Edward Charles Hakewill (1812–1872)
was an English church architect, known especially for church restoration in the 19th century.
Early life
Edward Charles Hakewill was born in 1812 to
Henry Hakewill
Henry Hakewill (4 October 1771 – 13 March 1830) was an English architect.
Early life
Henry Hakewill was born on 4 October 1771 to English painter and decorator John Hakewill and Anna Maria Cook.
Hakewill was a pupil of John Yenn , and ...
, son of painter John Hakewill, and Anne Sarah Frith.
His brother,
John Henry Hakewill
John Henry Hakewill (1810–1880) was an English architect. He designed Stowlangtoft, Stowlangtoft Hall in Suffolk and restored many churches and other public buildings in East Anglia, Wiltshire and Nottinghamshire.
Family
Hakewill was the son ...
(1810–1880), was also an architect.
Hakewill became a pupil of
Philip Hardwick
Philip Hardwick (15 June 1792 in London – 28 December 1870) was an English architect, particularly associated with railway stations and warehouses in London and elsewhere. Hardwick is probably best known for London's demolished Euston Arch ...
in 1831, remaining until 1838.
Career
Hakewill was a keen student of Gothic architecture.
Hakewill designed the churches of
St John of Jerusalem, South Hackney (1845–8),
, and
St Peter's, Thurston. Towards the end of his career he restored
St Mary & St Lambert, Stonham Aspal,
and churches at
Grundisburgh
Grundisburgh () is a village of 1,584 residents situated in the English county of Suffolk. It is in the East Suffolk district, six north-east from Ipswich and north-west of Woodbridge located on the B1079. Flowing through the village are ...
and
Wickham Market.
Hakewill was one of the examiners for candidates for district surveyorships under the
Metropolitan Building Act 1843 and was subsequently elected appointed metropolitan district surveyor for the parishes of
St Clement Danes
St Clement Danes is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London. It is now situated near the 19th-century Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand in Aldwych. Although the first church on the site was reputedly founded in the 9th cent ...
,
St Mary le Strand
St Mary le Strand is a Church of England church at the eastern end of the Strand, London, Strand in the City of Westminster, London. It lies within the Deanery of Westminster (St Margaret) within the Diocese of London. The church stands on what ...
and
St George Hanover Square
St George Hanover Square was a Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the metropolitan area of London, England. The creation of the parish accompanied the building of the St George's, Hanover Square, Church of St George's, Hanover Square, ...
.
Hakewill retired in 1867 in Suffolk.
Death
Hakewill died on 9 October 1872.
Selected publications
*''The Temple: an Essay on the Ark, the Tabernacle, and the Temple of Jerusalem''. 1851
References
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1812 births
1872 deaths
Fellows of the Royal Institute of British Architects
19th-century English architects
People from Suffolk