CHR Actor 3760

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Actor type:	Person
Full Name:	Sir Arthur Bloomfield
Notes:	According to the Dictionary of National Biography, Blomfield was one of the last great Gothic revivalists. He was also a prolific architect, whose primary activity was church building and restoration. His favourite style was English Perpendicualr, which he considered particularly suitable for church designs, though his variant of this style was not based on a slavish copying of architectural precedent, or on any search for eccentric originality. He was also open to the possibilities offered by modern materials, especially iron, which he used regularly.... " (Oxford DNB)

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Liss: St Mary

Portsmouth

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01 Jan 1891

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