Charles Busby
Charles Augustin Busby (27 June 1786 – 18 September 1834) was an English architect.
Blue plaque for Charles Busby in Hove.
He created many buildings in and around Brighton, Sussex, such as Brunswick Square and St Margaret's Church. His style usually included Romanesque-style pillars to his buildings.
He was commissioned to build at Gwrych Castle.
He was also responsible for the Commercial Rooms, Bristol (1810).
Between 1817 and 1819 e lived and studied in North America.[1]
He worked closely with fellow architect Amon Henry Wilds and his apprentice David J. Field.
Family
Busby was the eldest of seven children born to musician and author Thomas Busby and Priscilla (nee Angier). In 1811 he married Louisa Mary Williams, with whom he had two children.
References
- "Charles Augustin Busby – The Regency Architect of Brighton & Hove". The Regency Town House.
- Jones, Martin D. W. "Busby, Charles Augustin". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/62920. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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