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Albert Powys

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Albert Reginald Powys
Memorial plaque in the Church of St Andrew, Winterbourne Tomson
Born(1881-07-16)16 July 1881
Dorchester, Dorset
Died8 March 1936(1936-03-08) (aged 54)
Hindhead, Surrey
Alma materSherborne School
OccupationArchitect
ParentReverend Charles Francis Powys & Mary Cowper Johnson
Buildings
  • Godalming War Memorial
  • Leeds War Memorial
ProjectsSissinghurst Castle Garden

Albert Reginald Powys CBE (16 July 1881 – 8 March 1936) was an architect and Secretary of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings for some 25 years in the early 20th century.

Life

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Godalming war memorial

Powys was born into a large and notable literary family in 1881.[1] Siblings included John Cowper Powys, Llewelyn Powys, Theodore Francis Powys and Philippa Powys.[2] Educated at Sherborne School and then trained as an architect, Powys also served as the Secretary of the Society for the Protection of Ancient buildings for twenty-five years.[3][4] He wrote an influential study of conservation practice, Repair of Ancient Buildings, published in 1929.[5] Among a number of restorations, he undertook much building and rebuilding at Sissinghurst Castle Garden for Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson, where the Powys Wall in the Rose Garden was named in his honour.[6]

He designed the Godalming war memorial,[7] another memorial in Leeds[8] and that at Blo' Norton in Norfolk.[9] All three are Grade II listed.

Powys died in 1936 and is buried in the Church of St Andrew, Winterborne Tomson, Dorset, where a memorial plaque commemorates his life and his restoration of the church in 1931.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ "Albert Reginald Powys". powys.org. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. ^ "The Powys Society The Powys Family". Powys-society.org. 5 June 2010. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. ^ Humpfries, Lynne. "In the Footsteps of AR Powys". The Building Conservation Directory. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. ^ Hassall, Rachel (5 October 2017). "The Powys family at Sherborne School". Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  5. ^ Powys, A. R; Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (London, England) (27 December 2018). Repair of ancient buildings. J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. ; E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc. OCLC 2566098. Retrieved 27 December 2018 – via Open WorldCat.
  6. ^ Gardens (en), Parks and. "Sissinghurst Castle". www.parksandgardens.org. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Godalming war memorial (1447942)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  8. ^ Historic England. "War Memorial at south end of Memorial Drive, Green Road (1256215)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  9. ^ Historic England. "Blo Norton war memorial (Grade II) (1453319)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  10. ^ Brodie, Antonia; Library, British Architectural; Architects, Royal Institute of British (20 December 2001). Directory of British Architects, 1834–1914: Vol. 2 (L-Z). A&C Black. ISBN 9780826455147 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ "Small but perfectly formed – Dorset Life – The Dorset Magazine". Retrieved 27 December 2018.
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