William Henry Leeds
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William Henry Leeds was an English architectural critic and journalist.
Leeds was a frequent contributor to the Foreign Quarterly Review in the 1830s, writing for them on Russian literature
as well as architecture. In the 1840s he wrote for the Westminster Review
. From 1839 to 1854 he edited the Civil Engineer's and Architect's Journal, and from 1855 to 1856 edited Land and Building News.
He translated Georg Moller
's Memorials of German Gothic architecture and edited a revised edition of Decorative Part of Civil Architecture by William Chambers
.
Leeds was a frequent contributor to the Foreign Quarterly Review in the 1830s, writing for them on Russian literature
Russian literature
Russian literature refers to the literature of Russia or its émigrés, and to the Russian-language literature of several independent nations once a part of what was historically Russia or the Soviet Union...
as well as architecture. In the 1840s he wrote for the Westminster Review
Westminster Review
The Westminster Review was a quarterly British publication. Established in 1823 as the official organ of the Philosophical Radicals, it was published from 1824 to 1914. James Mill was one of the driving forces behind the liberal journal until 1828....
. From 1839 to 1854 he edited the Civil Engineer's and Architect's Journal, and from 1855 to 1856 edited Land and Building News.
He translated Georg Moller
Georg Moller
Georg Moller was an architect and a town planner who worked in the South of Germany, mostly in the region today known as Hessen.- Life and family background :...
's Memorials of German Gothic architecture and edited a revised edition of Decorative Part of Civil Architecture by William Chambers
William Chambers (architect)
Sir William Chambers was a Scottish architect, born in Gothenburg, Sweden, where his father was a merchant. Between 1740 and 1749 he was employed by the Swedish East India Company making several voyages to China where he studied Chinese architecture and decoration.Returning to Europe, he studied...
.
Works
- (transl.) Moller's Memorials of German-Gothic Architecture; with additional notes and illustrations from Stirglitz, etc., London: John Weale, 1836
- Illustrations of the public buildings of London: with descriptions of each edifice, 1838
- 'an essay on the present state of architectural study and the revival of the Italian style', published with Charles BarryCharles BarrySir Charles Barry FRS was an English architect, best known for his role in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster in London during the mid-19th century, but also responsible for numerous other buildings and gardens.- Background and training :Born on 23 May 1795 in Bridge Street, Westminster...
's The Travellers' Club House (1839) - Rudimentary architecture for the use of beginners and students. The orders, and their æsthetic principles, London, J. Weale, 1852
- (ed.) Decorative Part of Civil Architecture by William ChambersWilliam Chambers (architect)Sir William Chambers was a Scottish architect, born in Gothenburg, Sweden, where his father was a merchant. Between 1740 and 1749 he was employed by the Swedish East India Company making several voyages to China where he studied Chinese architecture and decoration.Returning to Europe, he studied...
, 1866