John Giles (architect)

John Giles
Langham Hotel, 1865
Died	20 February 1900[1]
Occupation	Architect
Practice	John Giles & Gough Giles, Gough & Trollope
Buildings	St Augustine's Hospital, Chartham Langham Hotel, London Christ Church, Gipsy Hill

John Giles was a British architect, active in the latter part of the 19th century.

Works

Giles designed the Langham Hotel, London, built between 1863 and 1865 and, soon after, what is now known as the Petersham Hotel, Petersham.^[2][3]

Giles, in conjunction with Lewis Angell of Stratford, submitted a design for Stratford Town Hall (now known as Stratford Old Town Hall), beating thirty competing entries. The building was completed in 1869 and extended by Angell in 1881.^[4]

Giles worked with associate Albert Edward Gough (died 1908) from premises in Craven Street, Charing Cross. They designed the extension wings to the Georgian workhouse in Cleveland Street, London in 1873^[5] and Cavendish College, Cambridge (now part of Homerton College) in 1878.^[6] Giles and Gough also worked together on Hillfield House in Denmark Road, Gloucester and, in London, on Christ Church, Gipsy Hill and New End Hospital, Hampstead.^[7]

Gallery

• Buildings by John Giles
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  Petersham Hotel, Petersham, London (1865)

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  Stratford Old Town Hall (1869)

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  Cavendish Building, Homerton College, Cambridge (1878)

References

1. "Re John Giles, Deceased". The London Gazette (27184): 2570. 20 April 1900.
2. Cloake, John. "History of The Petersham Hotel Richmond". Retrieved 11 March 2014.
3. "1863 – The Langham Hotel, Portland Place, London". Retrieved 12 March 2014.
4. "1869 – Public Office & Vestry Hall, Stratford, London". Retrieved 12 March 2014.
5. "Giles & Gough – Architects". The Cleveland Street Workhouse. January 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
6. "1878 – Cavendish College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire". Retrieved 12 March 2014.
7. "Giles & Gough – Architects". Retrieved 12 March 2014.