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that opened in 1928. In the design, he used "rusticated stone up to the sills of the first-floor windows and red brick in Flemish bond for the remaining two storeys, surmounted by a hipped roof clad in pantiles." Another early design was that of an arts-and-crafts thatched house named 'Bolton Muir'
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Hepworth, another Beaux-Arts man, was an architect of great speed and brilliance, a man of sensitivity and eccentricity, whose work, though careful and often witty in detail, sometimes lacked total cohesion through dint of pressures to economise. Rarely modernistic, he was influenced by classical,
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English and local Norman styles, and was probably the most obvious follower of his predecessors. His cemetery at Brouay has a gabled barrel-vaulted entrance reminiscent of Baker's work, and there is more than a hint of Lutyens in his watch-towers at Beny-sur-Mer.
187:. Hepworth, who died in 1963, was described in his obituary as an architect of "great speed and brilliance" and "sensitivity and eccentricity", influenced by "classical, English and local Norman styles". A number of his buildings are 321:). Built from 1937 to 1942, this complex of buildings is also known as Walthamstow Civic Centre and the commission was awarded to Hepworth in 1932 following an architectural competition launched in 1929 by the newly created municipal 1337: 245:
After the war, he returned to working as an architect. Architectural historians the Lingards describe him as "one of the finest architectural draughtsmen of his day". One of his works from this period was
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obituary by E. J. Miller states that Hepworth was born in Hampstead in 1888, and the 1912 Highgate School Register gives the precise date in that year. Other sources give 1890 as his birth year.
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in 1954 as in "the Swedish style of c.1925 which became so popular in England amongst those who were not satisfied to be imitatively Neo-Georgian nor wanted to go modern or earnest."
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Historian Philip Longworth, author of a history of the Commission, gave his view on Hepworth's Commission work in a 1963 obituary:
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In 1944, Hepworth was appointed the Principal Architect for North-West Europe for the Imperial War Graves Commission (later the
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Hepworth won a major municipal architectural commission in the 1930s with his design for Walthamstow Town Hall (now known as
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During the Second World War, he was appointed one of the Principal Architects of the Imperial War Graves Commission (now the
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One of the watchtowers (left) at BĂ©ny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery and the entrance (right) to Brouay War Cemetery
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Hepworth's design of Walthamstow Town Hall (and associated buildings) was described by architectural historian
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Hepworth died in a London hospital on 21 February 1963. Obituaries were published in volume 70 of the
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Open House London: An Exclusive Glimpse Inside 100 of the Most Extraordinary Buildings in London
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from September 1902 until July 1906. His initial architectural studies were at the
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that fell at the start of the war during the fall of France, and the
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In 1931, Hepworth was featured in a book by architectural critic
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in Paris, France. He became assistant to London-based architect
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Avenue to Cross of Sacrifice at Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery
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From 1936, Hepworth lived in and restored Zoffany House in
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from 1906 to 1910, during which time he also attended the
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Military personnel from the London Borough of Hounslow
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Stone of Remembrance at Bretteville-sur-Laize Cemetery
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Longworth, Philip (1 March 1963). "Philip Hepworth".
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Hepworth produced the design for the 198: 48:Photographic portrait of Philip Hepworth 1121: 1024:"Walthamstow Town Hall, Waltham Forest" 913: 859: 210:Hepworth was born in 1890. He attended 14: 1346: 878: 840: 831: 697:Entrance to La DĂ©livrande War Cemetery 560: 1379:British Army personnel of World War I 975:"Some Recent Work of Philip Hepworth" 925:(102). British Brick Society: 11–26. 802: 800: 798: 796: 403:, who was a good friend of Hepworth. 290:Hepworth's residence at Zoffany House 228:Royal Institute of British Architects 168:, 1936. He lived in Zoffany House in 1287:. Commonwealth War Graves Commission 1238:. Commonwealth War Graves Commission 1216:. Commonwealth War Graves Commission 1194:. Commonwealth War Graves Commission 1148:"Our Lady of Peace: A Short History" 914:Kennett, David H. (September 2006). 489:and Reichswald Forest War Cemetery ( 1324:Some recent work of Philip Hepworth 950: 461:), Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery ( 304:Some recent work of Philip Hepworth 24: 1384:People educated at Highgate School 1374:Commonwealth War Graves Commission 1332:Restoration of 'Bolton Muir' house 1310:Architectural artworks by Hepworth 793: 672:BĂ©ny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery 447:BĂ©ny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery 408:Commonwealth War Graves Commission 177:Commonwealth War Graves Commission 25: 1420: 1303: 1124:The Churches and Chapels of Wales 1050:East, John; Rutt, Nicola (2012). 812:Dictionary of Scottish Architects 1002:. Random House. pp. 82–83. 977:. 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Index

Philip Dalton Hepworth

Hampstead
London
London
Architectural Association School of Architecture
École des Beaux-Arts
Walthamstow Town Hall
Architectural Association School of Architecture
École des Beaux-Arts
Trystan Edwards
Walthamstow Town Hall
Trowbridge
Loughton
Strand-on-the-Green
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Edwin Lutyens
Herbert Baker
listed

École des Beaux-Arts
Highgate School
Architectural Association School of Architecture
École des Beaux-Arts
Walter Frederick Cave
Royal Institute of British Architects
British School at Rome
First World War
Royal Engineers
Futurism

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