Charles Henry Brodie was born in Fulham, Middlesex, [now London], England in January 1859 and was articled to Robert Medley Fulford (1845?-1910) in Exeter, Devon, England from 1875 to 1878. He also attended Exeter School of Art. He then worked as an assistant to Rowland Plumbe (1838-1919) from 1878 to 1882; to Walter Fordham Harriss in 1883; to Bruce John Capell (1854-1943) in 1883-84; to Henry David Davis (1838?-1915) and Barrow Emanuel (1841-1904) of Davis & Emanuel in 1884-85; to Barker & Co. in 1885-86; and to Keith Downes Young (1848-1929) from 1889 to 1896. He also attended classes at the Architectural Association in London.
Brodie qualified as an architect in 1882 and was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA) in 1883. He commenced independent practice as an architect in London in 1896 and was for many years Surveyor to National Provincial Bank. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1905. He died in London in 1943
National Provincial Banks at Montpellier, Cheltenham; Kirkley, Lowestoft ; Spalding, Lincs; Taunton, Somerset; Doncaster; Barton-on-Humber; Ashton Gate, Bristol; and Swindon. [Source: Who's Who in Architecture 1914]
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Terraces of shop premises at East Ham, Walthamstow, Palmer's Green and Finsbury Park; banks at Redcar (Yorks.), Montpellier (Cheltenham), Spalding (Lincs.), Barton-on-Humber (Lincs.). Doncaster, Taunton, Wellington (Som.), Swindon and Ashton Gate (Bristol). [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 Frank Chatterton. London: The Architectural Press, 1923