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John Francis Bentley (30 January 1839 – 2 March 1902) was an English ecclesiastical architect whose most famous work is the Westminster Cathedral in London, England, built in a style heavily influenced by Byzantine architecture.
May 21, 2020 · This is the first biography of John Francis Bentley (1839-1902), best known as architect of Westminster Cathedral, since his daughter Winefride de l’Hôpital’s 'Westminster Cathedral and its Architect' (1919).
(1839–1902).Doncaster-born English architect. He joined the London office of Henry Clutton, working on the Jesuit Church in Farm Street and on Clutton's delightful little church of St Francis of Assisi, Notting Dale, London, where he designed the high-altar, baptistery, and much else.
John Francis Bentley was born John Bentley in Doncaster, England on 30 January 1839. He acted as voluntary superintendent in the restoration of Loversall church, Yorkshire in 1854.
This is the first biography of John Francis Bentley (1839-1902), best known as architect of Westminster Cathedral, since his daughter Winefride de l'Hôpit...
May 14, 2018 · Doncaster-born English architect. He joined the London office of Henry Clutton, working on the Jesuit Church in Farm Street and on Clutton's delightful little church of St Francis of Assisi, Notting Dale, London, where he designed the high-altar, baptistery, and much else.
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John Bentley was the son of a Doncaster wine-merchant. Despite his father's opposition, he was drawn to a career in architecture, and eventually entered the offices of Henry Clutton, a well-established Roman Catholic architect with a varied domestic and ecclesiastical practice.
