Charles Barry ( 1795 - 1860 )

Birth: Bridge Street, Westminster, England (23 May 1795) Death: The Elms, Clapham Common (12 May 1860) Burial Place: Westminster Abbey Profession: Architect Career: Articled to a firm of surveyors; travelled in France, Italy, Greece and Egypt (1817-1820); designed the College of Surgeons, London; his design chosen for the new Houses of Parliament, after the fire of 1834 (work began 1840); knighted by Queen Victoria on the day she opened the Victoria Tower (1852); died of heart disease Honours: Kt 1852 Memberships: RA (1841) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 7/06/1849.