Ernest Charles Shearman (1859 – 17 April 1939) was a British architect.
Early life
Shearman was born in 1859, the son of Charles James Shearman, a physician.
Career
In 1878 Shearman was articled to
Charles Barry
Sir Charles Barry (23 May 1795 – 12 May 1860) was an English architect best known for his role in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster (also known as the Houses of Parliament) in London during the mid-19th century, but also responsi ...
, remaining his assistant until 1888, the year he set off for
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
, where he was architect to the
Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway
The Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway (BAGS) () was one of the ''Big Four'' Indian gauge, broad gauge, , British-owned companies that built and operated railway networks in Argentina. The company was founded by Edward Lumb in 1862 and the f ...
until 1891. On his return to the United Kingdom in 1892 Shearman was elected an Associate of the
Royal Institute of British Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three suppl ...
, and ten years later he began to practice independently.
Shearman was especially prolific in London, where he designed six churches between 1910 and 1935:
St Matthew's Church, Wimbledon;
St Silas Church, Kentish Town
The Church of Saint Silas the Martyr is a Church of England parish church in Kentish Town, London, England. The church is a grade II* listed building.
History
The church was built from 1911 to 1913, and designed by the architect Ernest Charles Sh ...
;
St Barnabas Church, North Ealing;
St Gabriel's Church, North Acton;
St Barnabas Church, Temple Fortune and
St Francis of Assisi Church, Isleworth. He also designed the west end of
St Mark's Church, Leicester.
Personal life
Shearman married Marian Catherine McGowran in August 1885 and had four children.
Shearman died in Winchester in 1939.
References
Bibliography
*John Salmon, ''Ernest Charles Shearman (1859–1939). An Anglo-Catholic Architect. An Illustrated Introduction to his Work.'' (Anglo-Catholic History Society, 2009)
*Diana Beckett, ''Ernest Shearman. Ecclesiastical Architect, 1859-1939.'' (2QT Publishing Ltd, 2021)
*''Directory of British Architects 1834–1914''. British Architectural Library
External links
*http://www.saintsilas.org.uk/section/99
*http://www.passmoreedwards.org.uk/pages/Architects/Shearman.htm
19th-century British architects
20th-century British architects
1869 births
1939 deaths
Associates of the Royal Institute of British Architects
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