Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
b. 1872 – d. 1935 · 12 books
Biography
Charles Henry Bourne Quennell (1872–1935), was an English architect, designer, illustrator and writer. (Often known as C. H. B. Quennell.)
Quennell was the son of Henry Quennell, a builder, and his wife Emma Rebecca (née Hobbs), and grew up in a house at Cowley Road on the Holland Town Estate, Kennington, London. He was the husband of Marjorie Quennell whom he met in 1903 at the Junior Art Worker's Guild and father of Peter Quennell. With his wife, he wrote extensively on social history.
He was articled to Newman and Newman, and worked in the offices of J. McK. Brydon and of J. D. Sedding and Henry Wilson. He began practice in 1896 working with his brother William developing houses at Hampstead Garden Suburb and then with developer George Washington Hart.
Quennell died in December 1935; his final words to his wife were "There you go – butting in as usual."
*-- adapted from Wikipedia*
Quennell was the son of Henry Quennell, a builder, and his wife Emma Rebecca (née Hobbs), and grew up in a house at Cowley Road on the Holland Town Estate, Kennington, London. He was the husband of Marjorie Quennell whom he met in 1903 at the Junior Art Worker's Guild and father of Peter Quennell. With his wife, he wrote extensively on social history.
He was articled to Newman and Newman, and worked in the offices of J. McK. Brydon and of J. D. Sedding and Henry Wilson. He began practice in 1896 working with his brother William developing houses at Hampstead Garden Suburb and then with developer George Washington Hart.
Quennell died in December 1935; his final words to his wife were "There you go – butting in as usual."
*-- adapted from Wikipedia*
Books by Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
History of Everyday Things in
History of Everyday Things in England, Volume II, 1500-1799 (Black and White Edition) (Yesterday's Classics)
History of Everyday Things in
History of Everyday Things in England, Volume II, 1500-1799 (Color Edition) (Yesterday's Classics)
A History of Everyday Things in England, Written and Illustrated; Volume 4
History of Everyday Things in
History of Everyday Things in England, Written and Illustrated; Volume 4
The New Stone Age - With Information on the People of This Time, Rudimentary Weapon Making, Building Methods Including Stonehenge, and Much More
The Cathedral Church of Norwich (A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See)
History of Everyday Things in England
Everyday Life in Roman and Anglo Saxon Times
A History of Everyday Things in England, 1066-1799
Modern Suburban Houses
The Cathedral Church of Norwich: A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief ..
The cathedral church of Norwich