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Henry Hare (architect)

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Hare's trademark -a hare, bottom right in the middle stained glass, at Westminster College, Cambridge

Henry Thomas Hare (1860–1921) was a British architect who was born in Scarborough, Yorkshire and educated in Sheffield and Harrogate.

Career

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At the age of 16 he was articled to the Scarborough architect C A Bury but left after four years to complete his studies at the Atelier Ginain in Paris. He returned to London in 1878 to work as an assistant to the London architects King + Hill, and in 1886 passed the associateship examination for entry to the Royal Institute of British Architects, (RIBA) receiving the Asphitel Prize for passing with the highest marks.

Hare set up his own practice in London in 1891, often working in collaboration with others. He was well-respected, serving on RIBA Council for many years, being President of the Architectural Association in 1902 and later becoming a Vice-President and then President of the RIBA from 1917 to 1919. He died in January 1921.

Hare's trademark was including an etching or carving of a hare in every building he designed.

Selected buildings

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References

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  1. ^ Pevsner 1974, p. 244.
  2. ^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 302.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1265173)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  4. ^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 638.
  5. ^ Pevsner & Radcliffe 1965, p. 350.
  6. ^ Pevsner & Hubbard 1971, p. 189.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1358594)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  8. ^ "CENTRAL MUSEUM, Non Civil Parish - 1322354 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  9. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1358571)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Bangor University Campus by Nicholas Hare". Architects' Journal. 26 October 2000. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  11. ^ Cambridge, Pevsner

Sources

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Further reading

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  • Service, Alistair, (1977), Edwardian Architecture: A Handbook to Building Design in Britain 1890-1914, London: Thames and Hudson, p.202.
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