Francis George Broadbent (1909, Fulham, London – 13 January 1983, Wandsworth, London)[1][2] was a 20th-century English architect known for his work in designing churches and schools for the Roman Catholic Church.
Francis George Broadbent | |
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Born | 1909 |
Died | 13 January 1983 Wandsworth, London, England |
Occupation | Architect |
Practice | Goodhart-Rendel Broadbent & Curtis |
Broadbent was a partner in the architectural firm Goodhart-Rendel Broadbent & Curtis in the 1950s and 1960s[3] and took over the practice when Harry Stuart Goodhart-Rendel died.[4] Subsequently, he became senior partner in Broadbent Hastings Reid & New, retiring in 1980.[3]
Broadbent completed the restoration work on Prinknash Abbey, which had been started by Goodhart-Rendel in 1939.[3] He also restored Tyburn convent (1962).[2] He worked, from 1959 to 1960, with Goodhart-Rendel on the design and construction of St Martin and St Ninian Catholic Church in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland.[5]
The churches he designed include:
Broadbent lived at 71 Christchurch Road, East Sheen.[1]
Broadbent died on 13 January 1983, aged 73.[1][2]
His correspondence with Harry Stuart Goodhart-Rendel from 1941 to 1959 is held by the Royal Institute of British Architects in its Archives and Drawings Collection.[11]
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