Robert Palmer Browne (30 January 1803[1] – 18 December 1872) was a British architect who was closely associated with the General Steam Navigation Company in the mid-nineteenth century but who also designed residential, church and public buildings, some of which are now listed by Historic England.
Early life
editRobert Browne was born in 1803 to Robert and Winfield Browne.[2]
Career
editHe was the architect and surveyor to the General Steam Navigation Company of London. He was responsible for a number of the firm's works at Coldharbour in London after they bought land and leases there from 1842. These included two piers in front of the pre-existing Brown's Wharf and Stewart's Wharf, and a new wharf at London Bridge in the 1860s.[3]
In 1860 he was practising from 15 Royal Place, Royal Hill, Greenwich.[4]
Death
editBrowne died at Royal Place, Greenwich, on 18 December 1872. His executor was his brother George Henry Browne, gentleman. He left an estate of under £8,000.[5]
Notable works
edit- Woolwich Road Workhouse and Vanburgh Hill Infirmary, East Greenwich. (1839)[6]
- St Mary Magdalene Church, St Marys Road, Peckham, London. (1839–41)
- 1 to 31 Westbourne Terrace, London. Grade II listed.[7] (by 1849)[8]
- Petham House, Kent, for Thomas Henry Mackay.[9] (c.1850)[10]
References
edit- ^ London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
- ^ Brodie, Antonia; et al. (2001). Directory of British Architects, 1834-1914: Vol. 2 (L-Z). London: Continuum. p. 334. ISBN 978-0-8264-5514-7.
- ^ Southern Blackwall: Coldharbour. British History Online. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ Blower's Architect's, Surveyor's, Engineer's and Builder's Directory. London: T. Blower. 1860. p. 15.
- ^ "Find a will | GOV.UK".
- ^ "The Workhouse in Greenwich, London: Kent".
- ^ Historic England. "196B and C, Craven Road W2, 1-31, Westbourne Terrace W2 (1066125)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus & Bridget Cherry. (2002). The Buildings of England: London 3: North West. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. pp. 684–686. ISBN 0300096526.
- ^ "Best houses for sale in Kent". 31 March 2021.
- ^ "PETHAM HOUSE, Petham - 1260412 | Historic England".
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