Charles Bell (British architect)

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Nationality British Died 1899 Role British architect		Name Charles Bell Occupation Architect
Born 1846 Grantham, Lincolnshire Awards Royal Institute of British Architects Structures Twickenham Methodist Church

Charles Bell FRIBA (1846–99) was a British architect who designed buildings in the United Kingdom, including over 60 Wesleyan Methodist chapels.

Bell was born in Grantham, Lincolnshire in 1846 and was educated at Grantham Grammar School. He was articled to London architect John Giles. In 1870 he was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects and started independent practice. His works include:

Bacon Smokehouse, 44-46 St. John Street, Islington, London (1877)

Bermondsey Central Hall, South London Mission (1900: Bell's facade, which includes a Tudor gatehouse motif, was retained when the hall was rebuilt in 1968)

Holme Hill School, Grimsby, Lincolnshire (1876)

Leytonstone Methodist Church, Leytonstone, London (1880)

Over Darwen Town Hall, Lancashire (1879)

Rivercourt Methodist Church, King Street, Hammersmith, London (1875)

Roupell Park Methodist Church in Norwood Road, Lambeth (1879–80)

St Augustine in Baring Road, Grove Park, Lewisham (1885–86)

Southlands Methodist Church (1886–87)

Twickenham Methodist Church, Twickenham, London (1880)

Ryde Methodist Church, Ryde, Isle of Wight (1883)

Vale Royal Methodist Church, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent (1873; closed 2015)

Wesleyan College, Canterbury, Kent (1885)

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