Charles Harrison Townsend (1851-1928)
Arts & Crafts Architect and Designer
Photo courtesy of the
Art
Workers Guild
I am researching Charles Harrison Townsend for the Arts & Crafts Movement in Surrey and compiling a Catalogue Raisonne of all his works. I am also studying his life and times, and the architectural context in which he worked and his connections with the Art Workers Guild. Townsend was a leading architect of the Arts & Crafts Movement in the UK and Europe at the turn of the nineteenth century, who has largely been forgotten with the passing of time.
The Victorian Web feature a couple of pages on Blackheath Village and Charles Harrison Townsend, see page 1 and page 2.
The Bank Holiday Monday Fair has been postponed until 2012
Usually, every first Bank Holiday Monday in May the village shuts down
the street and there are over 60 stalls spread along the whole length.
All the proceeds go to local charities and supporting village
organisations for the benefit of the whole community. Stalls include
plants, books, children's games, toss the bale, candy floss, teas, beer
tents, raffles, pony rides, skittles and many more with music and
entertainment throughout the afternoon.
The next Fair will be in May 2012.
- Compile a list of his architecture and design achievements
- Increase the knowledge of Charles Harrison Townsend
- Be a point of contact for all those that own one of his buildings or are a descendant
- Enable owners to be able to contact me for more advice about their building or work of art.
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