Charles Edgar Buckeridge


Charles Edgar Buckeridge was an English church decorative artist and the son of Charles Buckeridge, a Gothic Revival architect.

Life and career

Born in Headington, Oxford in 1864, the son of Annie and Charles Buckeridge, a Gothic Revival architect, he trained with Burlison & Grylls, ecclesiastical decorators. He exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 1882 with a painting of Hampton Court and became known for his religious works, described as a "highly esteemed painter in this field".
He was employed by C. Hodgson Fowler, Arthur Blomfield, John Oldrid Scott, John Loughborough Pearson and Edmund Harold Sedding. His most important patron was George Frederick Bodley for whom he completed the decoration at St Martin-on-the-Hill, Scarborough, that had been started by Edward Burne-Jones and Morris & Co. in the 1860s.
He worked in partnership with Charles Stephen Floyce, a French artist, until the end of 1890. They advertised as 'panel and mural painters' and 'artists in stained glass'. Floyce later worked with Blomfield on the Royal Memorial Church of St George, Cannes.
Other projects included paintings for Pearson's chapel at St Antony's College, Oxford; the original architect of the nunnery had been his father.
A painting of the Annunciation originally in St Margaret's Church, Burton upon Trent, is now in St Mary's Church, Claxby by Normanby. Other paintings from St Margaret's are a Crucifixion in St Paul's, Burton upon Trent, and the Agony in the Garden in St Andrew's, Stainton le Vale.
The reredos formerly in St Mark's Church, Horsham, is now in St Mary's Church. It cost about £200.
"The upper part of the reredos is in the form of a triptych. The framework is of oak, and the panels, gilt and coloured, are painted in oils, the work being of the Flemish school. The centre panel represents the adoration of the infant Jesus by the Virgin and St Joseph. The side panels bear figures of the four Evangelists. Sir Arthur Blomfield was the architect, and Messrs. Floyce and Buckeridge, of London, were the artists."
At St Mary Magdalene, Enfield, he painted the East Wall and the angels on the ceiling in the chancel.
His masterpiece is probably the triptych for the architect Norman Shaw's All Saints Church, Richard's Castle, Shropshire.

Personal life

Charles married Ellen Dunkley in Marylebone in 1888 and had one son, Albert. In 1882 his address was given as 4, Duke Street, Portland Place and in 1891 Wilmot Place, St Pancras. He later lived at Mortimer Street, Marylebone. He died at 64 Agamemnon Road, West Hampstead in 1898.

Gallery

Works

Incomplete.
TypeLocationCountyArchitectNote
TriptychSt Mary the Virgin's Church, BromfieldShropshireHodgson Fowler, F.S.A.
PulpitSt Mary's Church, HonleyWest YorkshireHodgson Fowler, F.S.A.
ReredosSt Mary's Church, Barnard CastleDurhamHodgson Fowler, F.S.A.
ReredosSt Mary's, GoldsboroughNorth YorkshireHodgson Fowler, F.S.A.
ReredosSt Mary's Church, NottinghamNottinghamshireG. F. Bodley, A.R.A.1885
Painting in memory of Lord Burton's fatherSt Margaret, Burton upon TrentStaffordshireG. F. Bodley, A.R.A.Demolished 1968. See above for location of work
ReredosSt Martin's, ScarboroughNorth YorkshireG. F. Bodley, A.R.A.
Three paintings in cryptChurch of St Barnabas, PimlicoLondonG. F. Bodley, A.R.A.
Doors in screenBovey TraceyDevonJ. D. Sedding
WorkMilstead, near SittingbourneKentJ. D. Sedding
WorkNetley, near SouthamptonHampshireJ. D. Sedding
Lenten altar cloth Holy Trinity, ChelseaLondonJ. D. Sedding
Large painting St John's, ClerkenwellLondonJ. O. Scott, F.S.A.Destroyed 1941
Reredos in side chapelHalifax Parish ChurchWest YorkshireBurlison and Grylls
Work, including stencilling and roof colourCroydon Parish ChurchLondonBurlison and Grylls
ReredosSt Mary's Church, PortseaHampshireSir Arthur BlomfieldBuckeridge and Floyce
TriptychNorth Mundham near ChichesterWest SussexSir Arthur Blomfield
TriptychOld St Pancras ChurchLondonSir Arthur Blomfield1888 Buckeridge and Floyce
Apse, altar and small tableHoly Trinity, GuildfordSurreySir Arthur Blomfield
Frame onlyPlaistow LondonSir Arthur Blomfield
Altar panels for Clayton and BellTruro CathedralCornwallJ. L. Pearson
Reredos Durham CastleDurhamHodgson Fowler, F.S.A.
Work on altarSt Nicholas' church, Rodmersham, near SittingbourneKentRev W MellorBuckeridge and Floyce
TriptychKennington convent, Wyndham RoadLondonFor sister Jane Sisters Of Charity, 126, Wyndham Road, Lambeth. Demolished
Altar front, Three panel paintings round apse of chapelThe Convent of St Giles OxfordOxfordFor the Rev Mothersee above
The Wolferton TriptychLynnNorfolkSir Arthur Blomfield
Two-light memorial windowGrahamstown CathedralSouth AfricaWest End of North Aisle
Lancet memorial windowAlice Church, Cape ColonySouth Africa
DecorationGarrison Church of St Peter and St Paul, ShoeburynessEssexFor Revd. Malin, ChaplainSee postcard. Closed 1987 and sold in 2018
Large mural paintingSt Thomas's Convent Chapel, OxfordOxfordshiredestroyed?
ReredosWoburn Sands ChurchBedfordshire
ReredosSt Giles CripplegateLondondestroyed
Decorative work to roofSt Mary Magdalene, EnfieldLondonsee above
ReredosAll Saints' Church, Richard's CastleShropshireNorman Shaw
Reredos in Lady ChapelSalisbury CathedralWiltshireSir Arthur Blomfield1896. In North Transept Bay.
Triptych in Lady ChapelSt Matthew's Church, NorthamptonNorthamptonshire
TriptychSt Mary the Virgin, HeadleySurrey1895
ReredosSt Mark’s, HorshamWest SussexSir Arthur BlomfieldNow in St Mary's Church, Horsham
Two frescoes either side of the chancel archChurch of St Mary & St Nicholas, LeatherheadSurreySir Arthur Blomfield1894. Messrs Buckeridge and Floyce of Mortimer Street.
TriptychChurch of St Katharine, IcklefordHertfordshire