124:. Percy was the youngest of the three sons of Robert Maurice Le Clerc and Edith Agatha Le Clerc (nÊe Baylee). Robert Maurice Le Clerc was a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and was descended from a Huguenot refugee Pierre Le Clerc (1686-1773) of Charente, France, who became a wine merchant at Clarendon Street, Dublin. Edith Agatha Baylee had qualified as a nurse at Huddersfield General Hospital, having grown up at her family ancestral home, Mount Baylee, Kilkishen, County Clare. She was a great-granddaughter of Austin Cooper (1759-1830), of Abbeville, Kinsealy, County Dublin, who had created a unique record of Ireland's architectural heritage by compiling two large albums of beautifully executed pen and ink drawings of Ireland's castles, abbeys, churches and round towers.
89:
212:, County Tipperary was returned ecclesiastical use by the Holycross Abbey Act which was passed in 1969. The extensive restoration work which followed, "from roofless ruin to the Abbey that stands today", was carried out for Dr. Thomas Morris, Archbishop of Cashel. It was sufficiently advanced for the re-opening to take place in 1975, European Architectural Heritage Year. Holycross Abbey and village were chosen as one of Irelands pilot projects for EAHY. The work on the Abbey directed by Le Clerc was completed in 1976.
33:
167:
200:, County Mayo, "the meticulous restoration of the nave" was carried out for Fr. Tom Egan and the parishioners. The work was completed in time for the 750th Anniversary celebrations in 1969, of "the abbey that refused to die". This project was awarded the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland Triennial Silver Medal for Restoration.
282:: "The quiet protest of Le Clerc (against his own organisation) was indicative of his dissatisfaction with the State's policies concerning the built environment." This same frustration at the neglect of Ireland's architectural heritage is described by Campbell Spray, the journalist, in his article
103:
in
Ireland from 1949 to 1974, making him responsible for the preservation of buildings already classified as National Monuments. He also made decisions on which further buildings in Ireland should be brought into state ownership or guardianship. He was a founding member of the
176:
Le Clerc wrote: "Returning a building as close as possible to its original form, while making it the setting for present day activity should be the aim of restoration". Some of the projects directed by him, now in daily use, are as follows:
286:
written when he was Editor of 'Social & Personal' magazine. However, Le Clerc's sheer love of life, Dublin social life in particular, shines through. His projects were never finished without a "Grand
Opening Ceremony."
139:. He subsequently trained as an architect, specialising in history of architecture. He always maintained that his engineering studies greatly enhanced his ability to undertake major restoration projects.
278:, restarted by Desmond Guinness in 1957 in response to the demolition of buildings in Georgian squares close to the Office of Public Works at No. 10, Hume Street. Erika Hanna wrote in her book
194:, Kilkenny was completely restored for The Kilkenny Archaeological Society. The work commenced in 1961 and is described in detail by Luke Feeley, Clerk of Works, in the Old Kilkenny Review.
267:, County Clare, and Carragin Castle, County Galway where full restorations were completed. More details of these and other projects can be seen in his papers bequeathed to the
158:
and private commissions. At the age of 70 he moved to France where he could continue research into his
Huguenot ancestry. He died in Versailles on 4 March 2002.
206:, Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny, a partial restoration of this Abbey Church was carried out for Fr William Gavin and the parish, commencing in 1974.
188:
in 1953. The castle was opened to the public, after extensive restoration, in 1960 and over the years has been developed into a major tourist hub.
477:
690:
631:
339:
185:
132:
260:
575:
513:
435:
399:
268:
365:
240:
100:
79:
685:
252:
467:
Louis Feeley; Rothe House
Restoration, pt. 2. The Old Kilkenny Review, Vol. 68 2016. pp.167-172.
275:
143:
136:
105:
255:, Kilkenny are some of the sites where work was carried out under the direction of Le Clerc.
458:
Louis Feeley; Rothe House
Restoration,pt.1. The Old Kilkenny Review, Vol. 66, 2014 pp.31-35.
695:
680:
121:
8:
234:
197:
637:
627:
581:
571:
519:
509:
441:
431:
395:
246:
88:
150:
in 1949. He retired from this post in 1974 but continued work on the restoration of
264:
151:
209:
181:
147:
146:
in Dublin, becoming
Inspector of National Monuments following the retirement of
228:
545:
Architecture in
Ireland : Special Quarterly Review Issue:no.3: 1980. p.17
674:
641:
585:
445:
523:
222:
203:
155:
621:
32:
598:
Le Clerc
Collection, Library of Trinity College, Dublin: MARLOC/Ms 10049.
565:
425:
414:
Le Clerc collection, Library of
Trinity College, Dublin: MARLOC/Ms. 10049
191:
503:
303:
Historically a village in
Lancashire, Irlam is now a suburb of Salford.
128:
321:: 14â19 – via The Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
554:
Sean Swayne; Duiske Abbey, Graiguenamanagh. second edition,1993; p.6.
536:
Rev. Thomas Egan, The Story of Ballintubber Abbey, published in 1967.
166:
623:
Modern Dublin : urban change and the Irish past, 1957-1973
161:
313:
Costello, Vivien (September 2008). "Le Clercs from Charente".
117:
50:
608:
508:. Mott, George. London: Thames and Hudson. p. 65.
423:
672:
92:Nave of Ballintubber Abbey, restored by Le Clerc
340:"Lifetime devoted to preserving Ireland's past"
120:, Greater Manchester, where his father was the
655:Spray, Campbell (1983). "Percy the Monument".
280:Modern Dublin, Urban Change and the Irish Past
127:In 1926 Le Clerc's family moved from Irlam to
99:(30 May 1914 â 4 March 2002) was Inspector of
482:National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
162:Restorations carried out under his direction
274:Percy Le Clerc was a founder member of the
116:Percy Le Clerc was born on 30 May 1914, in
501:
31:
16:Inspector of National Monuments in Ireland
389:
312:
259:Privately, he worked with the owners of
165:
135:he matriculated to study engineering at
87:
673:
563:
654:
334:
332:
330:
328:
186:Standish Vereker, 7th Viscount Gort
142:In 1941 Le Clerc began work at the
131:, near Oxford. Having attended the
13:
505:The churches and abbeys of Ireland
269:Library of Trinity College, Dublin
171:Holy Cross Abbey, County Tipperary
14:
707:
619:
478:"Ballintubber Abbey, County Mayo"
325:
97:William Percival "Percy" Le Clerc
607:Irish Georgian Society History,
184:, County Clare was purchased by
648:
613:
601:
592:
567:Holy Cross Abbey, Co. Tipperary
557:
548:
539:
530:
495:
470:
261:St. Mary's Church, Castlemartin
691:Irish architectural historians
461:
452:
417:
408:
383:
358:
306:
297:
241:St. Nicholas Collegiate Church
216:
1:
394:. Dublin: The O'Brien Press.
290:
424:Lynch, Christopher. (1984).
111:
7:
10:
712:
564:Morris, Thomas V. (1986).
502:De Breffny, Brian (1976).
370:landedestates.nuigalway.ie
74:
58:
44:William Percival Le Clerc
39:
30:
23:
390:Harbison, Peter (2000).
609:http://www.igs.ie/about
133:Magdelen College School
626:. Oxford. p. 73.
276:Irish Georgian Society
253:St. Canice's Cathedral
173:
106:Irish Georgian Society
93:
657:Social & Personal
169:
91:
53:, Lancashire, England
122:general practitioner
284:Percy the Monument
263:, County Kildare,
198:Ballintubber Abbey
174:
101:National Monuments
94:
80:National Monuments
69:Versailles, France
686:People from Irlam
633:978-0-19-150162-3
570:. Dublin: Eason.
430:. Dublin: Eason.
315:Huguenot Families
247:Aughnanure Castle
235:Powerscourt House
86:
85:
703:
665:
664:
652:
646:
645:
617:
611:
605:
599:
596:
590:
589:
561:
555:
552:
546:
543:
537:
534:
528:
527:
499:
493:
492:
490:
488:
474:
468:
465:
459:
456:
450:
449:
421:
415:
412:
406:
405:
392:Cooper's Ireland
387:
381:
380:
378:
376:
362:
356:
355:
353:
351:
336:
323:
322:
310:
304:
301:
265:Doonagore Castle
237:, County Wicklow
65:
35:
21:
20:
711:
710:
706:
705:
704:
702:
701:
700:
671:
670:
669:
668:
653:
649:
634:
618:
614:
606:
602:
597:
593:
578:
562:
558:
553:
549:
544:
540:
535:
531:
516:
500:
496:
486:
484:
476:
475:
471:
466:
462:
457:
453:
438:
427:Bunratty Castle
422:
418:
413:
409:
402:
388:
384:
374:
372:
364:
363:
359:
349:
347:
346:. 16 March 2002
344:The Irish Times
338:
337:
326:
311:
307:
302:
298:
293:
249:, County Galway
225:, County Offaly
219:
210:Holycross Abbey
182:Bunratty Castle
164:
152:Holycross Abbey
148:Harold G. Leask
114:
70:
67:
63:
54:
48:
46:
45:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
709:
699:
698:
693:
688:
683:
667:
666:
647:
632:
620:Hanna, Erika.
612:
600:
591:
576:
556:
547:
538:
529:
514:
494:
469:
460:
451:
436:
416:
407:
400:
382:
366:"Mount Baylee"
357:
324:
305:
295:
294:
292:
289:
257:
256:
250:
244:
238:
232:
229:Blarney castle
226:
218:
215:
214:
213:
207:
201:
195:
189:
163:
160:
144:Board of Works
137:Exeter College
113:
110:
84:
83:
76:
75:Known for
72:
71:
68:
66:(aged 87)
60:
56:
55:
49:
43:
41:
37:
36:
28:
27:
25:Percy Le Clerc
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
708:
697:
694:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
678:
676:
662:
658:
651:
643:
639:
635:
629:
625:
624:
616:
610:
604:
595:
587:
583:
579:
577:0-900346-75-2
573:
569:
568:
560:
551:
542:
533:
525:
521:
517:
515:0-500-24096-5
511:
507:
506:
498:
483:
479:
473:
464:
455:
447:
443:
439:
437:0-900346-56-6
433:
429:
428:
420:
411:
403:
401:0-86278-645-2
397:
393:
386:
371:
367:
361:
345:
341:
335:
333:
331:
329:
320:
316:
309:
300:
296:
288:
285:
281:
277:
272:
270:
266:
262:
254:
251:
248:
245:
242:
239:
236:
233:
231:, County Cork
230:
227:
224:
221:
220:
211:
208:
205:
202:
199:
196:
193:
190:
187:
183:
180:
179:
178:
172:
168:
159:
157:
153:
149:
145:
140:
138:
134:
130:
125:
123:
119:
109:
107:
102:
98:
90:
81:
78:Inspector of
77:
73:
61:
57:
52:
42:
38:
34:
29:
22:
19:
660:
656:
650:
622:
615:
603:
594:
566:
559:
550:
541:
532:
504:
497:
485:. Retrieved
481:
472:
463:
454:
426:
419:
410:
391:
385:
373:. Retrieved
369:
360:
348:. Retrieved
343:
318:
314:
308:
299:
283:
279:
273:
258:
223:Clonmacnoise
204:Duiske Abbey
175:
170:
156:Duiske Abbey
141:
126:
115:
96:
95:
64:(2002-03-04)
62:4 March 2002
18:
696:2002 deaths
681:1914 births
217:Other works
192:Rothe House
47:30 May 1914
675:Categories
663:(2): 8â11.
291:References
129:Kidlington
82:in Ireland
642:854758565
112:Biography
586:20826300
446:12513359
243:, Galway
524:2518163
487:30 June
375:30 June
350:30 June
640:
630:
584:
574:
522:
512:
444:
434:
398:
118:Irlam
51:Irlam
638:OCLC
628:ISBN
582:OCLC
572:ISBN
520:OCLC
510:ISBN
489:2020
442:OCLC
432:ISBN
396:ISBN
377:2020
352:2020
59:Died
40:Born
677::
661:32
659:.
636:.
580:.
518:.
480:.
440:.
368:.
342:.
327:^
319:19
317:.
271:.
154:,
108:.
644:.
588:.
526:.
491:.
448:.
404:.
379:.
354:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
