William Larkins Bernard

William Larkins Bernard (born Taunton, 1 October 1843, died 22 July 1922) was an English architect, active in Bristol and London member of the FRIBA.[1]

Career

Bernard was apprenticed to Charles Edward Davis, of Bath, Somerset, between 1863 and 1868.[2] Among his own later pupils was Richard Croft James (1872–1949, of Clifton College) who was articled to him at Bristol from 1889 to 1892.[3] Bernard was President of the Bristol Society of Architects in 1898,[4] having previously acted as its honorary secretary, 1888–1890.[5] He is also recorded in 1893 as a Somerset member of the Sanitary Institute.[6] By 1894, he was a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.[7]

He had an extensive practice as a school architect.[8] In 1889, his offices were at 8, St Stephen's Chambers, Baldwin Street, Bristol,[9] and he was at the same address in 1904.[10]

The firm of W. L. Bernard & Sons of Bristol was still active in the 1930s, after Bernard's death, with offices at 26, Orchard Street.[11]

Major works

References
  1. William Larkins Bernard at archINFORM, accessed 25 November 2008
  2. Charles Edward Davis at scottisharchitects.org.uk, accessed 25 November 2008
  3. Richard Croft James at scottisharchitects.org.uk, accessed 25 November 2008
  4. Princess Charlotte obelisk at kcl.ac.uk, accessed 25 November 2008
  5. Mace, Angela, Architecture in Manuscript, 1601-1996: Guide to the British Architectural Library Manuscripts and Archives Collection (Mansell, 1998), page 66 available at books.google.com
  6. Transactions of the Sanitary Institute (Offices of the Sanitary Institute, 1893), page 484 available at books.google.com
  7. Transactions of the Sanitary Institute (Sanitary Institute of Great Britain, 1894), p. 285
  8. Gomme, Andor, Michael Jenner, & Bryan D. G. Little, Bristol, an Architectural History (Lund Humphries, 1979), p. 430
  9. The Kalendar of the Royal Institute of British Architects 1889, p. 44
  10. The Kalendar of the Royal Institute of British Architects 1904, p. 65
  11. The History of Frenchay Hospital 1930–1940 at jbinternet.plus.com, accessed 25 November 2008
  12. Parish Magazine 1887 - Parish of Winterbourne at frenchaymuseumarchives.co.uk, accessed 25 November 2008
  13. Bristol Baptist Churches at blueyonder.co.uk, accessed 25 November 2008
  14. About Bristol Suburbs Montpelier Fairfield School at about-bristol.co.uk, accessed 25 November 2008
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