristol was still active in the 1930s, after Bernard's death, with offices at 26, Orchard Street.
Major works
- Queen Victoria House, Redland Hill, Bristol, 1886 (built for Waynflete Private School for Boys, later used as Bristol Maternity Hospital, now offices)
- Vestry at St John the Baptist ChurchSt John the Baptist, FrenchaySt John the Baptist is a church in the Frenchay area of Bristol, England.It was built in 1834 by Henry Rumley. Work on the vestry in 1887 was by the local architect William Larkins Bernard....
, FrenchayFrenchayFrenchay is a suburb of Bristol, England, to the north east of the city, but located mainly in South Gloucestershire and the Civil Parish of Winterbourne....
, 1887 - Restoration of Buckingham Evangelical Baptist Church, CliftonClifton, BristolClifton is a suburb of the City of Bristol in England, and the name of both one of the city's thirty-five council wards. The Clifton ward also includes the areas of Cliftonwood and Hotwells...
, 1890 - Fairfield Grammar SchoolFairfield Grammar SchoolFairfield Grammar School was a secondary school in Bristol, England, founded in 1898 as Fairfield Secondary and Higher Grade School. It became a grammar school in 1945 and closed in 2000, to be replaced by a new comprehensive, Fairfield High School, at first on the same site, but now located in...
, Fairlawn Road, Montpelier, Bristol
External links
- Library of the Bristol Society of Architects University of Bristol Library Special Collections