1867 – Henry F. Lockwood’s Design for Royal Courts of Justice, London
One of the eleven renowned architects who had been invited to compete –
One of the eleven renowned architects who had been invited to compete –
When the public exhibition of designs submitted to the designated competition of the Royal Courts of Justice opened in February 1867,
View from The Strand published in The Building News,
Designed by the eminent theatre architect C.J.
Matthew Digby Wyatt was am Anglo-Irish architect (brother of Thomas Henry Wyatt) and art historian who became Secretary of the Great Exhibition.
Constructed in 1868, the design was first published in 1866.
From The Building News: “Facing the green in the pleasant hamlet of Twickenham stands the Congregational chapel and schools which have lately being remodelled and extended.
Fine italianate office building, still existing although with some rather ugly additions to the its roofline.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office building originally provided premises for four separate government departments: the Foreign Office,