I’ANSON, EDWARD (eld. son of Edward I’Anson 1775–1853, surveyor and architect). _b._ St. Laurence, Pountney hill, London 25 July 1812; ed. at Merchant Taylors’; exhibited 18 designs at R.A. 1830–80; architect in city of London 1837 to death; surveyor for St. Bartholomew’s hospital 18 Dec. 1871; designed British and Foreign Bible Society’s buildings, Queen Victoria st. 1866, Merchant Taylors’ school at the Charterhouse opened 1875, and greater part of the fine buildings in the City built exclusively for offices; restored Dutch church in Austin Friars and that of St. Mary, Abchurch; F.R.I.B.A. 1840, pres. 1886 to death, wrote many papers for its Transactions; author of Detached essays and illu…
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