Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | Ernest Barnsley (or Arthur Ernest Barnsley) |
| Designation: | |
| Born: | 1863 |
| Died: | 1926 |
| Bio Notes: | Arthur Ernest Barnsley was born in 1863 and was articled to Joseph Lancaster Ball for four years and six months, remaining as assistant for a further 18 months. He subsequently worked as assistant to William Howard Seth-Smith and to John Dando Sedding, passing the qualifying exam in 1886 and being admitted ARIBA on 18 April 1887, his proposers being Sedding, Frank Barlow Osborn and Julius Alfred Chatwin. He resigned his RIBA membership in 1893. Generally known simply as Ernest Barnsley, he became a prominent Arts and Crafts architect-craftsman in the Cotswolds, working in association with his younger brother Sidney Barnsley (born 1865) and Ernest Gimson in Sapperton, Gloucestershire. He died in 1926. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England | Business | |||
| 6, Ethelbert Road, Bromley, London, England | Private | 1887 * | ||
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and Training
Employers
| The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| William Howard Seth-Smith | c. 1884 | 1885 | Assistant | |
| John Dando Sedding | 1885 | After 1886(?) | Assistant | |
RIBA
RIBA Proposers
| The following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | |||
| Name | Date proposed | Notes | |
| Julius Alfred Chatwin | 18 April 1887 | for Associateship |
| Frank Barlow Osborn | 18 April 1887 | for Associateship |
| John Dando Sedding | 18 April 1887 | for Associateship |
Buildings and Designs
| This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | |||||||
| Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | |
| 1903 | Old Place of Mochrum | Wigtownshire | Scotland | Furniture for interior (made with Ernest Gimson and Sindey Barnsley at Pinbury) | ||
| 1912 | Old Place of Mochrum | Wigtownshire | Scotland | Further furniture for interior (made with Ernest Gimson and Sidney Barnsley at Pinbury) | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this : | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | Gives bibliographical list | ||