Person Barry; Sir; Charles (1795 - 1860) Barry Charles Sir 1795 - 1860 British Male Bridge Street, Westminster, England 23 May 1795 The Elms, Clapham Common 12 May 1860 Burial: Westminster Abbey, London, England, Europe

32 Great George Street, London (1849)

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) Son of Walter Edward Barry, stationer; father of Sir John Wolfe Barry (FRS 1895) Fellow 07/06/1849 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1860-1862 vol 11 pp i-iii ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 23 May 1795 - 12 May 1860 NA3730 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 17/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes ad64c19e-aa57-413b-994f-037328c01c22