Frank Broadbent
| Francis George Broadbent | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1909 |
| Died | 13 January 1983 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | Goodhart-Rendel Broadbent & Curtis |
Francis ("Frank") George Broadbent (1909 – 13 January 1983)[1][2] was a 20th-century British architect known for his work in designing churches and schools for the Roman Catholic Church.
Career
Broadbent was a partner in the architectural firm Goodhart-Rendel Broadbent & Curtis in the 1950s and 1960s[3] and took over the practice when Harry Stuart Goodhart-Rendel died.[4] Subsequently he became senior partner in Broadbent Hastings Reid & New, retiring in 1980.[3]
Works
He completed the restoration work on Prinknash Abbey, which had been started by Goodhart-Rendel in 1939.[3]
Broadbent also restored Tyburn convent[2] (1962).
He worked, from 1959 to 1960, with Goodhart-Rendel on the design and construction of SS Ninian, Martin and John Roman Catholic Church in Whithorn, Wigtonshire, Scotland.[5]
The churches he designed include:
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Richmond, London (1953–54)[2][6]
- The Church of the Holy Name, Esher (1960)[4]
- St Ann's, Kingston Hill (1960)[7]
- St Thomas More, Knebworth (1961)[8]
- The Holy Name, Claygate (1961)[9]
- St John Fisher, Cannon Hill Lane, Merton (1962)[10]
- St John the Evangelist, Tadworth (1966)
- The Holy Spirit, Fetcham[2]
- St Pius X, New Malden[2]
- St Theodore, Cranbrook[2]
- Our Lady of Dover, Buckland (1960s)[11]
Personal life
Broadbent lived at 71 Christchurch Road, East Sheen.[1]
Death and legacy
Broadbent died on 13 January 1983, aged 73.[1][2]
His correspondence with Harry Stuart Goodhart-Rendel from 1941 to 1959 is held by the Royal Institute of British Architects in its Archives and Drawings Collection.[12]
References
- 1 2 3 "Broadbent, Francis George" (PDF). The London Gazette (49438): 10470. August 1983.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Obituary". Catholic Herald. 21 January 1983. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Francis George Broadbent". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- 1 2 Sladen, Teresa and Antram, Nicholas (11 November 2005). "Assessment of the architectural and historical importance of the churches belonging to the Diocese" (PDF). Architectural & Historic Review of Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. p. 10. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ↑ "SS Ninian, Martin and John RC Church". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ↑ "Our history". Our Lady Queen of Peace Church. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ↑ Cherry, Bridget and Pevsner, Nicolaus (1983). The Buildings of England – London 2: South. London: Penguin Books. p. 313. ISBN 0 14 0710 47 7.
- ↑ Davey, Father G C (12 May 1961). "A 'Tyburn Tree' for Knebworth". Catholic Herald. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus and Nairn, Ian (2002). The Buildings of England – Surrey. Yale University Press. p. 163. ISBN 0 300 09675 5.
- ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus and Nairn, Ian (2002). The Buildings of England – Surrey. Yale University Press. p. 438. ISBN 0 300 09675 5.
- ↑ "Our Lady of Dover – Buckland". Taking Stock: Catholic Churches of England and Wales. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ↑ "Royal Institute of British Architects Archives and Drawings Collection: 2004 Accessions". The National Archives (UK). Retrieved 3 April 2014.