Sydney Smirke
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Sydney Smirke (born 1798 in London; died 8 December1877) was a British architect during the 19th century, and the younger brother of architect Sir Robert Smirke.
His works include:
- the Bethlem Royal Hospital, St George's Fields, Southwark (now housing the Imperial War Museum) (1838)
- the nave roof of York Minster (1841)
- the Carlton Club in Pall Mall, London (1845)
- the circular reading room at the British Museum
- the Derby Hall, Bury
- landscaping of Brookwood Cemetery, near Woking, Surrey (with William Tite)
- exhibition galleries at Burlington House, home of the Royal Academy (1868)
- hall of Inner Temple (1870)
He received the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 1860. He became an associate of the Royal Academy in 1847 and was elected a full Academician in 1859. He served as RA Treasurer from 1861 to 1874, and was professor of Architecture from 1860 to 1865.