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  1. 1875 – St. Mary’s Church, Newington, London
    Architect: James Fowler

    Constructed after a limited competition to design a church for 1,100 people for £10,000. The final church could seat up to 1,300. Described in Survey of London, vol. XXV by Ida Darlington (1955) as “from the designs of James Fowler, was consecrated in May 1876. It
    archiseek.com/1875-st-marys-ch
    #ArchitectureOfLondon #ArchitectureOfSurrey #1875 #churches #JamesFowler #Newington

  2. 1875 – Farm Buildings, Earlswood Asylum, Redhill, Surrey
    Architect: J. Brown & J.G. Gibbins

    Farm buildings and cottage for the large mental asylum constructed at Redhill. From 1855, the number of inmates was usually about 500. The hospital closed in 1997.
    archiseek.com/1875-farm-buildi
    #ArchitectureOfSurrey #1875 #FarmBuildings #Redhill #Surrey

  3. 1874 – Two Houses at “America”, Weybridge, Surrey
    Architect: E.J. Tarver

    Smaller estate houses designed by E.J. Tarver who also designed the main house. Designs published in The Building News, May 29 1874.
    archiseek.com/1874-two-houses-
    #ArchitectureOfSurrey #1874 #EJTarver18411891 #Surrey #Weybridge

  4. 1900 – Selected Design for Post Office, Dorking, Surrey
    Architect: William Shearburn

    Unbuilt design for post office and municipal buildings by local architect William Shearburn. Published in The Building News, October 12, 1900. A different, more simpler building by the same architect was constructed.
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    #ArchitectureOfSurrey #1900 #Dorking #PostOffices #Surrey #UnbuiltSurrey #WilliamShearburn

  5. 1874 – “Hopedene”, Holmbury St Mary, Surrey
    Architect: Richard Norman Shaw

    Country house finished in brick with Norman Shaw stylistically tall chimneys. Illustration published in The Building News, May 8 1874.
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    #ArchitectureOfSurrey #1874 #CountryHouses #HolmburyStMary #RichardNormanShaw18311912 #Surrey #SurreyCountryHouses

  6. 1876 – “Pierrepont”, Frensham, Surrey
    Architect: Richard Norman Shaw

    A 19th-century country house designed by the architect Richard Norman Shaw around an earlier house. Built around the same time as his other notable local work, Merrist Wood College, Worplesdon. In 1973 this was listed as Grade II*. Used as a
    archiseek.com/1876-pierrepont-
    #ArchitectureOfSurrey #18764 #CountryHouses #Frensham #RichardNormanShaw18311912 #Surrey #SurreyCountryHouses

  7. 1855 – Asylum, Earlswood, Redhill, Surrey
    Architect: William B. Moffat

    In 1850 an 155-acre site was purchased at Earlswood Common, with a public appeal launched to raise funds for the building of a model 'Asylum for Idiots' to house 400 residents designed by William Bonython Moffat. Queen Victoria subscribed 250 guineas in the name of the Prince of Wales who be
    archiseek.com/asylum-earlswood
    #ArchitectureOfSurrey #1854 #asylums #Moffat #Redhill #Surrey