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Charles Holden

English architect (1875-1960) · United Kingdom · Architects · Died at 84

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Charles Henry Holden was an English architect best known for designing many London Underground stations during the 1920s and 1930s, the Underground Electric Railways Company of London's headquarters at 55 Broadway, for the University of London's Senate House and for Bristol Central Library.

A life in dates

1960Died1 May 19601946Honorary DoctorateAward1943Royal Designer for IndustryAward1936Honorary Doctor of the University of ManchesterAwardRoyal Gold MedalAward1875Born12 May 1875

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Awards

Honorary Doctorate1946
Royal Designer for Industry1943
Royal Gold Medal1936
Honorary Doctor of the University of Manchester1936
Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects

About this person

Charles Henry Holden was an English architect best known for designing many London Underground stations during the 1920s and 1930s, the Underground Electric Railways Company of London's headquarters at 55 Broadway, for the University of London's Senate House and for Bristol Central Library. He created many war cemeteries in Belgium and northern France for the Imperial War Graves Commission.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Architects
Type
Architect
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1875 to 1960 · aged 84

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