DOI Heft:
No. 270 (September 1915)
DOI Artikel:Yockney, Alfred: In memoriam: Charles Edward Mallows
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21213#0256
In Memoriam: Charles Edward Mallows
The modern revival of architectural thought in
town planning did not yield him opportunities to
put his ideas to a practical test, as in the case of
many of his contemporaries, but that, probably,
would have been only a matter of time. His most
important scheme concerned London, being a pro-
posed improvement of the south side of the Thames.
It was always a pleasure to look at drawings by
the late architect, whether they were merely rough
notes in his sketch-books or elaborately worked-out
designs, such as the conjectural restoration of
Hampton Court Palace (p. 231), from archaeological
data supplied by Mr. Ernest Law, F.S.A. Mallows
took equal pains with drawings executed for other
architects, with whom, in his younger days, he was
greatly in favour. His silken pencil-work, firm and
expressive, was of rare beauty, and his pen draw-
ings, though naturally less sympathetic, were of
masterly quality. He drew ancient buildings with
a real love of architecture to sustain his interest in
the subject before him, and when engaged upon
his own designs he endeavoured to imply the
reverence he felt for his chosen profession. Archi-
tecture to him was not merely the convenient group-
SKETCH FOR GATEWAY BY C. E. MALLOWS, F.R.I.B.A.
236
DETAIL OF HOUSE. DESIGNED
BY C. E. MALLOWS, F.R.I.B.A.
ing of rooms of different
sizes for different purposes,
but the expression of a great
ideal; and he possessed the
power to transmit this en-
thusiasm by means of most
distinguished drawings.
Personally Mr. Mallows
was a hard worker, receptive
of new ideas and adaptable
to changing conditions.
Enthusiasm was his watch-
word and modesty his un-
changing quality. He was
magnanimous and ever
ready to help others through
their difficulties. His loss
will be felt for many a year
to come. An artist friend
writes : “ One of his greatest
characteristics was his pas-
sionate love of little children.
Homes, gardens, and chil-
dren were things he would
dream of.” With these
words this appreciation may
be closed, for no better
epitaph could be written.
The modern revival of architectural thought in
town planning did not yield him opportunities to
put his ideas to a practical test, as in the case of
many of his contemporaries, but that, probably,
would have been only a matter of time. His most
important scheme concerned London, being a pro-
posed improvement of the south side of the Thames.
It was always a pleasure to look at drawings by
the late architect, whether they were merely rough
notes in his sketch-books or elaborately worked-out
designs, such as the conjectural restoration of
Hampton Court Palace (p. 231), from archaeological
data supplied by Mr. Ernest Law, F.S.A. Mallows
took equal pains with drawings executed for other
architects, with whom, in his younger days, he was
greatly in favour. His silken pencil-work, firm and
expressive, was of rare beauty, and his pen draw-
ings, though naturally less sympathetic, were of
masterly quality. He drew ancient buildings with
a real love of architecture to sustain his interest in
the subject before him, and when engaged upon
his own designs he endeavoured to imply the
reverence he felt for his chosen profession. Archi-
tecture to him was not merely the convenient group-
SKETCH FOR GATEWAY BY C. E. MALLOWS, F.R.I.B.A.
236
DETAIL OF HOUSE. DESIGNED
BY C. E. MALLOWS, F.R.I.B.A.
ing of rooms of different
sizes for different purposes,
but the expression of a great
ideal; and he possessed the
power to transmit this en-
thusiasm by means of most
distinguished drawings.
Personally Mr. Mallows
was a hard worker, receptive
of new ideas and adaptable
to changing conditions.
Enthusiasm was his watch-
word and modesty his un-
changing quality. He was
magnanimous and ever
ready to help others through
their difficulties. His loss
will be felt for many a year
to come. An artist friend
writes : “ One of his greatest
characteristics was his pas-
sionate love of little children.
Homes, gardens, and chil-
dren were things he would
dream of.” With these
words this appreciation may
be closed, for no better
epitaph could be written.