Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940

Selected: ENGLAND, OXFORD, UNIVERSITY MUSEUM & CURATOR'S HOUSE

Name: DEANE, SON & WOODWARD
Building: ENGLAND, OXFORD, UNIVERSITY MUSEUM & CURATOR'S HOUSE
Date: 1854-1860
Nature: D & W winners of competition.Design by Woodward.  Clerk of Works: Mr Bramwell. Carving by the O'Sheas. Extensive range of buildings in Geometric Gothic style.  Erected in 1856-58 at cost of 'little short' of £30,000.
Refs: B 12, 18 Nov,2,9,16 Dec 1854, 590,591,622,630,641; 13, 10 Mar,23 Jun,7 Jul,17 Nov 1855, 118,291(illus.),318-19(illus.),559; 17, 9 Apr,5 Nov 1859, 252-3(illus.),735(illus.);  Civil Engineer & Architect's Journal 21 (Aug 1858), 276; 25 (Aug 1862), 225-6;  Architect 7, 4 May 1872, 226; Eve Blau, Ruskinian Gothic (1982), 4,7,29,42,48-81,82,95,96,97,111-114,115,118,131,132,134,135,139,141,155,187n.,pls.51-89,105-108; F. O'Dwyer, The Architecture of Deane & Woodward (1997), 152-283(illus.),422-432(illus.)

Name: O'SHEA, JAMES & JOHN *
Building: ENGLAND, OXFORD, UNIVERSITY MUSEUM & CURATOR'S HOUSE
Date: 1854-1860
Nature: Ornamental carving by O'Sheas and Edward Whelan.
Refs: Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal 25 (Jul 1862), 189, Pls. 15,16.