1865 in architecture

Overview of the events of 1865 in architecture

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The year 1865 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

## Events

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* George Gilbert Scott wins the competition to design the St Pancras railway station hotel and buildings in London.[1]

## Buildings and structures

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See also: Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1865

### Buildings completed

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Amhuinnsuidhe Castle

* Amhuinnsuidhe Castle, Harris, Scotland, built for Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore, by David Bryce.[2] In 2003 Amhuinnsuidhe Castle Estate purchases the castle (and its fishing rights).[3]
* Cefn Coed Viaduct, Wales, designed by Alexander Sutherland and Henry Conybeare.
* Government House, Brisbane, Australia, designed by Benjamin Backhouse.
* Bataclan theatre in Paris, designed by Charles Duval.
* Iron-framed shipping warehouses at Saint-Ouen in Paris, designed by engineer Hippolyte Fontaine.
* Crossness Pumping Station, serving the London sewage system, designed by engineer Joseph Bazalgette and architect Charles Henry Driver.
* Westminster Chapel, London, designed by W. F. Poulton.
* Stowford and Magnolia Cottages, Stowford, Cheshire, England, designed by William Eden Nesfield.

## Awards

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* RIBA Royal Gold Medal – James Pennethorne.
* Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Jules Machard, André Hennebicq, Gustave Huberti.

## Births

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* April 27 – Archibald Leitch, Scottish architect, designer of football stadia (died 1939)
* September 20 – William Weir, Scottish-born conservation architect (died 1950)
* October 23 – Baillie Scott, British architect (died 1945)[4]
* November 17 – Paul Charbonnier [fr], French architect (died 1953)
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* Józef Gosławski, Polish architect (died 1904)
* Philip Mainwaring Johnston, English architect (died 1936)

## Deaths

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* January 8 – John Dobson, English neoclassical architect (born 1787)
* June 8 – Joseph Paxton, English gardener, architect and Member of Parliament, best known for The Crystal Palace (born 1803)
* December 4 – Francis Fowke, British engineer and architect (born 1823)
* December 23 – Alan Stevenson, Scottish lighthouse engineer (born 1807)

## References

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1. ^ "History of St Pancras railway station". Retrieved 26 March 2013.
2. ^ "History of Amhuinnsuidhe Castle". Archived from the original on 2006-06-19. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
3. ^ "Friends of North Harris". North Harris Trust. Archived from the original on 2007-07-09. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
4. ^ "Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Architect Biography Report (February 8, 2020, 10:56 pm)". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

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