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:

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. 1 2 3 "Broadbent, Francis George" (PDF). The London Gazette (49438): 10470. August 1983.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Obituary". Catholic Herald. 21 January 1983. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Francis George Broadbent". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  4. 1 2 Sladen, Teresa; 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.
  5. "SS Ninian, Martin and John RC Church". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  6. "Our history". Our Lady Queen of Peace Church. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  7. Cherry, Bridget and Pevsner, Nicolaus (1983). The Buildings of England – London 2: South. London: Penguin Books. p. 313. ISBN 0 14 0710 47 7.
  8. Davey, Father G C (12 May 1961). "A 'Tyburn Tree' for Knebworth". Catholic Herald. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  9. Pevsner, Nikolaus and Nairn, Ian (2002). The Buildings of England – Surrey. Yale University Press. p. 163. ISBN 0 300 09675 5.
  10. Pevsner, Nikolaus and Nairn, Ian (2002). The Buildings of England – Surrey. Yale University Press. p. 438. ISBN 0 300 09675 5.
  11. "Our Lady of Dover – Buckland". Taking Stock: Catholic Churches of England and Wales. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  12. "Royal Institute of British Architects Archives and Drawings Collection: 2004 Accessions". The National Archives (UK). Retrieved 3 April 2014.
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