Sir Charles Barry

(1795–1860)

English, born London. His fifth son Sir John Wolfe-Barry (1836–1918) was engineer of Tower Bridge and Barry Docks.

Works

• The Church of St Peter, Brighton.
• The Houses of Parliament (Neo-Gothic), London (1840–60; opened 1852). Completed after his death by his son Edward Middleton Barry.
• King Edward's School, Birmingham.
• The Manchester Athenaeum.
• The Reform Club, London.
• Royal Institution of the Arts, Manchester (1824).
• Travellers' Club, Pall Mall.