Charles Edgar Buckeridge | |
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Born | 1864 |
Died | 11 May 1898 |
Charles Edgar Buckeridge (1864 – 11 May 1898) was an English church decorative artist and the son of Charles Buckeridge, a Gothic Revival architect.
Life and career
Born in Headington, Oxford in 1864, the son of Annie and Charles Buckeridge, a Gothic Revival architect,[1] he trained with Burlison & Grylls, ecclesiastical decorators. He exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 1882 with a painting of Hampton Court[2] and became known for his religious works, described as a "highly esteemed painter in this field". He often painted in the style of Van Eyck.[3]
He was employed by C. Hodgson Fowler, Arthur Blomfield, John Oldrid Scott, John Loughborough Pearson and Edmund Harold Sedding. His most important patron was George Frederick Bodley for whom he completed the decoration at St Martin-on-the-Hill, Scarborough, that had been started by Edward Burne-Jones and Morris & Co. in the 1860s.[3]
He worked in partnership with Charles Stephen Floyce or Fleuss (c1857-1895), until the end of 1890.[4] They advertised as 'panel and mural painters' and 'artists in stained glass'.[5] Floyce later (1892) worked with Blomfield on the Royal Memorial Church of St George, Cannes.[6]
Other projects included paintings (1894) for Pearson's chapel at St Antony's College, Oxford; the original architect of the nunnery had been his father.[7]
The reredos formerly in St Mark's Church, Horsham, is now in St Mary's Church. It cost about £200. "The upper part of the reredos is in the form of a triptych. The framework is of oak, and the panels, gilt and coloured, are painted in oils, the work being of the Flemish school. The centre panel represents the adoration of the infant Jesus by the Virgin and St Joseph. The side panels bear figures of the four Evangelists. Sir Arthur Blomfield was the architect, and Messrs. Floyce and Buckeridge, of London, were the artists."[8]
At St Mary Magdalene, Enfield, he painted the East Wall and the angels on the ceiling in the chancel (1897/8).[9][10]
"The altar and reredos of the church of St. Nicholas, Rodmersham, Kent, have been exquisitely painted by Messrs. Buckeridge and Floyce". "It represents the best order of ecclesiastical art, viz., the 15th Century German, whilst the character of the ornament is founded on the old Norfolk work".[11]
His masterpiece is probably the triptych (1892–93) for the architect Norman Shaw's All Saints' Church, Richard's Castle, Shropshire.[12]
Personal life
Charles married Ellen Dunkley in Marylebone in 1888[13] and had one son, Albert (b 1881). In 1882 his address was given as 4, Duke Street, Portland Place and in 1891 Wilmot Place, St Pancras. He later lived at Mortimer Street, Marylebone. He died at 64 Agamemnon Road, West Hampstead in 1898,[14] and is buried in Camden. According to Saint "In November 1894 .. his wife destroyed one of his largest paintings and fled".[3]
Gallery
- Reredos, Richard's Castle
- St Pancras (Old Church) Reredos
- St Mary Magdalene, Enfield. The ceiling
- Triptych, St Katharine, Ickleford
- Triptych, Salisbury Cathedral
- North Mundham
- St Martin, Scarborough.
- The Angel Gabriel. St Mary Magdalene, Enfield.
- The Magi. St Mary Magdalene, Enfield.
- Annunciation, Leatherhead
- Holy Trinity Church, Guildford
Works
Incomplete. (After Andrew Saint[3] with additions)
Current Location | County | Photograph | Type | Original location | Original county | Architect | Notes |
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St Mary the Virgin's Church, Bromfield | Shropshire | Triptych | Hodgson Fowler, F.S.A. | "Painted in Netherlandish style" (c 1890)[15] | |||
St Mary's Church, Honley | West Yorkshire | Pulpit | Hodgson Fowler, F.S.A. | [16][17] | |||
Christ Church, Shieldfield, Newcastle upon Tyne | Tyne and Wear | Reredos | St Mary's Church, Barnard Castle | Durham | Hodgson Fowler, F.S.A. | 1883. Replaced with panels in 1962. | |
St Mary's, Goldsborough | North Yorkshire | Reredos | Hodgson Fowler, F.S.A. | ||||
St Mary's Church, Nottingham | Nottinghamshire | Reredos | G. F. Bodley, A.R.A. | 1885 | |||
St Mary's Church, Claxby by Normanby. | Lincolnshire | The painting of the Annunciation. Painting in memory of Lord Burton's father | St Margaret, Burton upon Trent | Staffordshire | G. F. Bodley, A.R.A. | [18] Demolished in 1968. | |
St Paul's, Burton upon Trent. | Staffordshire | painting of the Crucifixion | St Margaret, Burton upon Trent | Staffordshire | G. F. Bodley, A.R.A. | St Margarets was a "chapel-of-ease" for St Paul's Church, demolished in 1970[19] | |
St Andrew's, Stainton le Vale | Lincolnshire | Painting of the Agony in the Garden | St Margaret, Burton upon Trent | Staffordshire | G. F. Bodley, A.R.A. | [20] | |
St Martin's, Scarborough | North Yorkshire | Wikimedia Commons has media related to St Martin's Church, Scarborough, Reredos. |
Reredos | G. F. Bodley, A.R.A. | |||
Church of St Barnabas, Pimlico | City of Westminster, London | Three paintings in crypt | G. F. Bodley, A.R.A. | ||||
Bovey Tracey | Devon | Doors in screen | J. D. Sedding | 1887[21] | |||
Milstead, near Sittingbourne | Kent | Work | J. D. Sedding | ||||
Netley, near Southampton | Hampshire | Work | J. D. Sedding | ||||
Holy Trinity, Chelsea | Kensington and Chelsea, London | Lenten altar cloth (partial) | J. D. Sedding | ||||
Destroyed | Large painting (altar) | St John's, Clerkenwell | Islington, London | J. O. Scott, F.S.A. | Destroyed 1941 | ||
Not Known | Reredos in side chapel | Halifax Parish Church | West Yorkshire | Burlison and Grylls | 1886[22] Formerly in the Holdsworth Chapel. Disposed of, current location not known.[23] | ||
Croydon Parish Church | Croydon, London | Work, including stencilling and roof colour | Burlison and Grylls | ||||
St Mary's Church, Portsea | Hampshire | Reredos | Sir Arthur Blomfield | Buckeridge and Floyce[24][25] "its huge reredos (a masterpiece of Late Victorian ecclesiastical decoration with magnificent and amazingly richly detailed paintings by Buckeridge and Floyce) is majestic and stately"[26] | |||
St Stephen's Church, North Mundham | West Sussex | Triptych | Sir Arthur Blomfield | 1883. | |||
Old St Pancras Church | London | Triptych | Sir Arthur Blomfield | 1888 Buckeridge and Floyce[27] | |||
Holy Trinity, Guildford | Surrey | Apse, altar and small table | Sir Arthur Blomfield | [28] | |||
Demolished | Frame only | Plaistow (St Mary) | London Borough of Newham | Sir Arthur Blomfield | Built 1890–94. Demolished in 1976. New church built in 1981 | ||
Truro Cathedral | Cornwall | Altar panels for Clayton and Bell | J. L. Pearson | 1887[29] | |||
Durham Castle | Durham | Reredos (carved) | Hodgson Fowler, F.S.A. | ||||
St Nicholas' church, Rodmersham, near Sittingbourne | Kent | Work on altar | Rev W Mellor | Buckeridge and Floyce[30][11] | |||
Not known | Triptych | Kennington convent, Wyndham Road | London | For sister Jane (Gibson) | Sisters Of Charity, 126, Wyndham Road, Lambeth. Demolished | ||
St Antony's College library | Oxford | Altar front, Three panel paintings round apse of chapel | The Convent at St Giles Oxford (Holy Trinity Convent) | Oxford | For the Rev Mother | "The apse was adorned with paintings by Charles Edgar Buckeridge, the original architect's son, and Ethel King Martin; they were restored in 1996."[7] "This entry probably refers to the altar front, painted originally for the temporary chapel. Later, Buckeridge added three of the panel paintings round the apse of the chapel".[3] "At Holy Trinity Convent he painted the front of the main altar (now at Malvern) and two of the side panels." The location of the altar front is now not known. It might originally have been moved to the Convent of the Holy Name, Malvern Link, in 1946, but that closed in 1990. | |
St Peter's, Wolferton | Norfolk | The Wolferton Triptych | Sir Arthur Blomfield | ||||
Grahamstown Cathedral | South Africa | Two-light memorial window | West End of North Aisle. "Depicts Our Lord and His disciples at the Sea of Galilee. Made by Messrs Buckeridge and Floyce of London. In memory of Revd Charles Frederick Overton, Incumbent of St George’s after the death of Dean Williams."[31] | ||||
St Bartholomew, Alice (?) | South Africa | Lancet memorial window | |||||
Garrison Church of St Peter and St Paul, Shoeburyness | Essex | Decoration | For Revd. Malin, Chaplain | See postcard.[32] Closed 1987 and sold in 2018[33] | |||
Not Known | Large mural painting | St Thomas's Convent Chapel (Osney House), Oxford | Oxfordshire | destroyed? | |||
Woburn Sands Church | Bedfordshire | Reredos | [34] "The centre panel depicts the Lord, after His resurrection, appearing to St. Mary Magdalene in the garden, the two angels being seen at the tomb in the background. The painting is in the style of the Flemish or German School, and is excellent example of the characteristics of that school. It is executed by Mr. Buckeridge, London, the whole design being that of Sir A. Blomfield."[35] | ||||
Destroyed | Reredos | St Giles Cripplegate | London | .[36] Destroyed 1940. | |||
St Mary Magdalene, Enfield | London | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Enfield ceiling. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Enfield paintings. |
Decorative work to roof | [9][37] see above | |||
All Saints' Church, Richard's Castle | Shropshire | Reredos | Norman Shaw | Also "decorations of east wall"[12][38] | |||
Salisbury Cathedral | Wiltshire | Reredos in Lady Chapel | Sir Arthur Blomfield | [39] 1896. In North Transept Bay. | |||
St Matthew's Church, Northampton | Northamptonshire | Triptych in Lady Chapel | [40] | ||||
St Mary the Virgin, Headley | Surrey | Triptych | 1895[41] | ||||
St Mary's Church, Horsham | West Sussex | Reredos | St Mark's, Horsham | West Sussex | Sir Arthur Blomfield | [8] | |
Church of St Mary & St Nicholas, Leatherhead | Surrey | Two frescoes either side of the chancel arch | Sir Arthur Blomfield | 1894. Messrs Buckeridge and Floyce of Mortimer Street.[42] | |||
Church of St Katharine, Ickleford | Hertfordshire | Triptych | |||||
Not Known | Window in memory of Isabella Caroline Francis | St Edmund's Church, Northampton | Northamptonshire | 1892.[43] Demolished c1980 and windows disposed of.[44] | |||
St Paul's Church, Knowbury | Shropshire | Reredos | c1884 |
References
- ↑ Charles Edgar Buckeridge in the Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813–1915 – Ancestry.com (subscription required)
- ↑ "The exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1882. The 114th". Royal Academy. 1882. p. 24.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Saint, Andrew (1973). "Charles Buckeridge and his family" (PDF). Oxoniensia. 38: 357–372.
- ↑ "Dissolutions of Partnerships". The London Gazette. No. 26122. 6 January 1891. p. 124.
- ↑ Kelly's Post Office London Directory. 1891. p. 509.
- ↑ "Art Notes". Pall Mall Gazette. 12 October 1892. p. 1. Retrieved 8 October 2020 – via British Library Newspapers.
- 1 2 Nicholls, C (2000). The History of St Antony's College, Oxford, 1950–2000. Springer. pp. 31–32. ISBN 9780230598836.
- 1 2 "Horsham". Sussex Agricultural Express. 16 January 1894. p. 4.
- 1 2 Banerjee, Jacqueline (14 July 2015). "St Mary Magdalene, Enfield, by William Butterfield: I". Victorian Web.
- ↑ Church leaflet on "The Chancel", St Mary Magdalene, Windmill Hill, Enfield
- 1 2 "District News". Cheltenham Chronicle. 29 September 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 5 October 2020 – via British Library Newspapers.
- 1 2 "All Saints Church". Ludlow Advertiser. 5 November 1892. pp. 5–6.
- ↑ Charles Edgar Buckeridge in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837–1915 – Ancestry.com (subscription required)
- ↑ Charles Edgar Buckeridge in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1966, 1973–1995 – Ancestry.com (subscription required)
- ↑ Newman, John; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Watson, Gavin (2006). The Buildings of England:Shropshire. Yale University Press. p. 173.
- ↑ "Honley Church". Huddersfield Chronicle. 17 November 1888. p. 7. Retrieved 8 October 2020 – via British Library Newspapers.
- ↑ "RE-OPENING OF HONLEY PARISH". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 3 November 1888. p. 6.
- ↑ "Lord Burton's Church Gifts". Worcester Journal. 11 May 1895. p. 5.
- ↑ Tringham, Nigel J, ed. (2003). "Burton-upon-Trent: Established church". A History of the County of Stafford. Vol. 9 – via British History Online.
- ↑ Goodall, John (2015). Parish Church Treasures: The Nation's Greatest Art Collection. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472917638.
- ↑ "Restoration of Bovey Tracey Church". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 19 August 1887. Retrieved 9 October 2020 – via British Library Newspapers.
- ↑ "Halifax Parish Church". Leeds Mercury. 26 April 1886. Retrieved 9 October 2020 – via British Library Newspapers.
- ↑ Emails (2020) from David C Glover, President, Halifax Antiquarian Society
- ↑ "The New Church". Portsmouth Evening News. 10 October 1889. p. 2,3. Retrieved 5 October 2020 – via British Library Newspapers.
- ↑ "The Recent Sacrilege at Kingston Church". Portsmouth Evening News. 8 October 1894. p. 3. Retrieved 5 October 2020 – via British Library Newspapers.
- ↑ Hubbuck, Rodney (1969). The Portsmouth Papers – 08 – Portsea Island Churches. pp. 24–25.
its huge reredos (a masterpiece of Late Victorian ecclesiastical decoration with magnificent and amazingly richly detailed paintings by Buckeridge and Floyce) is majestic and stately
- ↑ Wright, John (1908). "Old St Pancras Church, London". Some notable altars in the church of England and the American episcopal church. The Macmillan Company. pp. 110–112.
- ↑ "Description of the new chancel and altar". The West Surrey Times. 3 November 1888. p. 6.
- ↑ "Truro Cathedral". Cornishman. 3 November 1887. p. 8 – via British Library Newspapers.
- ↑ "Local and District News". Gloucestershire Echo. 26 September 1888. p. 3.
- ↑ Clarke, M J (28 March 2017). "Stained Glass Windows of the Grahamstown Cathedral". Cathedral of St Michael and St George.
- ↑ "St Peter & St Paul's Church, Shoeburyness Garrison Church". Essex Churches.
- ↑ "Former Garrison Church of St. Peter and St. Paul Horseshoe Barracks, Chapel Road, Shoeburyness SS3 9WD". Realla. 2018.
- ↑ "Drawing by C.E. Buckeridge, 47 Mortimer Street, London, of the proposed reredos for Woburn Sands Church". National Archives.
- ↑ "Woburn Sands Church". Leighton Buzzard Observer and Linslade Gazette. 6 October 1896. p. 4,5.
- ↑ Wright, John (1908). "Church of St Giles, Cripplegate, London". Some notable altars in the church of England and the American episcopal church. The Macmillan Company. pp. 106–107.
- ↑ Historic England (31 January 1974). "CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE (1294385)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ Wright, John (1908). "All Saint' Church, Richard's Castle". Some notable altars in the church of England and the American episcopal church. The Macmillan Company. pp. 226–227.
- ↑ White, Gleeson (1898). THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF SALISBURY. (With Illustration) (Second ed.). George Bell and Sons. p. 63.
- ↑ Wright, Christopher; May Gordon, Catherine (2006). British and Irish Paintings in Public Collections: An Index of British and Irish Oil Paintings by Artists Born Before 1870 in Public and Institutional Collections in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Yale University Press. pp. 215–216.
- ↑ NADFAS (National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies) report on the Triptych, 502. Triptych (1997). Received in an email (October 2018) from the church.
- ↑ St Mary & St Nicholas Church magazine (May 1893, Feb. 1894, Apr. 1894). In an email (received December 2018) from the church.
- ↑ "St. Edmund's, Northampton". Northampton Mercury. 10 June 1892. p. 6. Retrieved 6 October 2020 – via British Library Newspapers.
- ↑ Sharpling, Paul (2016). Fragile Images (PDF). Northamptonshire Record Society. p. 162.