Voysey Society : Voysey's assistants

During the years in which he ran his own practice, C.F.A. Voysey employed a number of young professional trainees and assistants.

CFA Voysey : a memoir by John Brandon-Jones (Architectural Association, 1957) provides some insight into Voysey's office and his working relationship with his staff. Otherwise, little appears to be recorded on the subject.

The table below derives from a manuscript list made by Voysey in old age, transcribed by John Brandon-Jones and held in the RIBA archives, reference VoC/3/4. The original list does not appear to be in either alphabetical or chronological order. This version has been arranged in alphabetical order of surnames. No distinction is made in the original list between trainees (or "pupils" taking "articles") and assistants.

It should be noted that the list may not be comprehensive. For example, although not included here, Charles Cowles-Voysey is recorded in the Directory of British architects, 1834-1914 (vol.2, p.875) as being an assistant to his father in 1911, having previously been articled to Horace Field and Frederick Moore Simpson.

Voysey in his office

Photograph of Voysey in his office at York Place, his professional address from 1899 to 1913, from an original in the possession of John Brandon-Jones.

Key

"No." indicates the position of the entry in the Brandon-Jones transcript from which this re-arranged list is derived. The number does not appear in the original list.
The column of notes has been compiled for this transcription and does not appear in the original list. References to "the address book" and "the office expense book" refer to Voysey's own address book and expenses book. "DBA" refers to the Directory of British architects, 1834-1914, by Antonia Brodie and others (Continuum, 2001). ARIBA stands for Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (no longer granted to new members, who use the abbreviation RIBA instead); FRIBA is Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (now an honorary designation). In 1905 the RIBA formed a new class for Licentiate members, for whom the suffix was LRIBA. These were architects who could show evidence of competence, without examinations. The class was closed in 1913.

The list

No.	Name	Date	Notes
13	A. Bailey	1907	An Arthur Bailey listed in the address book in Ipswich and in Cobham, Surrey. Arthur Edwin Bailey (1884-?) of East Sussex was LRIBA in 1925. DBA, vol.1, p.85.
6	J.E. Bownass	1901	James Everett Bownass articled to Voysey, 1902-05. ARIBA 1909. Born in Windermere, emigrated to Canada, was killed in action in Belgium, 8th May 1915. London and Windermere entries in the address book. DBA, vol.1, p.231.
4	E.F.C. Buckley	1902	Edward F.C. Buckley. Several London entries in the address book. DBA, vol.1, p.291.
14	W.J. Burrows	1906	Mentioned in the office expense book. Second initial presumed to be an error as Walter F. listed in the address book at several London addresses.
9	R.M.C. Carey	1900	Third initial must be an error. Raymond Marwood-Elton Carey (1883-1975). Several entries in address book, London, Canada, USA. Recorded as practising architect in Canada and USA. Examples of his work.
19	L.E. Carreras	None	Mentioned in the office expense book and in the address book at several London addresses.
12	H.G. Courtney	1907	Entries in address book in Dublin and London. References found online ( Winchester conservation area appraisal (PDF), p.132).
20	C.C. Durston	None	Mentioned in the office expense book. Two London entries in the address book. Worked for Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments (see para.25).
21	G.H. Fairtlough	1911	Gerard H. Fairtlough listed in address book. A Capt. G.H. Fairtlough (1890-1918) was killed in action in France, 13th June 1918.
7	C.C. Fox	1903	Cecil Croker Fox (1879-1916) emigrated to British Columbia and had a successful architectural career there with Maclure & Fox. Was killed in action in France, 15th September 1916. See more information and example of his work.
31	Hector German	1905	Added later in a different ink. Address book listing for H. German at Streatham Hill, London. See also next entry: same person?
10	Herbert German	1905	See also previous entry: same person? Address book listing for H. German at Streatham Hill, London.
29	Miss B. Gordon	None	Pattern designing. Beatrice Gordon listed in the address book in Hong Kong and Surrey.
22	O.O. Harrison	None	Oliver O. Harrison. Listed in the address book in London. DBA, vol.1, p.855.
2	R.H. Haslam	1895	Robert Heywood Haslam (1878-1954) followed career as architect & designer. There are several Haslam entries in the address book. Example of his work.
28	F.S. Hulbert	None	Frank Seymour Hulbert, articled to Voysey 1907-09. ARIBA 1911. Listed in the address book in London. DBA, vol.1, p.974.
23	S.E. Knott	None	Stanley Knott listed in the address book at Roehampton.
17	L. Mansfield	None	Leslie Mansfield (1885-?). Assistant to Voysey. ARIBA 1911. Listed in the address book in London, Kent and Surrey. Commenced independent practice in 1911 in London. DBA, vol.2, p.129. Example of his work.
3	Tom Müntzer	1899	Member of Müntzer family building firm. Extensive involvement with building of Priors Field. Died at the age of 22.
17	Stanley Parker	None	(Frederick) Stanley Parker (1876-1946), younger brother of Barry Parker. Craftsman, teacher and furniture designer. See “Voysey connections : Barry & Stanley Parker”, by Mervyn Miller (The Orchard, no.3, 2014).
8	W.C. Partridge	None	No listing in address book.
11	A.T. Philips	1904	Arthur Todd Phillips (surname mispelt in list) articled to Voysey in 1904 for 3½ years. ARIBA 1912. Entries in address book for Hampstead, Rickmansworth and Harpenden. DBA, vol.2, p.364.
15	F.E. Ravenscroft	None	Frederick Ernest Briant Ravenscroft (1876-1952), articled to his father William Ravenscroft 1893-97, "improver" with Voysey 1898-1900. LRIBA 1911. Commenced independent practice in Reading in 1905. Listed in the address book in Ealing and Reading. DBA, vol.2, p.438.
1	Riley	1899	No forename given. There is no Riley listed in the address book.
16	Herman Rosse	None	1887-1965. Born in the Netherlands. Listed in the address book in London, Holland and USA. Successful design career in USA.
24	N.D. Sheffield	None	Noel Dennis Sheffield (1878-1955). FRIBA 1925. Listed in the address book in London and Reigate. Partner in Stock, Page and Stock, wound up in 1946. DBA, vol.2, p.596.
26	R.G.P. Smith	None	Listed in the address book in Reading.
25	M.E. Stahl	None	Max Edward Stahl (1881-?) articled to Hans Price 1903-06, later assistant to Voysey. ARIBA 1908. Mentioned in the office expense book and listed in the address book in London and Weston-super-Mare. DBA, vol.2, p.679.
5	H.J. Tovey	1902	Two London entries in the address book.
30	Mrs Walker	None	Pattern designing.
27	N.C. Wetherill	None	Newton Charles Wetherilt (surname misspelt in list), described in 1915 as a builder and decorator. Died 1955. Listed in the address book in Hampstead and Kilburn.

Voysey's pupils and assistants

Key

The list