Charles James Richardson

Charles James Richardson (1806–1871) was an English architect, artist and writer.

[2] For a period Richardson tried, without success, to set up an architectural academy.

[1] He became a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1838, remaining a member to 1868.

[3] From 1845 to 1852 Richardson was master of the architectural class in the school of design at Somerset House.

In 1852 he designed Leicester Stanhope, 5th Earl of Harrington's mansion 13 Kensington Palace Gardens; in 1853 he carried out works at Belsize Park, Hampstead, and in 1856 a block of mansions in Queen's Gate, Hyde Park, for W. Jackson.