1875 – Proposed Catholic Cathedral, Westminster, London
Architect: Henry Clutton
Proposal for a new Roman Catholic cathedral for Westminster. A cathedral was eventually constructed to the design of John F.
Henry Clutton (1819-93)
A pupil of Edward Blore between 1835-40, he commenced his own practice in 1844. He won first place in the Lille Cathedral competition with William Burges (his partner from 1851 to 1856). His pupil and assistant was John Francis Bentley, with whom he built the RC Church of St Francis of Assisi, Notting Hill, London (1859-60). Clutton was responsible for the heavy Romanesque cloister at the Birmingham Oratory (1860).
1878 – Brompton Oratory Competition, Kensington, London
An architectural competition was announced in January 1878 to design a new church. It was not limited to Catholics, and offered prizes of £200 and £75.
1879 – St. Michael’s Church, Ditton Hall, Cheshire
Architect: Henry Clutton
Founded when Jesuits who had been expelled from Germany in 1872 and settled in Ditton. The church was constructed between 1876 and 1879,
1880 – Cemetery Chapel, Tavistock, Devon
Architect: Henry Clutton
The ‘New’ cemetery was given to the people of Tavistock by the 9th Duke of Bedford,
