Robert Stark Wilkinson (1843–1936) was a British architect. Born in Exeter, his father was a Town Councillor and Guardian. He studied architecture at the University of Oxford.
Notable works
Doulton & Co pottery works, North Lambeth, 1879 Doulton & Co, Albert Embankment, Lambeth, 1879 Exeter Lunatic Asylum, Digby, 1886Exeter Lunatic asylum, Digby, 1886 Henry Doulton mausoleum, West Norwood Cemetery, c.1888 Saracen's Head Hotel, No 10 Snow Hill, London. (Alterations) 1896–1903.Saracen's Head Hotel plans Corporation of London Records Office COL/SVD/PL/02/0177
Doulton works Probably his most notable work was the headquarters and factory building of Sir Henry Doulton's pottery works, in North Lambeth. The building was in an extravagant high Gothic style, making extensive use of Doulton pottery tiles and figures for detailing. Only a small portion of the building survives today, as Southbank House. It retains its terracotta tympanum by Doulton's potter George Tinworth over the corner entranceway. The frieze includes figures of Henry Doulton and artists including Tinworth, Hannah Barlow, and her cat Tommy.
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