G.F Bodley
About 1902
Photograph
Private collection
This exhibition celebrates the achievements of George Frederick Bodley, the leading Gothic Revival architect of the late 19th century.
For Bodley, the liturgy and life of the Church of England demanded architecture of the highest possible beauty, with all elements brought together in harmonious unity.
The exhibition reveals his work as an architect, and as a designer of textiles, wallpaper, silver and stained glass.
It pays tribute to his partner, Thomas Garner, and reveals a combined legacy that has shaped the appearance of cathedrals and churches throughout the world.
Extracts from the exhibition
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The Baptism of Christ
Stained glass by Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co
Designed by Edward Burne-Jones (1833-98)
1862
Stained and painted glass
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Design for St Michael and All Angels, Folkestone, Kent
G.F. Bodley and Thomas Garner
About 1869
Pencil and ink, by Thomas Garner
RIBA Library Drawings and Archives Collection
Design for a chalice
G.F. Bodley
Ink, by Frank Theodore, 1910, after a lost drawing by G.F. Bodley
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Great Hall, Hewell Grange, Worcestershire
Thomas Garner
1892
Ink, pencil and watercolour, by H.W. Brewer
Exhibited at the Royal Academy, 1892
Viscount Windsor
Bodley and Garner's office
About 1883
Modern copy photograph of an original in the RIBA Library Photographs Collection