Henry Munro Cautley

Henry Munro Cautley (1876–1959) was an architect based in Ipswich.[2]

Ipswich County Library by Cautley (1924), a Grade II listed building since 1977.[1]

Cautley, was born at Bridge, Kent in 1876, the son of Richard Hutton Cautley and Annie Munro Inchbald. When Henry was very young the family moved to Ipswich where Richard was appointed Curate-in-Charge for the new All Saints church in Chevalier Street.[2][3]

Working with Leslie Barefoot he established the architectural firm of Cautley and Barefoot.[4] He was Diocesan architect for the Anglican Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich and his new architectural work included several churches in the locality of Ipswich, the shopping area "The Walk", Ipswich County Library and a several banks.[5]

He is remembered for his books, particularly on the ecclesiastical architecture of East Anglia; Royal Arms and Commandments in Our Churches was published in 1934, Suffolk Churches and Their Treasures was published in 1937, and Norfolk Churches in 1949.[6] His papers and collection of glass plate negatives related to his publications is held by the Suffolk Record Office.[7]

References
  1. "Ipswich Public Library". Historic England. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  2. "Henry Munro Cautley of Ipswich, architect and antiquarian". www.suffolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. Knott, Simon (27 July 2011). "Henry Munro Cautley". flickr. Simon Knott. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. "Ipswich's Prolific Architects: Henry Munro Cautley and Leslie Barefoot". Ipswich Town & Waterfront. Ipswich Town & Waterfront. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  5. Knott, Simon. "H Munro Cautley". Suffolk Churches site. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  6. "Works by H Munro Cautley". Library Hub Discover. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  7. "Cautley Archive". Discovery. The National Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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