Harry Wilkinson Moore
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Harry Wilkinson Moore, FRIBA (1850–1915) was a Victorian
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...

 and Edwardian architect. He was the son of Arthur Moore (1814–1873) and Mary Wilkinson (1821–1904), and a nephew of the architects George Wilkinson
George Wilkinson (architect)
George Wilkinson, FRIBA was a British architect who practised largely in Ireland. He was born at Witney, Oxfordshire in 1814. He was the elder brother of William Wilkinson , who practised in Oxford.-Career:...

 and William Wilkinson
William Wilkinson (architect)
William Wilkinson was a British Gothic Revival architect who practised in Oxford, England.-Family:Wilkinson's father was a builder in Witney in Oxfordshire. William's elder brother George Wilkinson was also an architect, as were William's nephews C.C. Rolfe and H.W. Moore .-Career:Wilkinson...

.

Career

Moore was a pupil of William Wilkinson in 1872 and assistant to Alfred Waterhouse
Alfred Waterhouse
Alfred Waterhouse was a British architect, particularly associated with the Victorian Gothic Revival architecture. He is perhaps best known for his design for the Natural History Museum in London, and Manchester Town Hall, although he also built a wide variety of other buildings throughout the...

 in 1878. Moore was in partnership with William Wilkinson from 1881. Moore was made a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects
Royal Institute of British Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...

 in 1888.

Works

Moore designed a number of notable buildings in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...

. His works include:
  • The Vineyard (1889–90), also known as Pollock House and now The Vines
    The Vines, Oxford
    The Vines is on Pullens Lane, Headington, a suburb in east Oxford, England. It was the first house to be built on the west side of the lane, on land that was originally owned by the Morrell family, local brewers. The house is built of red brick with stone dressings.The house was built in 1889–90...

    , on Pullens Lane
    Pullens Lane
    Pullens Lane is in Headington, east Oxford, England. It is located at the top of Headington Hill, leading north off Headington Road to Jack Straw's Lane and Harberton Mead. The cul-de-sac Pullens Field leads off west from Pullens Lane.- Buildings :...

     in Headington
    Headington
    Headington is a suburb of Oxford, England. It is at the top of Headington Hill overlooking the city in the Thames Valley below. The life of the large residential area is centred upon London Road, the main road between London and Oxford.-History:...

    .
  • Napier House (1892), now Cotuit Hall
    Cotuit Hall
    Cotuit Hall is one of the nine halls of residence at Oxford Brookes University in Oxford, England.-History:The hall was originally named Napier House after its commissioner and first occupant, Arthur Sampson Napier...

    , also on Pullens Lane, one of the halls of residence at Oxford Brookes University
    Oxford Brookes University
    Oxford Brookes University is a new university in Oxford, England. It was named to honour the school's founding principal, John Brookes. It has been ranked as the best new university by the Sunday Times University Guide 10 years in a row...

    .
  • Logic Lane covered bridge
    Logic Lane covered bridge
    The Logic Lane covered bridge is a small covered bridge at the High Street end of Logic Lane, within University College, Oxford, England.The bridge was designed by the Oxford architect Harry Wilkinson Moore and was completed in 1904. It links the older Radcliffe Quad buildings with the newer...

     (1904) over Logic Lane
    Logic Lane
    Logic Lane is a small historic cobbled lane through University College in Oxford, England, so-called because it was the location of a school of logicians. It links the High Street at the front of the college with Merton Street to the rear, which is also cobbled...

     at University College, Oxford
    University College, Oxford
    .University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...

    .


He also designed many houses in North Oxford
North Oxford
North Oxford is a suburban part of the city of Oxford in England. It was owned for many centuries largely by St John's College, Oxford and many of the area's Victorian houses were initially sold on leasehold by the College....

, including in the following roads: Banbury Road
Banbury Road
Banbury Road is a major arterial road in Oxford, England, running from St Giles' at the south end, north towards Banbury through the leafy suburb of North Oxford and Summertown, with its local shopping centre. Parallel and to the west is the Woodstock Road, which it meets at the junction with St...

, Bardwell Road
Bardwell Road
Bardwell Road is a road in North Oxford, England, off the Banbury Road.The road is the location of the Dragon School, a well-known preparatory school. The second headmaster, Charles Cotterill Lynam , took a building lease on land to the southeast of Bardwell Road in 1893. In 1894, Lynam's Oxford...

, Chalfont Road
Chalfont Road
- Location:The road runs north–south between Frenchay Road to the north and Polstead Road to the south. To the west is Hayfield Road and to the east is Woodstock Road...

, Farndon Road, Frenchay Road, Hayfield Road
Hayfield Road
Hayfield Road is a residential road that runs north-south in Walton Manor, north Oxford, England.- Location :To the south, the road continues as Kingston Road, although it is block to through traffic. Aristotle Lane leads off to the west over the Oxford Canal towards Port Meadow...

, Kingston Road
Kingston Road
Kingston Road may be:* Kingston Road, Oxford, England* Kingston Road , Canada* Kingston Road, Durham Region, Canada...

, Linton Road
Linton Road
Linton Road is a road in North Oxford, England.-Location:At the western end is the Banbury Road. At the eastern end is Wolfson College, a graduate college of the University of Oxford. The road also adjoins Northmoor Road, Charlbury Road and Chadlington Road.Linton Lodge Hotel is located in this...

, Northmoor Road
Northmoor Road
Northmoor Road is a road in North Oxford, England. It runs north-south parallel to and east of the Banbury Road. At the northern end is a junction with Belbroughton Road and to the south is a junction with Bardwell Road, location of the Dragon School...

, Polstead Road
Polstead Road
Polstead Road is a residential road that runs between Kingston Road and Hayfield Road to the west and the Woodstock Road to the east, in the suburb of North Oxford, England. Half way along it forms the southern junction of Chalfont Road...

, Rawlinson Road, St Margaret's Road
St Margaret's Road
St Margaret's Road is a road in North Oxford, England. It runs between Kingston Road to the west and Banbury Road to the east, crossing Woodstock Road. To the south are Farndon Road to the west and Canterbury Road to the east...

, Southmoor Road
Southmoor Road
Southmoor Road is a road in Walton Manor, north Oxford, England.- Location:The road runs north-south, with a turn to the east to join Kingston Road, which runs parallel to the east, at its northern end. At the southern end, there is a junction with Longworth Road and Walton Well Road...

, Walton Well Road
Walton Well Road
Walton Well Road is a road in central north Oxford, England. It provides the main link from central Oxford to Port Meadow and beyond.- Location :...

, and Woodstock Road.

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