Brocklesby, John Sydney 1879 - 1955

John Sydney Brocklesby was born in Hornsey, Middlesex, England on 11 October 1879. He was articled to Frank Edward Smee (1865-1942) in London from 1896 to 1901 and remained as his assistant in 1901-02. He then worked as an assistant in the London County Council Architects' Housing Division in 1902-03, and to J. T. Pilditch from 1903.  From 1902 to 1906 he was in partnership with Wallace Marchment (1880-1940) and Harry Edward East (1877-?).

Brocklesby qualified as an architect in 1904. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA) in 1905 and a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1922.   He died in Weymouth Dorset, England on 28 June 1955.

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Works

See: UK Modern House [link below]

Bibliography

Armstrong, Barrie and Armstrong, Wendy. The Arts and Crafts movement in the North West of England: a handbook. Wetherby, England: Oblong Creative Ltd., 2006

Armstrong, Barrie and Armstrong, Wendy. The Arts and Crafts movement in Yorkshire: a handbook. Wetherby, England: Oblong Creative Ltd., 2013

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

Hamilton, Alec. Arts & Crafts Churches. London: Lund Humphries, 2020

Spencer, Christopher and Wilson, Geoffrey. Elbow room: the story of John Sydney Brocklesby, Arts and Crafts architect. London: Ainsworth & Nelson, 1984

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