Cecil Greenwood Hare (1875 – 14 July 1932)The London Gazette, 21 October 6663 was an architect and designer based in England.
Life
He was born in Stamford, Lincolnshire in 1875, the son of John Thomas Hare (1844–1902) and Mary Ann.
Bodley and Hare Hare was a pupil of the architect George Frederick Bodley. Bodley, who designed in a Gothic Revival style, had a long partnership with Thomas Garner: this partnership was dissolved after Garner converted to Catholicism. Hare was Bodley's chief assistant, and finally went into partnership with him.
Bodley died in 1907. Hare is described in Bodley's will as his secretary and received a legacy of £400. His brief obituary in The TimesThe Times 20 July 1932 describes him as Bodley's partner. He took over the practice of Bodley and Hare on Bodley's death.British architects, 1840–1976. Lawrence Wodehouse, Gale Research Co, 1978
Most of his own church work comprised fittings, and he produced output for Watts & Co.
Later work He was partner of Albert Victor Heal from 1919 to 1924, by which time Heal (still calling himself Creed and Heal) and Bodley and Hare shared the same address at 11 Gray's Inn Square.
He died whilst the church of St Mildred, Addiscombe was being built, and a memorial to him was inserted in the church.
Works
St Peter's Church, Ealing, Lady Chapel reredos executed by Hare in 1921, as well as later choirstalls. St Benet's Church, Kentish Town, London, 1908–1928In jubiaeo: A short history of the church and parish of S. Benet and All Saints, Kentish Town, London, 1885-1935 [no author] (London: St Benet and All Saints Church, 1935). Online resource, accessed 27 October 2018 St Stephen's Church, Sneinton Extended 1909–1912 Dokett Building, Queens' College, Cambridge 1912 St John the Evangelist's Church, Middlesbrough, One-bay west extension to nave and aisles 1914 Calvary War Memorial, St Stephen's Church, Sneinton, 1920 Castle Donington War Memorial 1921 County War Memorial, Nottingham 1922 Wick (or Wyke) Manor, Worcestershire 1923–1924 Church of St Mary and St Giles, High Street, Stony Stratford, chancel 1928 St Mary's Church, Attenborough, choir stalls 1928 St Mildred's Church, Addiscombe 1931–1937 Walford War Memorial 1925 Langrick War Memorial, 1920
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