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Alfred Mardon Mowbray

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Alfred Mardon Mowbray
Born1849 (1849)
Died1915 (aged 65–66)
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsSS Mary and John parish church, Oxford
St Michael and All Angels church, Oxford

Alfred Mardon Mowbray (1849–1915)[1] was an English Gothic Revival architect who practiced in Oxford and Eastbourne from the 1860s to the 1900s.

Career

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SS Mary and John parish church, Oxford

Mowbray was articled to Charles Buckeridge between 1865 and 1870, and between 1870 and 1872 was an assistant to a number of architects including Joseph Clarke and JW Hugall.[1] He practiced in Oxford from 1872 until 1877, and then in Eastbourne until after 1880.[1] He was made a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1881 but his membership lapsed in 1896.[1] He had returned to Oxford by 1890, where he lived in Iffley Road.[1]

Work

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St Michael and All Angels parish church, Summertown, Oxford

References

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Sources

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  • Brodie, Antonia; Felstead, Alison; Franklin, Jonathan; Pinfield, Leslie; Oldfield, Jane, eds. (2001). Directory of British Architects 1834–1914, L–Z. London & New York: Continuum. p. 224. ISBN 0-8264-5514-X.
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Berkshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 254.
  • Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
  • Tyack, Geoffrey (1998). Oxford An Architectural Guide. Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press. p. 240. ISBN 0-19-817423-3.