Henry Darbishire Explained

Henry Astley Darbishire (15 May 1825 – 1899) was a British architect, best known for working on philanthropic schemes. He worked on projects for Angela Burdett-Coutts, and was the architect for the Peabody Trust from 1863 until 1885,^[1] when he was succeeded by Victor Wilkins.^[2]

He was of Mancunian origin,^[3] the son of James Darbishire and his wife Mary Roberts.^[4] He qualified as a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1856, and finally retired from practice in 1894.^[3]

Darbishire married Eliza Paget in 1858, and they had three children.^[4]

Notable works

• Columbia Square, Bethnal Green (1857–60), demolished
• Baroness Burdett Coutts Drinking Fountain, Victoria Park, London (1862)
• Peabody dwellings, Commercial Street, Spitalfields (1864)
• Holly Village, Highgate, London (1865)^[5]
• Peabody Estate, Islington (1865)
• Columbia Market, Bethnal Green (1866), demolished
• Peabody Estate, Shadwell (1866)
• Guilford Place drinking fountain (1870)
• Peabody Square, Blackfriars Road, Bermondsey (1871)
• Peabody Estate, Pimlico (1876)
• Peabody Estate, Whitechapel (1881)

Further reading

• Book: Davidovici, Irina . Renewable principles in Henry Astley Darbishire's Peabody estates, 1864 to 1885 . Peter . Guillery . David . Kroll . Mobilising Housing Histories: learning from London's past . London . RIBA Publishing . 2017 . 9781859466315 . 57–73 .
• Book: Adolf K. . Placzek . Henry Astley Darbishire . Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects . London . Collier Macmillan . 1982 . 1 . 0029250005 . 502 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: housing association | History of estates | London . Peabody . 2016-11-05.
2. Web site: In praise of the Peabody Estates . Apollo-magazine.com . 2016-11-05.
3. Davidovici 2017, p. 62.
4. Web site: Paget Family . Anatpro.com . 2016-11-05.
5. Web site: Darbishire, Henry Astley - Dictionary definition of Darbishire, Henry Astley | Encyclopedia.com: FREE online dictionary . Encyclopedia.com . 2016-11-05.