Charles Henry Howell FRIBA (c.1824 – 1905) was the principal architect of lunatic asylums in England during much of the Victorian era. Based in London and a partner in the firm Howell & Brooks, Howell designed asylums at Cane Hill (1883), East Riding at Beverley (1868–1871), Moulsford, near Wallingford (1868–1870), Brookwood (1862–1867), Cholsey (1867–70;1877), and Middlesbrough (1893–1898). among others.

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  • Charles Henry Howell FRIBA (c.1824 – 1905) was the principal architect of lunatic asylums in England during much of the Victorian era. Based in London and a partner in the firm Howell & Brooks, Howell designed asylums at Cane Hill (1883), East Riding at Beverley (1868–1871), Moulsford, near Wallingford (1868–1870), Brookwood (1862–1867), Cholsey (1867–70;1877), and Middlesbrough (1893–1898). among others. He was Consultant Architect to the Lunacy Commission and was Surveyor of Public Buildings for the County of Surrey from 1860–1893. Between 1886 and 1897, Howell was the assessor for seven large asylum design competitions, when professional concern was expressed "... [that] Giles, Gough & Trollope or G T Hine always seemed to receive the first two premiums - with the result that any new ideas on asylum design were being stultified".. Other buildings designed by Howell include St Leonard's Hill, Windsor, (1875), Ribsden, near Bagshot, Surrey (1876) and Surrey County Hall. He was a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Howell died on 22 June 1905 at Lynwood, Leatherhead, in Surrey.
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  • Charles Henry Howell FRIBA (c.1824 – 1905) was the principal architect of lunatic asylums in England during much of the Victorian era. Based in London and a partner in the firm Howell & Brooks, Howell designed asylums at Cane Hill (1883), East Riding at Beverley (1868–1871), Moulsford, near Wallingford (1868–1870), Brookwood (1862–1867), Cholsey (1867–70;1877), and Middlesbrough (1893–1898). among others.
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  • Charles Henry Howell
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