Re: OT architect's archive


"Sacha" <sacha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Apologies for the OT post but I've looked at alt.gothic architecture and
it
seems rather woefully underused! Given that many people here have
historical interests and knowledge, I wondered if anyone could tell me if
there is an archive 'somewhere' of the buildings designed by John
Loughborough Pearson. He was a Victorian architect who seemed to
specialise
in ecclesiastical buildings and he designed our house which was the
vicarage
to the church nearby. He also did Truro and Brisbane cathedrals. I've
asked in Exeter and at Dartington Hall (Miss Champernowne of DH funded the
buildings here) and no luck. I would really love to get hold of copies of
the plans of our house which was then called St Matthew's Vicarage,
Landscove, Devon.

I don't know whether plans/copies would stay with the architect
or stay with the property and may be end in local archives.

This gives details of where he worked
http://www.codexgeo.co.uk/dsa/architect_full.php?id=M002441
and more on his son who followed him
http://www.codexgeo.co.uk/dsa/architect_full.php?id=M003007

Googling for their names, I also came across this, which has
church plans (over 12.300).
http://www.churchplansonline.org/introduction_p1.htm
so perhaps they might know the answer to your question , or
perhaps http://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/

Best wishes
C.Rihan


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