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- 1818-1884 (Creation)
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8 production units.
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Robert Phillips Whellock (1835-1905) lived in Catford; later in Finsbury Pavement, EC, and Chadwell Heath, Essex. He was elected an associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1879.
Amongst his architectural works were: the design for the billiard room, Polapit Tamar, Launceston, the interior of which was illustrated in The Builder, 2 April 1904; several houses in Launceston; the Central Public Library, Peckham Road, Camberwell, 1892-3; the Mission Hall, Peckham, 1894; the Relief Station, Peckham Park Road, for the Camberwell Guardians, 1896; and the Public Free Library, Old Kent Road, 1896.
In 1901 he published a treatise entitled Pure Water for London, which described his project for supplying water from below the London basin. In connection with the scheme, he exhibited some drawings in the Royal Academy rooms in 1900. For an obituary see The Builder vol. 88 (1905) p.602.
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GB 0074 CLC/514 1818-1884 Collection 8 production units. Whellock , Robert Phillips , 1835-1905 , architect
Robert Phillips Whellock (1835-1905) lived in Catford; later in Finsbury Pavement, EC, and Chadwell Heath, Essex. He was elected an associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1879.
Amongst his architectural works were: the design for the billiard room, Polapit Tamar, Launceston, the interior of which was illustrated in The Builder, 2 April 1904; several houses in Launceston; the Central Public Library, Peckham Road, Camberwell, 1892-3; the Mission Hall, Peckham, 1894; the Relief Station, Peckham Park Road, for the Camberwell Guardians, 1896; and the Public Free Library, Old Kent Road, 1896.
In 1901 he published a treatise entitled Pure Water for London, which described his project for supplying water from below the London basin. In connection with the scheme, he exhibited some drawings in the Royal Academy rooms in 1900. For an obituary see The Builder vol. 88 (1905) p.602.
These records were purchased by the Manuscripts Section in 1986. They were catalogued in 1987 by a member of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Papers of architect Robert Phillips Whellock, comprising architectural sketchbooks including details of St Paul's Cathedral, 1858-83; and religious, family and autobiographical writings, 1818-84.
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Records prepared May to September 2011. Architects Information sources Documents Illustrations Sketchbooks Archives Artists Personal archives Visual materials Drawings Architectural drawings Personal papers Primary documents Whellock , Robert Phillips , 1835-1905 , architect St Paul's Cathedral , London
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These records were purchased by the Manuscripts Section in 1986. They were catalogued in 1987 by a member of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Papers of architect Robert Phillips Whellock, comprising architectural sketchbooks including details of St Paul's Cathedral, 1858-83; and religious, family and autobiographical writings, 1818-84.
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Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
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- English
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- Latin
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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