Robert Palmer Browne
Robert Palmer Browne (30 January 1803[1] – 18 December 1872) was a British architect who was closely associated with the General Steam Navigation Company in the mid-nineteenth century but who also designed residential, church and public buildings, some of which are now listed by Historic England.
Early life[edit]
Robert Browne was born in 1803 to Robert and Winfield Browne.[2]
Career[edit]
He was the architect and surveyor to the General Steam Navigation Company of London. He was responsible for a number of the firm's works at Coldharbour in London after they bought land and leases there from 1842. These included two piers in front of the pre-existing Brown's Wharf and Stewart's Wharf, and a new wharf at London Bridge in the 1860s.[3]
In 1860 he was practising from 15 Royal Place, Royal Hill, Greenwich.[4]
Death[edit]
Browne died at Royal Place, Greenwich, on 18 December 1872. His executor was his brother George Henry Browne, gentleman. He left an estate of under £8,000.[5]
Notable works[edit]
- Woolwich Road Workhouse and Vanburgh Hill Infirmary, East Greenwich. (1839)[6]
- St Mary Magdalene Church, St Marys Road, Peckham, London. (1839–41)
- 1 to 31 Westbourne Terrace, London. Grade II listed.[7] (by 1849)[8]
- Petham House, Kent, for Thomas Henry Mackay.[9] (c.1850)[10]
References[edit]
- ^ London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
- ^ Brodie, Antonia; et al. (2001). Directory of British Architects, 1834-1914: Vol. 2 (L-Z). London: Continuum. p. 334. ISBN 978-0-8264-5514-7.
- ^ Southern Blackwall: Coldharbour. British History Online. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ Blower's Architect's, Surveyor's, Engineer's and Builder's Directory. London: T. Blower. 1860. p. 15.
- ^ "Find a will | GOV.UK".
- ^ "The Workhouse in Greenwich, London: Kent".
- ^ Historic England. "196B and C, Craven Road W2, 1-31, Westbourne Terrace W2 (1066125)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus & Bridget Cherry. (2002). The Buildings of England: London 3: North West. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. pp. 684–686. ISBN 0300096526.
- ^ "Best houses for sale in Kent". 31 March 2021.
- ^ "PETHAM HOUSE, Petham - 1260412 | Historic England".
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