W. Godfrey Allen FSA FRIBA [1] [2] (1891–1986), full name Walter Godfrey Allen, was an architect in the twentieth century. [3]
He was Surveyor of the Fabric of St Paul's Cathedral from 1931 to 1956. [4] [5] He devised the St. Paul's Heights policy in 1937, a policy to stop the views of St. Paul's being blocked by tall buildings. [6] [7] [8] He lived and worked in Priory Row, Faversham, and is commemorated there by a plaque on his old home. [4] In 1951, he started a second term as the Prime Warden of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. [9] He was appointed a Commissioner for the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England on 9 June 1952. [10] He declined a British honour of Commander ( CBE) in 1957. [11]
Allan is jointly credited with designing a number of features in St Paul's with Stephen Dykes Bower. [12] He was Master of the Art Workers Guild in 1953. [13] He retired from Royal Institute of British Architects in 1970. [14]
W. Godfrey Allen FSA FRIBA [1] [2] (1891–1986), full name Walter Godfrey Allen, was an architect in the twentieth century. [3]
He was Surveyor of the Fabric of St Paul's Cathedral from 1931 to 1956. [4] [5] He devised the St. Paul's Heights policy in 1937, a policy to stop the views of St. Paul's being blocked by tall buildings. [6] [7] [8] He lived and worked in Priory Row, Faversham, and is commemorated there by a plaque on his old home. [4] In 1951, he started a second term as the Prime Warden of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. [9] He was appointed a Commissioner for the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England on 9 June 1952. [10] He declined a British honour of Commander ( CBE) in 1957. [11]
Allan is jointly credited with designing a number of features in St Paul's with Stephen Dykes Bower. [12] He was Master of the Art Workers Guild in 1953. [13] He retired from Royal Institute of British Architects in 1970. [14]