[Illustration: Image of and signature of _Charles Barry_] THE LIFE AND WORKS OF SIR CHARLES BARRY, R.A., F.R.S., _&c. &c._ BY REV. ALFRED BARRY, D.D., PRINCIPAL OF CHELTENHAM COLLEGE. LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET. 1867. _The right of Translation is reserved_ LONDON: PRINTED BY W. CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET, AND CHARING CROSS. PREFACE. The objects which I have had in view in the following pages, and the spirit in which I have endeavoured to pursue them, are referred to in the opening paragraphs of the first chapter. It remains to say a few words on the nature of the materials at my command, and the authorities on which my statements of fact and opinion are based. For all narrative purposes, I have found an abundance of excellent and trustworthy materials. My father’s architectural life is written in outline in his own professional journals, and, in its more important periods, has left its memorials in public and official documents of unquestionable authority. Some of these I have quoted in the Appendix; in other cases I have given summaries of their contents, and references to the original documents. In all cases I may venture to profess, that I have taken the greatest pains to ascertain clearly the facts which I have here recorded. When I could not consult official documents, I have depended only on personal recollection and the testimony of eye-witnesses. Of any errors, which may still have crept in, I shall thankfully receive correction.