Harry Bulkeley Creswell

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(1869–1960), was a British architect and author.

Biography

Born on 18 May 1869, Harry Creswell was educated at

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and at

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. He was articled to Sir Aston Webb RA in 1890, before establishing his own architectural practice in 1899. He was an Inspecting Engineer for the Crown Agents to the Colonies and designed the turbine factory in

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, built between 1901 and 1906 and described by Edward Hubbard as a rare English precursor of Functionalism, Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial (in association with Egerton Swartwout), and the New Parthenon Room at the

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. Creswell was the author of a number of novels, including ''Thomas'' (1918), ''Thomas Settles Down'' (1919), ''The Honeywood File'' (1929) ''The Honeywood Settlement'' (1930), ''Jago versus Swillerton and Toomer'' (1931), ''Diary from a Dustbin'' (1935), ''Grig'' (1942), and ''Grig in Retirement'' (1943). He wrote two children's books: ''Marytary'' (1928) and ''Johnny and Marytary'' (1936). He was also a contributor to the ''

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'', the ''

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'' and '' Punch'', writing under the pseudonym Karshish.James Stevens Curl, ''A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, 2006, Harry Creswell died on 4 July 1960.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Creswell, Harry Bulkeley Alumni of Trinity College Dublin People educated at Bedford School 1869 births 1960 deaths 20th-century British novelists 20th-century British architects Fellows of the Royal Institute of British Architects