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Bury's works included thirty-five churches and chapels, fifteen parsonages, twelve schools and twenty other large public buildings and private homes. His ecclesiastical works included St Mary the Virgin's Church, Woodlands (near [[West Kingsdown]]), [[Kent]] (1850); the chapels at [[Tonbridge]] cemetery (1856); St James's Church, [[Dover]] (1859);<ref name="VCK106">{{cite book|last=Homan|first=Roger|title=The Victorian Churches of Kent|year=1984|publisher=Phillimore & Co. Ltd|location=Chichester|isbn=0-85033-466-7|page=106}}</ref> and [[St John the Evangelist's Church, Burgess Hill|St John the Evangelist's Church]] in [[Burgess Hill]], West Sussex (1861–63).<ref name="PoW14">{{cite book|last=Elleray|first=D. Robert|title=Sussex Places of Worship|year=2004|publisher=Optimus Books|location=Worthing|page=14}}</ref> He also carried out a [[Victorian restoration|restoration]] of St Peter and St Paul's Church at [[Temple Ewell]] near Dover.<ref name="VCK106"/>
Bury's works included thirty-five churches and chapels, fifteen parsonages, twelve schools and twenty other large public buildings and private homes. His ecclesiastical works included St Mary the Virgin's Church, Woodlands (near [[West Kingsdown]]), [[Kent]] (1850); the chapels at [[Tonbridge]] cemetery (1856); St James's Church, [[Dover]] (1859);<ref name="VCK106">{{cite book|last=Homan|first=Roger|title=The Victorian Churches of Kent|year=1984|publisher=Phillimore & Co. Ltd|location=Chichester|isbn=0-85033-466-7|page=106}}</ref> and [[St John the Evangelist's Church, Burgess Hill|St John the Evangelist's Church]] in [[Burgess Hill]], West Sussex (1861–63).<ref name="PoW14">{{cite book|last=Elleray|first=D. Robert|title=Sussex Places of Worship|year=2004|publisher=Optimus Books|location=Worthing|page=14}}</ref> He also carried out a [[Victorian restoration|restoration]] of St Peter and St Paul's Church at [[Temple Ewell]] near Dover.<ref name="VCK106"/>


Bury was also known for his engravings and lithography, notably of the works of [[Augustus Welby Pugin]] and [[Owen Jones (architect)|Owen Jones]]. He exhibited at the [[Royal Academy]] between 1846 and 1872, and was noted for the sketches he produced for Ackerman's series of lithographs and aquatints of the "Coloured Views of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway", in 1831, republished in 1976.
Bury was also known for his engravings and lithography, notably of the works of [[Augustus Welby Pugin]] and [[Owen Jones (architect)|Owen Jones]]. He exhibited at the [[Royal Academy]] between 1846 and 1872, and was noted for the sketches he produced for [[Rudolph Ackermann|Ackermann's]] series of lithographs and aquatints of the "Coloured Views of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway", in 1831, republished in 1976.


Bury was made a Fellow of the [[Royal Institute of British Architects|RIBA]] in 1843 and was elected vice-president in 1876. He was also a Fellow of the [[Society of Antiquaries of London|Society of Antiquaries]], a council member of the [[Royal Archaeological Institute]] of Great Britain and Ireland and an associate of the [[Society of Civil Engineers]].
Bury was made a Fellow of the [[Royal Institute of British Architects|RIBA]] in 1843 and was elected vice-president in 1876. He was also a Fellow of the [[Society of Antiquaries of London|Society of Antiquaries]], a council member of the [[Royal Archaeological Institute]] of Great Britain and Ireland and an associate of the [[Society of Civil Engineers]].

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Thomas Talbot Bury
Born26 November 1809
Died23 February 1877
NationalityBritish
OccupationArchitect

Thomas Talbot Bury (26 November 1809 – 23 February 1877) was a British architect and lithographer.

Bury was articled to Augustus Charles Pugin in 1824 and started his own practice in Soho in 1830. At various times he collaborated with other notable architects including Charles Lee (partners between 1845 and 1849),[1] Lewis Vulliamy and A. W. N. Pugin, with whom he detailed the Houses of Parliament under Sir Charles Barry.

Bury's watercolour of the Moorish Arch at Edge Hill

Bury's works included thirty-five churches and chapels, fifteen parsonages, twelve schools and twenty other large public buildings and private homes. His ecclesiastical works included St Mary the Virgin's Church, Woodlands (near West Kingsdown), Kent (1850); the chapels at Tonbridge cemetery (1856); St James's Church, Dover (1859);[2] and St John the Evangelist's Church in Burgess Hill, West Sussex (1861–63).[3] He also carried out a restoration of St Peter and St Paul's Church at Temple Ewell near Dover.[2]

Bury was also known for his engravings and lithography, notably of the works of Augustus Welby Pugin and Owen Jones. He exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1846 and 1872, and was noted for the sketches he produced for Ackermann's series of lithographs and aquatints of the "Coloured Views of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway", in 1831, republished in 1976.

Bury was made a Fellow of the RIBA in 1843 and was elected vice-president in 1876. He was also a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, a council member of the Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland and an associate of the Society of Civil Engineers.

Bury died at his home in Cavendish Square, London and is buried at West Norwood Cemetery.

Sources

  • Tregellas, W. H. (2004). "Bury, Thomas Talbot", in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

References

  1. ^ The Architectural History Practice Limited (February 2005). "Architectural History Report: New Lodge, Windsor" (PDF). Marchday Group Plc. p. 15. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Homan, Roger (1984). The Victorian Churches of Kent. Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd. p. 106. ISBN 0-85033-466-7.
  3. ^ Elleray, D. Robert (2004). Sussex Places of Worship. Worthing: Optimus Books. p. 14.