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Charles Cowles-Voysey

Charles Cowles-Voysey (24 June 1889 – 10 April 1981) was an English architect.

Career

Charles Voysey studied at the Architectural Association School and the UCL Bartlett School of Architecture. Between 1909 and 1912 he was articled to Horace Field and assistant to John James Burnet and to Horace Farquharson, before starting his own practice in 1912.^[1] John Brandon-Jones worked for Cowles-Voysey, became a partner in the business and finally took over the firm.^[2]

Voysey's father, the Arts and Crafts movement architect and designer C. F. A. Voysey (1857-1941), was recognized by the seminal The Studio magazine.^[3]

In 1912, Charles married Dorothea Denise Cowles (1885-1980) and amended his surname to Cowles-Voysey.^[4]

Architectural works

White Rock Pavilion (1922), Hastings^[5]
Bridgeton Public Halls (1924), Glasgow^[5]
Kingsley Hall (1927), London^[5]
1&2 Bunkers Hill, 34-42 Wildwood Road & 19 Wellgarth Road (1929), Hampstead Garden Suburb, London^[5]
Chance Wood (1929), Sevenoaks, Kent^[5]
Bognor Regis Town Hall (1930), Bognor Regis, West Sussex^[6]
Municipal Offices, High Wycombe (1932), High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire^[7]
Worthing Town Hall (1933), Worthing, West Sussex^[8]
Watford Town Hall (1937-1939), Watford, Hertfordshire^[9]
Cambridge Guildhall, Peas Hill Guildhall (1939), Cambridge^[10]
Bromley Town Hall extension (1939), Bromley, Kent^[11]
Magistrates' Court (1939), Bromley, Kent^[5]
Maybridge Estate (1940s), Worthing, West Sussex^[5]
Morley College reconstruction (1958), Waterloo, London^[5]

References

^ The Times, obituary 15 April 1981
^ "Charles Cowles Voysey". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
^ Jackson, Lesley (2007). Twentieth Century Pattern Design. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-56898-712-5. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
^ "Charles Cowels-Voysey, Architect, Art Deco in Bromley". Bromley Civic Society. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "A dynasty of architects". The C.F.A. Voycey Society. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
^ Historic England. "Bognor Regis Town Hall (1350337)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
^ "High Wycombe Historic Towns Assessment Report" (PDF). Wycombe District Council. p. 74. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
^ Historic England. "Worthing Town Hall including Assembly Hall and Worthing Room (1250786)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
^ Historic England. "Watford Town Hall (1251002)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ Historic England, "Guildhall (1268372)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 4 January 2018
^ Historic England. "Bromley Town Hall, extension (1261448)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 April 2020.

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