E.J.Tarver - Architect

At this time, the Queen Anne Revivalist movement was in full swing as a reaction to the Victorian Gothic style of design. Together with C.A.Voysey, Tarver was a leading light in this movement. He was greatly impressed with what his contempories were laying out at Bedford Park in West London, in terms of social community spirit and individuality being aimed for by the various architects involved.

He set about this task, sparing no expense on detail such as tiling, fireplaces and other interior embellishments, and produced a homogenous estate which had many different planned houses.

The Style.

The ninety per cent of the remaining houses are a stunning memorial to Tarver's success in creating a uniquely harmonious development in every sense of the term. The houses all have generous ground floor areas, incredibly varied stained glass and fire surrounds, plus, in many cases, the eccentric but effective use of wide staircases and split-level to achieve variety and light. No two houses in the Estate are exactly the same: there are Dutch gables, turrets, double and single fronted versions with an astonishing range of external decoration.

However, all those houses with orignal windows demonstrate that the linking feature of the estate is its distinctive Queen Anne fenestration. Thus, although the Estate stretches over a considerable area, taking in Telford, Criffel, Killieser, Thornton, Kirstall and Sternhold Avenues in Streatham Hill, Tarver's window layouts are always clearly recognisable.

The full image is 38K One style of architecture

The full image is 33K Corner style of house.

The following are examples of other works designed and built by E.J.Tarver

The full image is 37.7K Roof of Harlesden Parish Church

The full image is 40K Rossmore Memorial, Monaghan

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