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==Early life==
==Early life==
He was probably the son of the architect Robert James Worley (1850-1930).<ref name=Allinson>{{cite book|last=Allinson|first=Kenneth|title=The architects and architecture of London|date=2008|publisher=Architectural|location=Oxford|isbn=978-0750683371|page=274|edition=[Minor rev. and corr.].}}</ref>

Worley was articled to [[Rowland Plumbe]] in 1870.<ref name=MJ />
Worley was articled to [[Rowland Plumbe]] in 1870.<ref name=MJ />


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In 1898, he built [[Crocker's Folly|The Crown Hotel]] a [[listed building|Grade II* listed]] [[public house]] at 23-24 Aberdeen Place, [[St John's Wood]], London, now known as Crocker's Folly.<ref name=EnglishHeritage>{{cite web|title=Crocker's public house|url=http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1357150|work=[[National Heritage List for England]]|publisher=[[English Heritage]]|accessdate=19 April 2014}}</ref><ref name=LC>{{cite web|title=Crocker's Folly|url=http://www.londoncanals.co.uk/attrctns/crockers.html|work=London Canals|accessdate=23 April 2014}}</ref>
In 1898, he built [[Crocker's Folly|The Crown Hotel]] a [[listed building|Grade II* listed]] [[public house]] at 23-24 Aberdeen Place, [[St John's Wood]], London, now known as Crocker's Folly.<ref name=EnglishHeritage>{{cite web|title=Crocker's public house|url=http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1357150|work=[[National Heritage List for England]]|publisher=[[English Heritage]]|accessdate=19 April 2014}}</ref><ref name=LC>{{cite web|title=Crocker's Folly|url=http://www.londoncanals.co.uk/attrctns/crockers.html|work=London Canals|accessdate=23 April 2014}}</ref>

His surving buildings include 28-30 Wigmore St (1890-92), 42 Harley Street (1892).
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==References==
==References==

Revision as of 11:52, 23 April 2014

Crocker's Folly, boarded up in 2007.
The interior, 2001.

Charles H Worley (died 1906)[1] was a British architect.

Early life

He was probably the son of the architect Robert James Worley (1850-1930).[2]

Worley was articled to Rowland Plumbe in 1870.[1]

Career

In 1892, he was the architect for 42 Harley Street, London.[1]

From 1892-93, he built Wimpole House, at 28- 29a Wimpole Street, Marylebone, London.[1]

In 1898, he built The Crown Hotel a Grade II* listed public house at 23-24 Aberdeen Place, St John's Wood, London, now known as Crocker's Folly.[3][4]

His surving buildings include 28-30 Wigmore St (1890-92), 42 Harley Street (1892). [2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Pretty in Pink". Marylebone Journal. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b Allinson, Kenneth (2008). The architects and architecture of London ([Minor rev. and corr.]. ed.). Oxford: Architectural. p. 274. ISBN 978-0750683371.
  3. ^ "Crocker's public house". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Crocker's Folly". London Canals. Retrieved 23 April 2014.

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