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Henry Darbishire
British architect of the Victoria era From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Henry Astley Darbishire FRIBA JP DL (15 May 1825 – 4 June 1899) was a British architect, best known for working on philanthropic schemes. He worked on projects for Angela Burdett-Coutts, and was the architect for the Peabody Trust from 1863 until 1885,[1] when he was succeeded by Victor Wilkins.[2]

He was born in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Lancashire,[3][4] the son of James Darbishire and his wife, Mary Roberts.[5] He qualified as a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1856, and finally retired from practice in 1894.[4]
In 1858, Darbishire married Eliza Paget, sister of Sir Ernest Paget.[6] They had three children: Frederic Astley Darbishire (3 November 1859 – 15 March 1926); Eilie Gwendoline Darbishire (1863–1936); and Harry Vernon Darbishire (2 August 1864 – 29 February 1949) and.[5]
He died in 1899 at Oakdene, Edenbridge, Kent.[7]
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Notable works
- Columbia Square, Bethnal Green (1857–60), demolished
- Baroness Burdett Coutts Drinking Fountain, Victoria Park, London (1862)
- Peabody dwellings, Commercial Street, Spitalfields (1864)
- Holly Village, Highgate, London (1865)[8] [9]
- Peabody Estate, Islington (1865)
- Columbia Market, Bethnal Green (1866), demolished
- Peabody Estate, Shadwell (1866)
- Guilford Place drinking fountain (1870)
- Peabody Square, Blackfriars Road, Bermondsey (1871)
- Peabody Estate, Pimlico (1876)
- Peabody Estate, Whitechapel (1881)
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