1860 – St Pauls Church, Haggerston, Hackney, London
Architect: Arthur W. Blomfield
Saint Paul’s was consecrated in 1860. In 1971 the benefice and parish were united with St.
Sir Arthur William Blomfield (1829-99)
Arthur William Blomfield was born on 6 March 1829 at Fulham Palace in London the fourth son of Charles James Blomfield, Bishop of London 1828-1857. He was educated at Rugby School and Trinity College Cambridge from which he graduated BA in 1851 and MA in 1854. In 1852 he was articled to Philip Charles Hardwick and about this time he travelled on the continent with Frederick Pepys Cockerell. In 1856 he commenced independent practice was notably successful as a church architect, in large part due to his father having established a diocesan fund for new churches. He was president of the Architectural Association in 1861 and was elected FRIBA on 20 May 1867, his proposers being George Gilbert Scott, H Brandon and John Pollard Seddon.
Blomfield was appointed architect to the Bank of England in 1883. He also held the post of architect to the Diocese of Winchester. He was elected vice president of the RIBA in 1886, was knighted in 1889 and was awarded the RIBA Gold Medal in 1891. His sons, Charles James Blomfield and Arthur Conran Blomfield were assumed into partnership in 1890 and after 1901 respectively.
Arthur William Blomfield died on 30 October 1899.
1869 – All Saints Church, Caldecote, Bedfordshire
Architect: Arthur W. Blomfield
From The Architect and Contract Reporter, January 30 1869: This church (of which we give an interior perspective view,
1869 – St. Mary’s Church, Stroud, Kent
Architect: Arthur W. Blomfield
From The Architect and Contract Reporter, November 27 1869: The church, dedicated in honour of the Blessed Virgin,
1872 – St. John’s Church, Bath, Somerset
Architect: Arthur W. Blomfield
1873 – Proposed New Buildings, Kings School, Chester, Cheshire
Architect: Arthur W. Blomfield
View of proposed new buildings published in The Architect, June 28th 1873.
1874 – St. Peter’s Church, Eaton Square, London
Architect: Arthur W. Blomfield
St. Peter’s was designed in a classical style by the architect Henry Hakewill, completed by 1827,
1875 – St. Saviours Church for the Deaf & Dumb, Oxford Street, London
Architect: Arthur W. Blomfield
In June 1875 a church named St. Saviours was opened on a site in Oxford Street that had been leased to the Association for The Deaf &
1876 – Church of St. Jude, Peckham, London
Architect: Arthur W. Blomfield
This building, which replaced an earlier iron church, was bombed during the Second World War.
1876 – Proposed New Divinity Schools, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Architect: Arthur W. Blomfield
Competition entry published in The Building News, December 29 1876.
1878 – Church of S.S. Peter & Paul, Upton-on-Severn, Worcestershire
Architect: Arthur W. Blomfield
Perspective view published in The Building News, November 29th 1878. “This church is being built to meet the increasing requirements of the place — the old church,
