Charles Worley

Crocker's Folly, boarded up in 2007.

The interior, 2001.

Charles H Worley (died 1906)^[1] was a British architect.

Early life

Allinson puts forward that Charles Worley was the son of the architect Robert James Worley (1850-1930), of the architectural practice Worley & Saunders, who was "involved in all kinds of speculative developments". They are listed jointly as the architects of 41 Harley Street.^[2] However, as Robert was born in 1850, and Charles was articled in 1870, a father and son relationship is most improbable.

English Heritage confirm that Robert and Charles were brothers.^[3]

Worley was articled to Rowland Plumbe in 1870.^[1]

Career

In 1892, he was the architect for 42 Harley Street, London.^[1]

From 1892-93, he built Wimpole House, at 28-29 Wimpole Street, Marylebone, London.^[1]

In 1898, he built The Crown Hotel a Grade II* listed public house at 23-24 Aberdeen Place, St John's Wood, London, now known as Crocker's Folly.^[4][5]

Buildings

His surviving buildings include:^[2]

• 28-30 Wigmore Street (1890–92)
• 42 Harley Street (1892)
• 28-29 Wimpole Street (1892–93)
• 51, 55-56 Welbeck Street (1893–94)
• 84 Wimpole Street (1895)
• The Crown Hotel, 23-24 Aberdeen Place, St John's Wood (1898)
• De Walden Rooms, Charlebert Street, St John's Wood (1898–99)
• 37 New Bond Street (1901)
• 6-7 St George Street (1904–05)
• 1-3 Old Compton Street (1904–07)
• 99A Charing Cross Road (1904–07)
• 3 Soho Square (1903)
• 12 Moor Street (1904–10)

References

1. "Pretty in Pink". Marylebone Journal. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
2. Allinson, Kenneth (2008). The architects and architecture of London ([Minor rev. and corr.]. ed.). Oxford: Architectural. p. 274. ISBN 978-0750683371.
3. "99A Charing Cross Road". English Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
4. "Crocker's public house". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
5. "Crocker's Folly". London Canals. Retrieved 23 April 2014.