Nugent Cachemaille-Day: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
m ce |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
In 1935 NF Cachemaille-Day began an independent practice. Shortly afterwards, Cachemaille-Day designed the [[Church of St Michael and All Angels, Northenden]] (1936-7) which well illustrates his absorption of "Continental experiments."<ref>Pevsner Architectural Guides: Manchester, page 339</ref> [[Pevsner]] described it as "a sensational church for its country and its day."<ref>The Buildings of England: Lancashire - Manchester and the South East, page 493</ref> |
In 1935 NF Cachemaille-Day began an independent practice. Shortly afterwards, Cachemaille-Day designed the [[Church of St Michael and All Angels, Northenden]] (1936-7) which well illustrates his absorption of "Continental experiments."<ref>Pevsner Architectural Guides: Manchester, page 339</ref> [[Pevsner]] described it as "a sensational church for its country and its day."<ref>The Buildings of England: Lancashire - Manchester and the South East, page 493</ref> |
||
From the 1930s be became known for his churches |
From the 1930s be became known for his churches some of which are the most innovative ecclesiastical buildings of their time. He was one of the leading English architects to embrace the [[Liturgical Movement]]. Between 1931 and 1963 he designed at least 61 churches many of which now have English Heritage Listed status. |
||
==Notes== |
==Notes== |
||
Revision as of 11:30, 17 January 2012
Nugent Francis Cachemaille-Day (1896-1976)[1] (often referred to as NF Cachemaille-Day) was an English architect, who designed some of the most "revolutionary"[2] twentieth century churches in the country. Nikolaus Pevsner described his Church of St Nicholas, Burnage as "a milestone in the history of church architecture in England."[3]
After training at the Architectural Association, Cachemaille-Day set up practice with Fleix Lander and Herbet Welch as "Welch, Cachemaille-Day, and Lander" in 1929.[4] In 1935 NF Cachemaille-Day began an independent practice. Shortly afterwards, Cachemaille-Day designed the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Northenden (1936-7) which well illustrates his absorption of "Continental experiments."[5] Pevsner described it as "a sensational church for its country and its day."[6]
From the 1930s be became known for his churches some of which are the most innovative ecclesiastical buildings of their time. He was one of the leading English architects to embrace the Liturgical Movement. Between 1931 and 1963 he designed at least 61 churches many of which now have English Heritage Listed status.
Notes
- ^ http://www.sussexparishchurches.org/content/view/332/40
- ^ The Buildings of England: Lancashire - Manchester and the South East, page 87
- ^ The Buildings of England: Lancashire - Manchester and the South East, page 410
- ^ http://www.sussexparishchurches.org/content/view/332/40
- ^ Pevsner Architectural Guides: Manchester, page 339
- ^ The Buildings of England: Lancashire - Manchester and the South East, page 493
References
- Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2004), Lancashire: Manchester and the South East, The Buildings of England, New Haven, CT; London: Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-10583-5
- Hartwell, Clare (2001), Manchester, Pevsner Architectural Guides, London: Penguin, ISBN 0-14-071131-7