Sir Charles Barry
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Who was Charles Barry? Architect.

Date and Place of Birth: 23rd May 1795, London, England.

Family Background: Son of a Stationer.

Education: Educated privately and then apprenticed to a Surveyor.

Chronology:

Designed the Houses of Parliament.

Marriage: 1822 to Sarah Rowsell.

Places of Interest:

LONDON:

The Houses of Parliament.

Date and Place of Death: 12th May 1860, London, England.

Age at Death: 65.

Site of Grave: Westminster Abbey, London