[1] In 1909, he won the RIBA John Soane medallion for design,[1] and in January of the following year, he was awarded a certificate of honourable mention in the William Tite prize.
[4] He published two children's books illustrated with his own wood-cuts, The Fairyland Express (1925) and Hidden Gold (1926).
[5] Barker died on 9 August 1963, aged 82, at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, South East London.
[3] The funeral was held at the parish church of St George, Benenden, Kent, on 14 August 1963, at 12:30 pm,[7] with interment taking place in the churchyard.
[8] He was survived by his wife, daughter,[1][3] and son, Felix Barker, the British journalist and drama critic.