Francis Fowke

Francis Fowke

Francis Fowke (7 July 1823 - 4 December 1865) was a British engineer and architect, and a captain in the Royal Engineers. Most of his architectural work was executed in the Renaissance style, although he made use of relatively new technologies to create iron framed buildings, with large open galleries and spaces.

Fowke was born in Ballysillan, Belfast. He studied at Dungannon, County Tyrone, and the Royal Military College, Woolwich. He obtained a commission in the Royal Engineers, and served with distinction in Bermuda and Paris. On his return to England, he was appointed architect and engineer in charge of the construction of several government buildings.

Among his projects were The Prince Consort's Library in Aldershot, the Royal Albert Hall and parts of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Royal Museum in Edinburgh, and the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin. He was also responsible for planning the 1862 International Exhibition in London. The International Exhibition building was described as 'a wretched shed' by The Art Journal; The Crystal Palace at the Great Exhibition of 1851 being a hard act to follow.Fact|date=May 2007

Before his sudden death from a burst blood vessel, he won the competition for the design of the Natural History Museum, although he did not live to see it executed. His renaissance designs for the museum were altered and realised in the 1870s by Alfred Waterhouse, on the site of Fowke's Exhibition building.

He died in 1865 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London. [http://www.brompton.org/Residents.htm]

A medal was issued by the Royal Engineers in 1865, as a memorial prize for architectural works carried out by members of the corps.

External links

* [http://www.remuseum.org.uk/biography/rem_bio_fowke.htm Royal Engineers Museum] - Biography of Captain Francis Fowke
* [http://www.ulsterbiography.co.uk/biogsF.htm] - Dictionary of Ulster Biography


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