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Robert Worley (architect)

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London Pavilion façade in 2002

Robert James Worley (1850–1930)[1] was a British architect.

Early life

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He was the brother of fellow architect Charles Worley.[2]

Career

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Allinson states that Robert Worley, of the architectural practice Worley & Saunders, was "involved in all kinds of speculative developments". He and his brother Charles are listed jointly as the architects of 41 Harley Street.[1]

Robert Worley and James Ebenezer Saunders formed the architectural practice Worley & Saunders.

Worley designed Sicilian Avenue, Holborn and the London Pavilion (now part of the Trocadero Centre), Piccadilly Circus, and Albert Court, a mansion block next to the Royal Albert Hall, all of which are now Grade II listed).[2]

Buildings

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His surviving buildings include:

References

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  1. ^ a b c Allinson, Kenneth (2008). The architects and architecture of London ([Minor rev. and corr.]. ed.). Oxford: Architectural. p. 274. ISBN 978-0750683371.
  2. ^ a b Historic England. "99A Charing Cross Road (1393636)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 April 2014.