Caröe was a major figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement and described as a "master of spatial painting".[4] The firm he founded, Caroe & Partners, still specialises in ecclesiastical architecture, especially the restoration of historic churches.[5]
Caröe was architect to numerous ecclesiastical buildings including St Davids and Durham cathedrals, and Tewkesbury and Romsey abbeys.[5][1] His restoration of the interior of St Lawrence's church at Stratford-sub-Castle in Wiltshire has been described as "careful".[6] Although he primarily made his name in church architecture, he was also the architect for the 1905–1909 Main Building of University College Cardiff (now Cardiff University), which was inspired by his alma mater Trinity College, Cambridge.[7]
He married Grace Desborough (d.1947), with whom he had two sons and a daughter. The couple's elder son was (Sir) Olaf Kirkpatric Kruuse Caröe (1892–1981), who became an Indian administrator; then came a daughter, Christian Desborough Caröe (1894–1973); and finally a second son, Alban Douglas Rendall Caröe (1904–1991), who followed his father's footsteps in architecture.
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caröe, william, douglas, caröe, september, 1857, february, 1938, british, architect, particularly, churches, william, douglas, caröeborn, 1857, september, 1857holmsdale, blundellsands, lancashire, englanddied25, february, 1938, 1938, aged, kyrenia, cyprusnatio. William Douglas Caroe 1 September 1857 25 February 1938 was a British architect particularly of churches William Douglas CaroeW D CaroeBorn 1857 09 01 1 September 1857Holmsdale Blundellsands Lancashire EnglandDied25 February 1938 1938 02 25 aged 80 Kyrenia CyprusNationalityBritishOccupationArchitect Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Marriage 4 See also 5 Gallery 6 References 6 1 Bibliography 7 External linksEarly life editCaroe was born on 1 September 1857 in Holmsdale Blundellsands near Liverpool the youngest son of the Danish Consul in Liverpool Anders Kruuse Caroe d 1897 and Jane Kirkpatrick Green d 1877 He was educated at Ruabon Grammar School in Denbighshire Wales before entering Trinity College Cambridge in 1875 1 He was a senior optime in the mathematical tripos of 1879 2 and graduated with a BA in the same year 1 He was articled to John Loughborough Pearson 3 and would later write the article on Pearson in the Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed 1911 Career edit nbsp Millbank House built for the Church Commissioners in 1903 Caroe was a major figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement and described as a master of spatial painting 4 The firm he founded Caroe amp Partners still specialises in ecclesiastical architecture especially the restoration of historic churches 5 Caroe was architect to numerous ecclesiastical buildings including St Davids and Durham cathedrals and Tewkesbury and Romsey abbeys 5 1 His restoration of the interior of St Lawrence s church at Stratford sub Castle in Wiltshire has been described as careful 6 Although he primarily made his name in church architecture he was also the architect for the 1905 1909 Main Building of University College Cardiff now Cardiff University which was inspired by his alma mater Trinity College Cambridge 7 Caroe designed additions to his country house Vann in Hambledon Surrey 8 The house was featured in the TV series The Curious House Guest in 2006 No 1 Millbank London was built for the Church Commissioners in 1903 9 Marriage editHe married Grace Desborough d 1947 with whom he had two sons and a daughter The couple s elder son was Sir Olaf Kirkpatric Kruuse Caroe 1892 1981 who became an Indian administrator then came a daughter Christian Desborough Caroe 1894 1973 and finally a second son Alban Douglas Rendall Caroe 1904 1991 who followed his father s footsteps in architecture See also editCategory Buildings by W D CaroeGallery edit nbsp St David s Church Exeter 1897 1900 nbsp St James the Great church Hackney chancel by Caroe 1902 nbsp Cardiff University main building 1905 1909 nbsp St Michael s Church Grove Park Chiswick 1909 nbsp The Church of St Sabinus in Woolacombe Devon 1912 nbsp Stoke by Nayland War Memorial Suffolk 1921References edit a b c Caroe William Douglas CRW875WD A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge MacAlister Ian 2005 William Douglas Caroe Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press Retrieved 16 September 2016 Caroe William Douglas Who s Who Vol 59 1907 p 296 Charismatic Caroe RIBA 98 2 1992 a b About Caroe and Partners architects history of WD Caroe Stainburn Taylor caroe co uk Retrieved 14 September 2016 Orbach Julian Pevsner Nikolaus Cherry Bridget 2021 Wiltshire The Buildings Of England New Haven US and London Yale University Press p 681 ISBN 978 0 300 25120 3 OCLC 1201298091 Main Building Centenary Profile Grand Designs Cardiff University Archived from the original on 28 October 2014 Retrieved 28 October 2014 History Vann Retrieved 3 May 2017 Historic England THE CHURCH COMMISSIONERS City of Westminster 1267603 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 3 October 2017 Bibliography edit Jennifer M Freeman 1991 W D Caroe His Architectural Achievement ISBN 0 7190 2449 8 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to William Douglas Caroe External links edit nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about William Douglas Caroe Caroe amp Partners Entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title W D Caroe amp oldid 1201118055, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
