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Reilly, Charles Herbert. Adm. at QUEENS', Oct. 1893. S. of Charles [F.R.I.B.A.; sometime of High House, Upminster, Essex]. B. Mar. 4, 1874, in London. [School, Merchant Taylors'.] Matric. Michs. 1893; Scholar, 1894; B.A. (Mech. Sci. Trip., Pt I, 1st Class) 1896; M.A. 1901. Hon. LL.D., Liverpool. A.R.I.B.A., 1898; F.R.I.B.A. Lecturer on Architecture at King's College, London, 1900-4. Director of the Liverpool School of Architecture, 1904-33, and Professor of Architecture at Liverpool Univ., 1904-33. 'He made the Liverpool School of Architecture a thriving and influential institution to which students came from the ends of the earth.' Inspector of munitions, Liverpool and North Wales, 1915-18. O.B.E., 1920. Member of Council of R.I.B.A. One of the founders of the Liverpool repertory theatre; sometime chairman of its board. Architectural editor of Country Life, 1922. Designed the Devonshire House site in Piccadilly, 1923. Member of the Town Planning Institute. Permanent Council Member of the Comité International des Architectes. Royal gold medal for Architecture, 1943. Knighted, June, 1944. Married, 1904, Dorothy, dau. of J. Jerram Pratt, and had issue. Author, Scaffolding in the Sky, a semi-architectural Autobiography; etc. Latterly of South End House, Montpelier Row, Twickenham. Died Feb. 2, 1948, in London. (Kelly, Handbook; Who's Who; The Times, Feb. 3, 1948.) | Charles Herbert REILLY Approx. lifespan: 18741948 Adm Queens' College 1893:10 s. of Charles REILLY [F.R.I.B.A.; sometime of High House, High, Upminster, Essex , b. London , 1874:03:04 Sch: Merchant Taylors' School [London], Matric 1893:10MT: Scholar 1894 BA Mech. Sci.Trip., Pt I, 1st Class 1896 MA 1901 Hon.LLD Liverpool, [Lancashire], A.R.I.B.A. 1898 F.R.I.B.A. Lecturer on Architecture at Sch: King's College London , 1900-04 Director of: Sch: Liverpool School of Architecture [Lancashire], 1904-33, and Professor of: Architecture at Sch: Liverpool University [Lancashire], 1904-33 "He made the Sch: Liverpool School of Architecture a thriving and influential institution to which students came from the ends of the earth." Inspector of: munitions, Liverpool, [Lancashire], and North , Wales [-cu] 1915-18 OBE 1920 Member of: Council of R .I.B.A. One of the founders of the Liverpool repertory theatre [Lancashire], ; sometime Chairman of: its board. Architectural editor of Country Life 1922 Designed the Devonshire House site Piccadilly, [London], 1923 Member of: the Sch: Town Planning Institute Town Planning, ???, . Permanent Council Member of: the Comité International des Architectes. Royal gold medal for Architecture 1943 Knighted 1944:06 m. 1904 Dorothy PRATT dau. of J. Jerram PRATT had issue Publ.: Scaffolding in the Sky, a semi-architectural Autobiography ; etc. Latterly of South End House, Montpelier Row, Twickenham, [Middlesex], d. London , 1948:02:02 (Kelly, Handbook; Who's Who; The Times 1948:02:03) |