Harold Brakspear [also known as Sir Harold Brakspear] was born in Sale, Cheshire, near Manchester, England on 10 March 1870. He was articled to his father, William Hayward Brakspear (1818-1898), in 1887 and remained with him as his assistant. He qualified as an architect in 1892 and was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA) in 1893. He commenced independent practice as an architect in Corsham, Wiltshire late that year. He was appointed Consulting Architect to the Dean and Canons of Windsor; Consulting Architect to the Dean and Chapter of Worcester Cathedral. He died in Bath, Somerset on 20 November 1934.
Church restorations at Malmsbury Abbey, Nuneaton Abbey, Shrewsbury Abbey, Pershore Abbey, Worksop Priory, Box, Lacock, Tockenham; Langley Burrell, Rodbourne; Dauntsey, Westbury; St. Peter's, Bristol; St. Woolos, Newport; and other churches. House restorations: Great Chalfield Manor, Malmsbury Abbey House, Tockenham Manor, Little Sudbury Manor, Lacock Abbey; Corsham Almshouses, &c Domestic work: "Oceanways," and a number of other houses round Chippenham. Schools: new schools at Corsham; reconstruction of Grammar School, and Girls' Secondary School at Ludlow, &c. [Source: Who's Who in Architecture 1914:]
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Corsham Board Schools, 1894; Emmanuel Church, Exeter, 1897; restorations: Halmesbury Abbey, 1899; Nuneaton Priory, 1905; Shrewsbury Abbey tower, 1906; Pershore Abbey, 1913: Worksop Priory. 1920; Great Chalfleld Manor, 1908; Little Sodbury Manor, 1914; Seagry House, 1914; Hazelbury Manor, 1920; and St. George's Chapel, Windsor, 1921 (restoration in band). New Church, Beaulleu, 1906: extensions to Ludlow Grammar School, 1916, and Ludlow High School, 1908. [Source: Who's Who in Architecture 1923]
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914. Compiled by Antonia Brodie, et al. Volume 1: A-K. London; New York: British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects/Continuum, 2001
Who's Who in Architecture 1914. London: Technical Journals Ltd., 1914.
Who's Who in Architecture 1923. Edited by Frederick Chatterton, London: The Architectural Press, 1923