Edward Buckton Lamb (1806–1869) was a British architect who exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1824. Lamb was labelled a 'Rogue Gothic Revivalist', and his designs were roundly criticised for breaking with convention, especially by The Ecclesiologist.[1] More recently Nikolaus Pevsner called him "the most original though certainly not the most accomplished architect of his day".[2]

Life

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Grave of Edward Buckton Lamb in Highgate Cemetery

He was born in London, England, his father James Lamb being a government official. He was articled to Lewis Nockalls Cottingham.[3]

He was selected to design the chapel for the Brompton Hospital, then being built to the designs of Frederick John Francis, and was retained to complete the main building, in collaboration with Francis.[4]

He contributed to Loudon's Encyclopaedia (1833), published studies on Gothic Ornament (1830), Ancient Domestic Architecture (1846) with text by William Henry Leeds, and contributed regularly to the Architectural Magazine (1834–8).

He died in the summer of 1869 and was buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery.

Buildings

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Notable buildings he was responsible for include:

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Publications

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  • Etchings of Gothic Ornament 1830
  • Lamb, Edward Buckton (1846). Studies of Ancient Domestic Architecture. John Weale. Retrieved 9 May 2019.

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Ecclesiologist. Ecclesiological society. 1855. p. 150.
  2. ^ a b Pevsner, Nikolaus (1981). Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300096651.
  3. ^ Edward Buckton Lamb, DSA Architect Biography Report, UK.
  4. ^ F. H. W. Sheppard, ed. (1983). "The Brompton Hospital Estate". Survey of London: volume 41: Brompton. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  5. ^ The Builder: 486. 12 October 1850. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ Benjamin Disraeli; Melvin George Wiebe (2009). Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1860-1864. University of Toronto Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-8020-9949-5.
  7. ^ Godfrey, Walter H.; Marcham, W. McB., eds. (1952). "Additional Churches". Survey of London: volume 24: The parish of St Pancras part 4: King’s Cross Neighbourhood. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  8. ^ The Builder: 779. 20 October 1866. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ "Nun Appleton Hall". Historic England. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
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