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	Encyclopedia: Alfred Waterhouse
		Waterhouse was born on the 19th July 1830 in Liverpool, the son of wealthy mill-owning Quaker parents.
		Waterhouse's earliest commissions were for domestic buildings, but his success as a designer of public buildings was assured in 1859 when he won the open competition for the Manchester Assize Courts.
		Waterhouse received, without competition, the commission to build the Natural History Museum in South Kensington (1873 - 1881), a design which marks an epoch in the modern use of terracotta and which was to become his best known work.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Alfred-Waterhouse (3504 words)

	ALFRED WATERHOUSE - LoveToKnow Article on ALFRED WATERHOUSE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Nine years later, in 1868, another competition secured for Waterhouse the execution of the Manchester town-hall, where he was able to show a firmer and perhaps more original handling of the Gothic manner.
		Waterhouse's series of works for.Victoria University, of which he was made LL.D. in 1895, date from 1870, when he was first engaged on Owens College, Manchester.
		Waterhouse's chief remaining works in London are the new Prudential Assurance Company's offices in Holborn; the new University College Hospital; the National Provincial Bank, Piccadilly, 1892; the Surveyors' Institution, Great George Street, 1896; and the Jenner Institute of Preventive Medicine, Chelsea, 1895.
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	Contemporary Commentary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		WATERHOUSE in his 'St. Eulalia' (503) lying dead on the pavement of the Forum at Rome, whilst the miraculous snowstorm covers her from the gaze of the populace, is another striking work of which the execution is very praiseworthy.
		Waterhouse is still young both in years and as an exhibitor, and we can only hope that the honour thus early granted to him may not have other effect than to stimulate him to continue in his endeavours to paint for fame only.
		Waterhouse, another painter who never fails to charm by the daintiness of his imagination and the delicacy of his sentiment, is well represented by two small compositions, A Song of Springtime, and Narcissus, both admirable in their subtlety of draughtsmanship and freshness of colour, and by a portrait of Mrs.
	www.johnwilliamwaterhouse.com /comments.aspx (1671 words)

	ALFRED HERBERT WATERHOUSE
		Alfred Herbert Waterhouse was born at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on August 12, 1877, the son of William and Melicent P. (Smith) Waterhouse.
		In addition to resuming the medical career of his missionary grandfather, Dr. Waterhouse served on the board of trustees of the Koloa Union Church, which was founded by the missionaries and maintained by his family.
		Waterhouse was appointed Commissioner of Public Instruction from Kauai in 1934 and served in this capacity until 1945.
	hml.org /mmhc/mdindex/waterhoa.html (570 words)

	The Waterhouse collection
		Mary Bevan (1805-1880) married Alfred Waterhouse (1798-1873) in 1829 in Liverpool.
		Alfred designed several houses on the Whiteknights estate and lived in one of them, Foxhill, with his family from 1868 until the late 1870s when they moved to another larger house of Alfred's design, The Court, Yattendon.
		Alfred's son Paul, also a distinguished architect, lived there until his death in 1924 when it was sold and later demolished.
	www.library.rdg.ac.uk /colls/special/waterhouse.html (707 words)

	UCL : The Cruciform Building History : Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research
		Waterhouse was one of the most prolific architects of the Victorian era, by number of built commissions.
		Waterhouse latterly has had a reputation for unsympathetic but efficient architecture; his great skill was in planning, particularly on constricted urban sites.
		Waterhouse selected his materials for their proven durability, hard red brick and terracotta dressings in red and earth tones, more economic and less susceptible to erosion in polluted Victorian cities than stone.
	www.ucl.ac.uk /wibr/3/building/history/cruchis.htm (671 words)

	strangeway
		It was designed by Alfred Waterhouse in 1861, using the Panopticon (radial) concept that was being employed all over Britain at the time.
		Waterhouse was assisted by Joshua Jebb, the Surveyor General of Prisons, who had also been involved with the design of London's Pentonville Prison.
		Alfred was acquitted, there being no real evidence that he was part of the plot, but Louisa was found guilty.
	www.richard.clark32.btinternet.co.uk /strangeway.html (2745 words)

	AllRefer.com - Alfred Waterhouse (Architecture, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		He won competitions for the Manchester assize court (1859) and the Manchester city hall (1868).
		His most important work, the Natural History Museum, South Kensington, in a modified Romanesque style, was notable for its revival of the use of terra-cotta.
		Waterhouse also executed important buildings for Balliol College, Oxford; Pembroke College, Cambridge; Prudential Assurance Company, Holborn, London; and the City and Guilds College, South Kensington (1881).
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/W/WaterhouA.html (197 words)

	Alfred Waterhouse -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		His earliest commissions were for domestic buildings, but his success as a designer of public buildings was assured as early as 1859 by winning the open competition for the (Click link for more info and facts about Manchester assize courts) Manchester assize courts.
		Nine years later, in 1868, another competition secured for Waterhouse the design of (Click link for more info and facts about Manchester Town Hall) Manchester Town Hall, where he was able to show a firmer and more original handling of the Gothic style.
		Waterhouse became a fellow of the (Click link for more info and facts about Royal Institute of British Architects) Royal Institute of British Architects in 1861, and was President from 1888 to 1891.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/al/alfred_waterhouse.htm (645 words)

	Corvus '94 - Natural History Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Waterhouse followed Fowkes' basic design, but made many changes in the detail and style of the new building.
		Waterhouse had built six bays along each side of the central hall for Owen's museum, but opposition from several keepers prevented Owen from a realization of his 'museum within a museum'.
		Waterhouse made many practical changes to Fowke's design, enhancing the lighting in the galleries and toning down the cathedral-dome of the central hall.
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	John William Waterhouse: The Waterhouse Ideal by Cathy Baker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Intriguingly, this Muriel Foster was herself a "Waterhouse" (her mother's maiden name) and a second cousin to the famous British architect and painter Alfred Waterhouse, but of no immediate relationship to John William.
		No sketches by Waterhouse are known to be in her families' possession and the family did not know of a connection between Miss Foster and J. Waterhouse.
		Waterhouse had been suffering from cancer for some time, and in 1916 while he continued to work on this painting he was approaching the end of his journey.
	www.johnwilliamwaterhouse.com /models.aspx (2326 words)

	Artists and Architects in Manchester
		Waterhouse was born in Liverpool and was educated at the Grove School in Tottenham, London.
		The triangular site called for original and innovative thinking, and Waterhouse's skilful design overcame all difficulties, (against celebrated competition), resulting in a striking Victorian neo-Gothic which was admired by the general public as well as his contemporary architects.
		Waterhouse is best known for his public buildings, but he also produced many smaller domestic buildings as well as his own house in Fallowfield (now gone).
	www.manchester2002-uk.com /celebs/artists.html (1264 words)

	Terracotta Designs of Alfred Waterhouse - Natural History Museum Publishing
		The work of Alfred Waterhouse became highly acclaimed with his persistent and thorough design of the Natural History Museum, London.
		Waterhouse's designs influenced a generation of work at the beginning of the twentieth century and as we move forward into the next century it is important to look back at previous influences in order to assess our position.
		The book explains the development of the work of Waterhouse and the events that led to the designs for the Natural History Museum, as well as illustrating for the first time the incredible drawings from which the carvings were executed.
	www.nhm.ac.uk /business-centre/publishing/det_terracota.html (292 words)

	Waterhouse biography from shop4pictures.co.uk
		Influenced by Pre-Raphaelite themes, John William Waterhouse was an academic painter consumed by the myths of the Enchantress.
		Born to an English family living in Rome, Waterhouse was influenced by the classical artwork and literature found in Rome, as well as English history and literature.
		Based on the poem by Lord Alfred Tennyson, Waterhouse's enraptured Lady is depicted in an anticipatory pose, frozen in the enraptured moment before she drowns herself.
	www.shop4pictures.co.uk /bios/waterhouse.html (165 words)

	Museum of Natural History - Alfred Waterhouse - Great Buildings Online
		One of the grand Victorian museums of the 19th century, Alfred Waterhouse's Museum of Natural History had roots in designs by Sir Richard Owen, the museum's creator, and an 1864 competition won by Francis Fowke.
		The museum director provided specimens and Waterhouse developed designs for the terra-cotta ornaments, using living material as models for the embellishment of the walls surrounding the zoological exhibits on the west side of the building and extinct models for the geological section on the east side."
		Alfred Waterhouse quoted in Mark Girouard, Alfred Waterhouse and the Natural History Museum, p.
	www.greatbuildings.com /buildings/Museum_of_Natural_History.html (602 words)

	Berkshire History: Biographies: Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905)
		Alfred Waterhouse was the son of wealthy mill-owning quaker parents.
		For Waterhouse's dozen staff were able to produce large quantities of high-quality drawings with both speed and efficiency.
		Eventually, Waterhouse moved south to London, where he designed the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors off Parliament Square and the Guilds' College in South Kensington (Middlesex).
	www.berkshirehistory.com /bios/awaterhouse.html (624 words)

	ArchitectureWeek - Culture - Alfred Waterhouse's Terracotta Menagerie - 2003.0903
		When British architect Alfred Waterhouse designed a Gothic revival building for London's Natural History Museum, he integrated into its structure sculptures of some of the flora and fauna that would be featured in the exhibits.
		Since it was essential that the ornamental menagerie should not take over and obscure the architecture, Waterhouse had the formidable task of designing a wide range of plants, fossils, birds, and other animals that could be contained within the unity of his building.
		This article is excerpted from The Terracotta Designs of Alfred Waterhouse by Colin Cunningham, with permission of the publisher, John Wiley & Sons.
	www.architectureweek.com /2003/0903/culture_1-1.html (262 words)

	Alfred Waterhouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Alfred Waterhouse (July 19, 1830 - August 22, 1905) was an EnglandEnglish architect, particularly associated with the Victorian eraVictorian/ Gothic revival.
		This work not only showed his ability to plan a complicated building on a large scale, but also marked him out as a champion of the Gothic architectureGothic cause.
		Waterhouse's other works in London included the Prudential Assurance Company's offices in Holborn; University College Hospital; the National Provincial Bank, Piccadilly, 1892; the Surveyors' Institution, Great George Street, 1896; and the Edward JennerJenner Institute of Preventive Medicine, Chelsea, 1895.
	www.infothis.com /find/Alfred_Waterhouse (726 words)

	City Mayors: Manchester Town Hall
		Alfred Waterhouse, one of Britain’s most renowned architects of the time, won the competition to build the new Town Hall.
		In London Alfred Waterhouse was responsible for the design of buildings such as St Pancras Station, the Natural History Museum in South Kensington and the Prudential Insurance Building in Holborn.
		While Alfred Waterhouse designed Manchester Town Hall in a style reminiscent of 13th Gothic architecture, he also included innovative technologies such as a warm-air heating system.
	www.citymayors.com /cityhalls/manchester_cityhall.html (1383 words)

	Waterhouse Building - Natural History Museum
		This beautiful building was designed by Alfred Waterhouse, a young architect from Manchester.
		The buff and cobalt-blue terracotta is both attractive and practical, as a hardy material that could resist the acid smogs of Victorian London.
		In his design, Alfred Waterhouse included elaborate sculptures of plants and animals on the interior and exterior of the building, to represent biological diversity.
	www.nhm.ac.uk /visit-us/galleries/history-architecture/waterhouse-building (245 words)

	Waterhouse, Alfred on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Alfred Moresi - Former Ernst and Young Senior Partner Joins eNetSecure, Inc. as Chief Operating Officer.
		AppGate Names Alfred Moresi as Chief Executive Officer; E-Security Leader and Former Ernst and Young Senior Partner Joins the AppGate Management Team.
		Genta Appoints Alfred J. Fernandez as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/w/waterhoua1.asp (326 words)

	Oxford Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Oxford Union is often confused by visitors with the Oxford University Student Union, a completely separate organisation at Oxford which is the officially recognised student representative body of the University.
		The Oxford Union buildings are located in Frewin Court, off Cornmarket Street and St. Michael's Street, and contain a library as well as the famous debating chamber, designed by Alfred Waterhouse and opened in 1879.
		The chamber has hosted such figures as the Dalai Lama, Robert Kennedy, Malcolm X, Winston Churchill, Jon Bon Jovi, Diego Maradona, Warren Beatty, Clint Eastwood, David Blaine, Michael Jackson and Kermit the Frog.
	www.hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Oxford_Union (359 words)

	Girton College, Cambridge » College history
		Alfred Waterhouse, a prominent Victorian exponent of Neo-Gothic, started in 1873 with Old Wing, the North Side of Emily Davies Court.
		Michael Waterhouse, Alfred's grandson, built Woodlands Court on the eastern side of the college in 1931.
		Subsequent additions include the Mistress's Flat on the east side of Eliza Baker Court by David Roberts in 1962, in a style that was something of a contrast with the rest of the college (even more so with recent alterations).
	www.girton.cam.ac.uk /about/history/architecture.html (240 words)

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