Raymond Erith

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Raymond Erith (1904–1973) was an English architect known for his restorations and work in a traditional styles. Critic Ian Nairn described his work as "genuinely Georgian, not 'neo'".[1]

He formed the partnership Erith & Terry with his pupil Quinlan Terry.

He renovated the interiors of numbers 10, 11, and 12 Downing Street for the government of Harold Macmillan in the 1960s, and later worked on the library of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.[2]

He was the subject of an exhibition at Sir John Soane's Museum in 2004[3]

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References

  1. ^ The Twentieth Century Society, November 2004, Raymond Erith’s Library at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford http://www.c20society.org.uk/docs/building/erith.html
  2. ^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0PAL/is_513_160/ai_n8585187/
  3. ^ Raymond Erith (1904-1973) Progressive Classicist http://www.soane.org/erith.htm



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