List of domestic buildings by G. E. Street

G. E. Street (1824–81) was an English architect and architectural writer, whose designs were mainly in High Victorian Gothic style. Born the son of a solicitor, he first worked in a law office, but was then articled to the architect Owen Browne Carter in Winchester. Two years later, in 1844, he moved to London and worked in the office of George Gilbert Scott. Here he also worked with George Frederick Bodley and William White. Street established his own architectural practice in 1849, initially in London, and later in Wantage (then in Berkshire). He was appointed as architect to the diocese of Oxford in 1850, and retained this position until his death. He married in 1852 and in that year moved to Oxford. He returned to London in 1856 and maintained an office there for the remainder of his career. He travelled extensively, visiting the Continent of Europe frequently. Street was also a prolific writer on architectural subjects. He was a member of the Royal Academy, and in 1874 was awarded the Royal Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects, being its president in 1881.[1]

Most of Street's works were in relation to churches; designing new churches, restoring and making additions and alterations to existing churches, and designing fittings and furnishings for them.[2] He also designed domestic buildings, especially vicarages, and schools with houses for the schoolmaster. He designed little in the way of public buildings, although towards the end of his life he designed what has been described as his "greatest commission", the Royal Courts of Justice in London.[1] Most of his works were in England, especially within and close to the diocese of Oxford, but examples of his work can be found throughout England, Wales and Ireland. He also designed some buildings abroad, including a church in Constantinople. Almost all his designs are in Gothic Revival style, in particular, in what is known as the High Victorian style. This style came chronologically after the use of "pure" and "correct" use of features of English Gothic architecture, which had been championed by A. W. N. Pugin and the Ecclesiological Society. High Victorian incorporated the use of polychromy, and elements of Continental forms of Gothic architecture. Street died in 1881, and was buried in Westminster Abbey.[1]

This list contains details of Street's work on domestic buildings in England and Scotland.

Key edit

Grade Criteria[3]
Grade I Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II Buildings of national importance and special interest.
"—" denotes a work that is not graded.
Category (Scotland) Criteria[4]
Category A Buildings of national or international importance, either architectural or historic, or fine little-altered examples of some particular period, style or building type.
Category B Buildings of regional or more than local importance, or major examples of some particular period, style or building type which may have been altered.
Category C(S) Buildings of local importance, lesser examples of any period, style, or building type, as originally constructed or moderately altered; and simple traditional buildings which group well with others in categories A and B.
"—" denotes a work that is not graded.

Works edit

Name Location Photograph Date Notes Grade
White Lodge Monken Hadley, Barnet, Greater London c. 1849–50 Street made additions to a rectory built in 1824.[5][6] II
Vicarage Sulgrave, Northamptonshire
52°06′12″N 1°11′28″W / 52.1033°N 1.1911°W / 52.1033; -1.1911 (Vicarage, Sulgrave)
c. 1850 A house dating from the 17th or 18th century, remodelled by Street.[7] II
Vicarage Wantage, Oxfordshire
51°35′20″N 1°25′45″W / 51.5889°N 1.4292°W / 51.5889; -1.4292 (Vicarage, Wantage)
c. 1850 A new building for Revd William John Butler.[8] II
1–5 Church Street Hatford, Oxfordshire
51°39′07″N 1°30′43″W / 51.6519°N 1.5120°W / 51.6519; -1.5120 (1–5 Church Street, Hatford)
1853 Row of six cottages, since reduced to three.[9] II
St Thomas' Vicarage Colnbrook, Berkshire
51°29′07″N 0°31′18″W / 51.4853°N 0.5216°W / 51.4853; -0.5216 (St Thomas' Vicarage, Colnbrook)
1853–54 [10] II
Vicarage Ripon College, Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire
51°43′26″N 1°08′02″W / 51.7238°N 1.1338°W / 51.7238; -1.1338 (Vicarage, Ripon College, Cuddesdon)
1853–54 Later part of the college.[11] II*
Vicarage Kidlington, Oxfordshire
51°49′32″N 1°16′49″W / 51.8255°N 1.2804°W / 51.8255; -1.2804 (Vicarage, Kidlington)
1853–54 Extension of a 16th-century vicarage.[12] II*
Vicarage West Challow, Oxfordshire
51°35′35″N 1°28′22″W / 51.5931°N 1.4728°W / 51.5931; -1.4728 (Church Croft, West Challow)
1853–54 Later used as a house, and called Church Croft.[13] II
All Saints Cottage Maidenhead, Berkshire
51°31′11″N 0°44′11″W / 51.5196°N 0.7365°W / 51.5196; -0.7365 (All Saints Cottage, Maidenhead)
1854–57 Adjoining the parish centre.[14] II*
All Saints Vicarage Maidenhead, Berkshire
51°31′12″N 0°44′11″W / 51.5200°N 0.7363°W / 51.5200; -0.7363 (All Saints Vicarage, Maidenhead)
1854–57 [15] II*
Rectory Upton Magna, Shropshire
52°42′28″N 2°39′41″W / 52.7078°N 2.6613°W / 52.7078; -2.6613 (Rectory, Upton Magna)
c. 1856 [16][17] II
St James' Vicarage Stantonbury,
Milton Keynes,
Buckinghamshire
52°03′44″N 0°47′10″W / 52.0622°N 0.7860°W / 52.0622; -0.7860 (St James' Vicarage, Stantonbury)
1857–59 [18] II
Vicarage Bloxham, Oxfordshire
52°01′06″N 1°22′30″W / 52.0184°N 1.3750°W / 52.0184; -1.3750 (Vicarage, Bloxham)
1858 Enlargement of a vicarage built in 1811–15.[19] II
School house Colnbrook, Berkshire
51°29′04″N 0°31′17″W / 51.4844°N 0.5215°W / 51.4844; -0.5215 (Old School House, Colnbrook)
1858 [20] II
Rectory Laverstoke, Hampshire
51°14′05″N 1°18′06″W / 51.2347°N 1.3017°W / 51.2347; -1.3017 (Old Rectory, Laverstoke)
1858 [21] II
5 Boyn Hill Road Maidenhead, Berkshire
51°31′09″N 0°44′14″W / 51.5193°N 0.7371°W / 51.5193; -0.7371 (5 Boyn Hill Road, Maidenhead)
1858 Built as almshouses.[22] II
The Grange Little Tew, Oxfordshire
51°57′18″N 1°26′49″W / 51.9550°N 1.4470°W / 51.9550; -1.4470 (The Grange, Little Tew)
c. 1858 A vicarage for Revd F. Garrett. Later extended by different architects.[23] II
North Moreton House North Moreton, Oxfordshire
51°36′07″N 1°11′24″W / 51.6019°N 1.1901°W / 51.6019; -1.1901 (North Moreton House)
c. 1858 Restoration of a former vicarage dating from the 16th century.[24] II
3 and 3a Boyn Hill Road Maidenhead, Berkshire
51°31′11″N 0°44′13″W / 51.5196°N 0.7369°W / 51.5196; -0.7369 (3 and 3a Boyn Hill Road, Maidenhead)
1859 Built as a clergy house.[25] II
5 Bachelor's Acre Windsor, Berkshire
51°28′51″N 0°36′32″W / 51.4807°N 0.6089°W / 51.4807; -0.6089 (5 Bachelor's Acre, Windsor)
1859 [26] II
7 Bachelor's Acre Windsor, Berkshire
51°28′49″N 0°36′32″W / 51.4804°N 0.6090°W / 51.4804; -0.6090 (7 Bachelor's Acre, Windsor)
1859 [27] II
Headmaster's house Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
52°48′37″N 1°37′58″W / 52.8102°N 1.6329°W / 52.8102; -1.6329 (Headmaster's house, Burton upon Trent)
1860 A house for the headmaster of Holy Trinity School.[28] II
St Andrew's Vicarage Leeds, West Yorkshire
53°48′03″N 1°33′48″W / 53.8008°N 1.5633°W / 53.8008; -1.5633 (St Andrew's Vicarage, Leeds)
c. 1860 Since used as offices.[29] II
Vicarage North Muskham, Nottinghamshire
53°07′40″N 0°48′55″W / 53.1279°N 0.8152°W / 53.1279; -0.8152 (Egdefield House Hotel, North Muskham)
1863 Built as a vicarage for Revd Winstanley Hall; since used as a hotel.[30] II
Bayfield House Lydford, Devon
50°38′34″N 4°06′30″W / 50.6427°N 4.1082°W / 50.6427; -4.1082 (Bayfield House, Lydford)
1870 Built as a vicarage at a cost of £5,000 (equivalent to £510,000 in 2021).[31][32] II
Frognall Grove Frognal, Camden,
Greater London
51°33′29″N 0°10′55″W / 51.5580°N 0.1820°W / 51.5580; -0.1820 (Frognall Grove)
1871–72 A large house inherited by Street, who made additions to it. Later subdivided into four semi-detached houses.[33] II*
Cotton House Marlborough, Wiltshire
51°25′04″N 1°44′36″W / 51.4179°N 1.7433°W / 51.4179; -1.7433 (Cotton House, Marlborough)
1871–72 New house.[34] II
Littlefield Marlborough, Wiltshire
51°25′05″N 1°44′30″W / 51.4180°N 1.7418°W / 51.4180; -1.7418 (Littlefield, Marlborough)
1871–72 New house involving the early use of concrete in its construction.[35] II
Vicarage Wansford, East Yorkshire
53°59′42″N 0°22′53″W / 53.9950°N 0.3813°W / 53.9950; -0.3813 (Vicarage, Wansford)
1872 For Sir Tatton Sykes, 5th Baronet of Sledmere.[36] II
Vicarage Helperthorpe,
North Yorkshire
54°07′16″N 0°32′35″W / 54.1210°N 0.5431°W / 54.1210; -0.5431 (Vicarage, Helperthorpe)
1873 [37] II
Holmdale Holmbury St Mary, Surrey
51°10′58″N 0°24′44″W / 51.1827°N 0.4122°W / 51.1827; -0.4122 (Holmdale, Holmbury St Mary)
1873 A country house built by Street for himself and his son. It has since been extended and divided.[38] I
Tor Ridge Holmbury St Mary, Surrey
51°11′01″N 0°24′35″W / 51.1835°N 0.4097°W / 51.1835; -0.4097 (Tor Ridge, Holmbury St Mary)
1873 A lodge to Holmdale.[39] II
Vicarage Thixendale, North Yorkshire
54°02′19″N 0°42′53″W / 54.0385°N 0.7148°W / 54.0385; -0.7148 (Vicarage, Thixendale)
c. 1874 For Sir Tatton Sykes, 5th Baronet of Sledmere.[40] II
Wigan Hall Wigan,
Greater Manchester
53°32′54″N 2°38′11″W / 53.5482°N 2.6363°W / 53.5482; -2.6363 (Wigan Hall)
1875–76 Built as a rectory for the Bridgeman family. The gatehouse and attached wall, and the terrace walls and steps, are all listed at Grade II.[41][42][43][44] II
Dunecht House Dunecht estate, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
57°09′40″N 2°24′48″W / 57.1610°N 2.4134°W / 57.1610; -2.4134 (Dunecht House)
1877 Additions.[45] A
The Grange and Orchard Hall Melksham, Wiltshire
51°22′20″N 2°08′30″W / 51.3721°N 2.1416°W / 51.3721; -2.1416 (The Grange, Melksham)
1877 A house dating from the late 17th century remodelled by Street. Originally a vicarage, later a children's home.[46] II
Former priest's house Dunster, Somerset
51°10′59″N 3°26′44″W / 51.1830°N 3.4456°W / 51.1830; -3.4456 (Former priest's house, Dunster)
c. 1877 Restoration of a medieval house.[47] II
The Gables Carlton, South Yorkshire
53°35′10″N 1°26′57″W / 53.5862°N 1.4492°W / 53.5862; -1.4492 (The Gables, Carlton)
c. 1879 Built as the vicarage for St John's Church.[48] II
4 Cadogan Square Kensington and Chelsea,
Greater London
51°29′46″N 0°09′38″W / 51.4960°N 0.1605°W / 51.4960; -0.1605 (4 Cadogan Square, Kensington and Chelsea)
c. 1880 A five-storey building, and "one of his [Street's] rare domestic buildings in London".[49] II*
Vicarage Kingston, Dorset
50°36′54″N 2°03′54″W / 50.6150°N 2.0649°W / 50.6150; -2.0649 (Kingston House)
c. 1880 With a stable and coach house. Later known as Kingston House.[50] II
Old Rectory Blymhill, Staffordshire
52°42′26″N 2°17′02″W / 52.7072°N 2.2840°W / 52.7072; -2.2840 (The Old Rectory, Blymhill)
Undated Street added a wing to the rectory, which has since been demolished.[51][52] II
Vicarage Christ Church, Lambeth, Greater London
51°28′21″N 0°07′56″W / 51.4725°N 0.1322°W / 51.4725; -0.1322 (Christ Church Vicarage, Lambeth)
Undated [53] II

See also edit

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