Biography
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| Buckland was born in [[Barmouth]], [[Wales]] and educated at [[King Edward's School, Birmingham]] and the school of architecture at [[Birmingham School of Art]]. After a period working for [[Charles Bateman (architect)|C. E. Bateman]] at the firm ''Bateman and Bateman'' Buckland set up in independent practice in 1897, entering into partnership with Edward Haywood-Farmer in 1900. In 1914, he went into partnership with [[William Haywood (architect)|William Haywood]], Edward Haywood-Farmer's relative and on Haywood-Farmer's death in 1917 the practice continued with William Haywood as ''Buckland and Haywood''. | Buckland was born in [[Barmouth]], [[Wales]] and educated at [[King Edward's School, Birmingham]] and the school of architecture at [[Birmingham School of Art]]. After a period working for [[Charles Bateman (architect)|C. E. Bateman]] at the firm ''Bateman and Bateman'' Buckland set up in independent practice in 1897, entering into partnership with Edward Haywood-Farmer in 1900. In 1914, he went into partnership with [[William Haywood (architect)|William Haywood]], Edward Haywood-Farmer's relative and on Haywood-Farmer's death in 1917 the practice continued with William Haywood as ''Buckland and Haywood''. |
| Buckland followed [[William Martin (architect)|William Martin]] as architect to the [[School board (England & Wales)|School Board]] in 1901<ref name=little>''Birmingham Buildings, The Architectural Story of a Midland City'', Bryan Little, 1971, {{ISBN|0-7153-5295-4}}</ref> and then served as architect to the City of Birmingham Education Committee after the abolition of school boards in 1902: his buildings are amongst Birmingham's most forward-looking of their time. He also sat on the Executive Council of [[The Birmingham Civic Society]] which devised many schemes for the improvement of Birmingham in the 1920s and 1930s including the purchase of many parks and open spaces which were gifted to the city. Much of modern Birmingham owes its origins to the ideas put forward by Buckland and Haywood over 75 years ago. | Buckland followed [[William Martin (architect)|William Martin]] as architect to the [[School board (England & Wales)|School Board]] in 1901<ref name=little>''Birmingham Buildings, The Architectural Story of a Midland City'', Bryan Little, 1971, {{ISBN|0-7153-5295-4}}</ref> and then served as architect to the City of Birmingham Education Committee after the abolition of school boards in 1902:<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Care for Children |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000670/19020322/003/0003 |newspaper=Evening Despatch |location=England |date=22 March 1902 |access-date=28 April 2024 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> his buildings are amongst Birmingham's most forward-looking of their time. He also sat on the Executive Council of [[The Birmingham Civic Society]] which devised many schemes for the improvement of Birmingham in the 1920s and 1930s including the purchase of many parks and open spaces which were gifted to the city. Much of modern Birmingham owes its origins to the ideas put forward by Buckland and Haywood over 75 years ago. |
| He was president of the [[Birmingham Architectural Association]] from 1919 to 1922, and vice-president of the [[Royal Institute of British Architects]] from 1923 to 1924.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Mr. H.T. Buckland |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000619/19510125/003/0003 |newspaper=Birmingham Daily Post |location=England |date=25 January 1951 |access-date=28 April 2024 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> | |
| The partnership of Buckland-Farmer operated from offices in Norwich Union Chambers, Corngreve Street (now demolished). Buckland & Haywood specialised in school work, and St Hugh's College, Oxford (1914–16) gained them a national reputation. Their largest work in this field is the Royal Hospital School, Holbrook, Suffolk (1925–33), which includes a splendid chapel. | The partnership of Buckland-Farmer operated from offices in Norwich Union Chambers, Corngreve Street (now demolished). Buckland & Haywood specialised in school work, and St Hugh's College, Oxford (1914–16) gained them a national reputation. Their largest work in this field is the Royal Hospital School, Holbrook, Suffolk (1925–33), which includes a splendid chapel. |
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