Twitter Facebook Vimeo Youtube Linkedin Google Plus Pinterest Tumblr

C.J. Phipps

25 March 2013
1868 –  Gaiety Theatre, The Strand, London

1868 – Gaiety Theatre, The Strand, London

Architect: C.J. Phipps Deesigned by the theatre architect C.J. Phipps, who also designed the 1871 Gaiety Theatre in Dublin, this was a sumptuous rebuild of an existing theatre. Intended as a complete evening’s...

08 March 2013
1855 – Cork Opera House (The Athenaeum), Cork

1855 – Cork Opera House (The Athenaeum), Cork

Architect: Sir John Benson / C.J. Phipps The building, originally called ‘The Athenaeum’, was finished by early 1855. It hosted its first performance on 29 January 1855, a concert in aid of the...

11 September 2012
1877 – Design for The Church of The Sacre ‘Coeur, Montmarte, Paris

1877 – Design for The Church of The Sacre ‘Coeur, Montmarte, Paris

Architect: R. Phene Spier & C.J. Phipps Unsuccessful design published in The Architect, December 26th 1877. Designed as a political and cultural monument, both a national penance for the supposed excesses of the...

19 February 2010
1871 – Gaiety Theatre, South King Street, Dublin

1871 – Gaiety Theatre, South King Street, Dublin

Architect: Charles Ashworth / C.J. Phipps Recently given a new glass and steel canopy overhanging a much widened footpath on a mainly pedestrianised street, the Gaiety can now be appreciated properly. A fine...

01 September 2009
1881 – Savoy Theatre, Victoria Embankment, London

1881 – Savoy Theatre, Victoria Embankment, London

Architect: C.J. Phipps Richard D’Oyly Carte bought the site of the former Savoy Palace (later the Savoy Hospital) in 1880 to build the Savoy Theatre specifically for the production of the Gilbert and...

28 July 2009
1896 – Carlton Hotel, Pall Mall, London

1896 – Carlton Hotel, Pall Mall, London

Architect: C.J. Phipps The Her Majesty’s Theatre adjacent, which still stands, is only indicated in these elevations. The architect was Charles John Phipps also, and the entire site was designed as an architectural...

21 July 2009
1881 – The Princess Theatre, Oxford Street, London

1881 – The Princess Theatre, Oxford Street, London

Architect: C.J. Phipps Published in The Building News, April 1 1881. The Pricess’s Theatre between Winsley Street and Wells Street, Oxford Street. The theatre was demolished in 1931 to make way for a...

21 July 2009
1881 – No. 1 Portland Place, London

1881 – No. 1 Portland Place, London

Architect: C.J. Phipps Perspective of residences including ground plans published in The Building News, April 15th 1881.

08 June 2009
Phipps, Charles John  (1835-97)

Phipps, Charles John (1835-97)

Born in Bath, his first major work was the rebuilding of Theatre Royal, Bath in 1862/3, after the old theatre had been destroyed by fire. Moving to London, he quickly established himself as...