Frank Ernest Howard

Frank Ernest Howard (1888, Headington, Oxfordshire – 1934, Oxford)[1][2] was an English architect who worked exclusively in the area of ecclesiastical furnishings and fittings.

He published several books and articles on medieval ecclesiastical architecture and church furnishings which continue to be regarded as authoritative.

Howard, was a prolific designer of church furnishings based on his deep knowledge of ecclesiastical art and architecture in the Middle Ages.

His work can be found throughout Great Britain but especially within the south of England close to his home base of Oxford where he lived for all his adult life.

Crossley, of an extensive and authoritative work on the subject, English church woodwork : a study in craftsmanship during the mediaeval period A.D. 1250–1550 (1917), a lavishly illustrated volume which was produced to a remarkably high standard, considering its date of publication during the depths of the Great War.

It is a wide-ranging and detailed guide to the ways in which church architecture evolved during the Middle Ages and is still frequently cited as an authority; a facsimile reprint of this work too appeared in 2007.