Henry Astley Darbishire (15 May 1825 – 1899) was a British architect, best known for working on philanthropic schemes. He worked on projects for Angela Burdett-Coutts, and was the architect for the Peabody Trust from 1863 until 1885, ^[1] when he was succeeded by Victor Wilkins. ^[2]

He was of Mancunian origin, ^[3] the son of James Darbishire and his wife Mary Roberts. ^[4] He qualified as a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1856, and finally retired from practice in 1894. ^[3]

Darbishire married Eliza Paget in 1858, and they had three children. ^[4]

Notable works

• Columbia Square, Bethnal Green (1857–60), demolished
• Baroness Burdett Coutts Drinking Fountain, Victoria Park, London (1862)
• Peabody dwellings, Commercial Street, Spitalfields (1864)
• Holly Village, Highgate, London (1865) ^[5]
• Peabody Estate, Islington (1865)
• Columbia Market, Bethnal Green (1866), demolished
• Peabody Estate, Shadwell (1866)
• Guilford Place drinking fountain (1870)
• Peabody Square, Blackfriars Road, Bermondsey (1871)
• Peabody Estate, Pimlico (1876)
• Peabody Estate, Whitechapel (1881)

References

Further reading

• Davidovici, Irina (2017). "Renewable principles in Henry Astley Darbishire's Peabody estates, 1864 to 1885". In Guillery, Peter; Kroll, David (eds.). Mobilising Housing Histories: learning from London's past. London: RIBA Publishing. pp. 57–73. ISBN  9781859466315.
• Placzek, Adolf K., ed. (1982). "Henry Astley Darbishire". Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects. Vol. 1. London: Collier Macmillan. p. 502. ISBN  0029250005.