Robert Potter (architect)
| Robert Potter | |
|---|---|
| Born |
6 October 1909 Guildford, Surrey |
| Died | 30 November 2010 (aged 101) |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | Regent Street Polytechnic |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | OBE |
| Practice | Brandt, Potter, Hare |
| Buildings | St Francis Church Salisbury, Church of the Ascension, Crownhill, South Stoneham Tower |
| Projects | Chichester Cathedral, Bodleian Library, St Stephen Walbrook, All Souls Church, Langham Place, St Paul's Cathedral, St Peter Mancroft |
Robert James Potter OBE (Guildford 6 October 1909 – 30 November 2010) was an English architect who was noted for his work on church buildings.
Potter was born in Guildford, Surrey to Jack Potter, an engraver who worked on printing blocks for Bank of England bank notes, and his wife Florence. After school he studied Architecture at the Regent Street Polytechnic.
Potter moved to Salisbury in 1935 aged 26, establishing an architectural practice there. Within three years he was commissioned to design St Francis Church in the city, which has subsequently become a listed building. In the Second World War he served the Royal Engineers in northern India where he was involved in constructing road and rail networks to enable troop movements to the war in the Far East. He attained the rank of lieutenant-colonel during his wartime service.
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 Salsibury.
Potter's designs included military and residential buildings (such as the extensive extension to South Stoneham House in Southampton) but his primary focus was on church architecture; in 1958 his Church of the Ascension, Crownhill in Plymouth was consecrated and in 1959 he started work on St George's Oakdale in Poole. Potter's practice expanded in 1967, being renamed the Brandt, Potter, Hare Partnership and opening an office in Southampton.
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