August
Welby Pugin,
the son of the French artist, Auguste Pugin (1762-1832), was born
in London in 1812. When August was born
his father had just completed The Microcosm
of London, with William Pyne and
Thomas Rowlandson. Educated at Christ's
Hospital School, Pugin was trained at his father's office in London.
In 1834 most of the Old Palace of Westminster was destroyed by fire.
Pugin and Charles Barry were commissioned
to design and build a new House of Commons
and a House of Lords.
A convert to Roman Catholicism, Pugin
designed several Catholic churches, including Birmingham
Cathedral and St. Osward's Church in Liverpool.
Pugin also wrote several books including Contrasts
in Architecture (1836), True Principles
of Christian Architecture (1841) and Chancel
Screens (1851). August Welby Pugin died in 1852.
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