Harvey Lonsdale Elmes, the son of James Elmes, was born in Chichester, England. He was a distinguished architect. After serving some time in his father's office, and under a surveyor at Bedford and an architect at Bath, Elmes became partner with his father in 1835. In July, 1839, he was successful among 86 competitors for a design for St George's Hall, Liverpool.

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  • Harvey Lonsdale Elmes, the son of James Elmes, was born in Chichester, England. He was a distinguished architect. After serving some time in his father's office, and under a surveyor at Bedford and an architect at Bath, Elmes became partner with his father in 1835. In July, 1839, he was successful among 86 competitors for a design for St George's Hall, Liverpool. The foundation stone of this building had been laid on the 28 June 1838, but, Elmes being successful in a competition for the Assize Courts in the same city, it was finally decided to include the hall and courts in a single building. Consequently, Elmes prepared a fresh design, and construction work commenced in 1841. He superintended its progress until 1847, when because of failing health, he was compelled to delegate his duties to John Weightman (City Surveyor) and Robert Rawlinson (Structural Engineer) and leave for Jamaica, where he died of consumption on the 26 November 1847. Charles Robert Cockerell took over supervision of the project in 1851.
  • Figlio di James Elmes, si formò con il padre, che fu peraltro editore e biografo di Christopher Wren. Giovanissimo, verso la fine degli anni trenta del secolo vinse il concorso per la Saint George's Hall di Liverpool, una sorta di basilica civile; l'edificio, che con la sua massa articolata si allontana dalla purezza greca, rappresenta una delle principali opere del Neoclassicismo inglese. Il complesso fu inaugurato solo nel 1854, alcuni anni dopo la morte prematura di Elmes; all'interno, l'opera fu portata a termine da Charles Robert Cockerell, che realizzò la raffinata Concert Hall.
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  • Harvey Lonsdale Elmes, the son of James Elmes, was born in Chichester, England. He was a distinguished architect. After serving some time in his father's office, and under a surveyor at Bedford and an architect at Bath, Elmes became partner with his father in 1835. In July, 1839, he was successful among 86 competitors for a design for St George's Hall, Liverpool.
  • Figlio di James Elmes, si formò con il padre, che fu peraltro editore e biografo di Christopher Wren. Giovanissimo, verso la fine degli anni trenta del secolo vinse il concorso per la Saint George's Hall di Liverpool, una sorta di basilica civile; l'edificio, che con la sua massa articolata si allontana dalla purezza greca, rappresenta una delle principali opere del Neoclassicismo inglese.
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