William West Neve (7 June 1852 – 26 December 1942)[1] was a minor English architect in the Arts and Crafts style.[2]
William West Neve | |
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| Born | 7 June 1852 Cranbrook, Kent |
| Died | 26 December 1942 (aged 90) West Court, Bray, Berkshire |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Architect |
Career
editNeve was educated at Cheltenham College, Gloucestershire and began his architectural training as an assistant in the office of Richard Norman Shaw[3] before leaving in 1877 to practice on his own at No.4 Chilworth Street, London and later from 1878 at No.5 Bloomsbury Square, London. In 1882, Neve worked in partnership with fellow ex-Norman Shaw pupil Ernest Newton.[4]
Neve regularly had his work published in journals[5] and was also a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy in London.[6]
Notes on built works
editSt Martin of Tours Church, Chelsfield
editIn 1893, Neve (with assistance from architect and churchwarden Frank Brind) proposed a design to remodel elements of St Martin of Tours Church, Chelsfield, Kent. This included the construction of a vestry and the installation of a new organ. The original drawings for this scheme are preserved in the library of Canterbury Cathedral.[2]
Kingsbury Manor
editIn 1899, Neve designed a large halftimbered manor house at Roe Green Park, London for Mary, dowager Duchess of Sutherland, the wife of Sir Albert Kaye Rollit, M.P.[7]
Moniaive
editSeveral Arts and Crafts style buildings by Neve were commissioned by his sister Ellen Maria Monteith – the widow of Glencairn Parish Minister John Monteith - in the village of Moniaive in south-west Scotland, including St. Ninian's Chapel of Ease (1887), Glenluiart (1901) and an L-shaped row of cottages at Dunreggan (1906).[4] Neve's drawings of Glenluiart are held at the Archive Centre, Dumfries, under the title of 'House at Craigdarroch'.
Gallery
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Unbuilt proposal for QE Grammar School, Cranbrook, 1878 -
Warehouses, Devonshire Street, London, 1879 -
Coffee Tavern, Cranbrook, Kent, 1880 -
Offices for Philpott & Wood, Cranbrook, 1881 -
House at Cranbrook, Kent, 1882 -
Stables for The Red House, Streatham, London, 1884 -
Glenluiart, Moniaive, Dumfriesshire, 1901
Photographs
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Coffee House, Cranbrook, 1880 -
St. Ninian's Chapel of Ease, Moniaive, 1887 -
Goddington House, Orpington, c.1890 -
Organ, St Martin of Tours Church, Chelsfield, 1893
References
edit- ^ "West Neve, William". neve-family.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Randolph Caldecott – The Chelsfield Connection: A talk given by Geoffrey Copus" (Word document). Randolph Caldecott Society UK. 1996. p. 6.
- ^ Historic England. "Goddington House (1391105)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "William West Neve". Dictionary of Scottish Architects.
- ^ "W. West Neve Archives". archiseek.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ Graves, Algernon (1906)The Royal Academy of Arts: A Complete Dictionary of Contributors and their work from its foundation in 1769 to 1904, Henry Graves, pp.349-350
- ^ "Kingsbury". british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2014.