Robert Potter (architect)

Robert James Potter OBE (6 October 1909 – 30 November 2010) was an English architect who was noted for his work on church buildings.

[1] After the war he returned to Salisbury and began a professional partnership with William Randoll Blacking, who had studied under Sir Ninian Comper and was known for his design and conservation work on ecclesiastical buildings.

Their partnership lasted 11 years, after which Potter established his own firm with a new partner, Richard Hare, based in De Vaux House in Salisbury.

[2] In addition to his work on the buildings themselves, Potter was noted for his designs of fixtures and fittings including organs, crosses, candlesticks and fonts.

[1] Notable buildings that Potter designed or worked on include: The original Grade II* listed manor house still stands.