Leonard Shuffrey

Leonard Shuffrey (courtesy of the Shuffrey Family)
Leonard Shuffrey
Shuffrey & Co frieze wallpaper with a pattern of large scrolling leaves and dandelion plants, c. 1880-90. From the Collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Section from a Shuffrey & Co. moulded and glazed tile.
Font designed by Leonard Shuffrey at St Peter's Church, Ealing
The Jubilee Drinking Fountain (1888) in Halstead, Essex, designed by Leonard Shuffrey.

Leonard Shuffrey (31 March 1852 – 27 December 1926) was a British architect and architectural designer of the late Victorian and Edwardian period. He was a leading figure of the aesthetic movement that had a significant impact on the development of buildings and their interiors and their settings, both across London and the South of England.[1] Noted for his wallpaper, fireplaces and ornate plasterwork, Shuffrey was thought the equal of William Morris in his creativity and skill as a craftsman.[2] His output is often found in decorative schemes with William Morris, Edward Ould, William De Morgan, and other preeminent Arts & Crafts and late Pre-Raphaelite decorative artists of the day.[3]

  1. ^ Cherry, B and Pevsner, N (2002). The Buildings of England London 3: North West, Yale p. 48.
  2. ^ "Leonard Shuffrey". Architecture: A Magazine of Architecture & the Allied Arts & Crafts: 276–279. 1926.
  3. ^ Mander, Nicholas (2006). Owlpen Manor: A short history and guide. Owlpen Press. pp. 55, 67. ISBN 0-9546056-1-6.