| 词条 | John Samuel Phene |
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BiographyHe was born the son of William Phene, a London businessman and educated at King's Lynn Grammar School, Durham University and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was then articled to architect R. A. Hardwick.[3] Phene married Margaretta Forsyth (1827–1901) in 1847, but before long she moved to live in France.[3] An apocryphal story reports that his wife died on her wedding day, leading to Phene preserving the room in the mansion where the reception had been held.{{sfn|Weinreb|Hibbert|Keay|Keay|2008|p=961}} He subsequently inherited land in Chelsea, and built Margaretta Terrace and Phene Street, including the Phene Arms.[4] Phene designed the new wing of the Royal Free Hospital in Gray's Inn Road in the late 1850s.[4] He was granted fellowship of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1872,{{sfn|DBA|2001|p=363}} and was a founder Fellow of the Huguenot Society in 1886.[4] In 1903, he constructed a five-storey house at No. 2 Upper Cheyne Row, Chelsea, adorning it with a variety of fixtures and ornaments, which led to it being called "Gingerbread Castle".{{sfn|Glinert|2003|p=431}} He became well known in the local area as an eccentric, which led to some people thinking he was involved in the "black arts".[8] He spent little time in London, preferring to travel the world collecting various interesting artefacts and artwork, and filled the mansion's gardens with numerous statues and ornaments.{{sfn|Glinert|2003|p=431}} Phene died in 1912 aged 90, and the mansion was demolished in 1924, having never been completed.{{sfn|Glinert|2003|p=431}}{{sfn|Weinreb|Hibbert|Keay|Keay|2008|p=961}} The site of this is now 4–14 (inclusive) Upper Cheyne Row and 47–51 Glebe Place. His name is still commemorated in The Phene, the local Chelsea pub he designed that was built in 1850, which sports a picture of the Gingerbread Mansion.[5][6] ReferencesCitations1. ^[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.105908/2015.105908.Proceedings-Of-The-Society-Of-Antiquaries-Of-London-2nd-Series-Vol24_djvu.txt Full text of Proceedings Of The Society Of Antiquaries Of London 2nd Series Vol.24], 23 November 1911–27 June 1912. Sources{{refbegin}}2. ^"People at Home ". Oakley Street Residents' Association. 3. ^"Margaretta Forsyth", South Tyneside Heritage. 4. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/idoxWAM/doc/Appellant%60s%20Case-927268.pdf?extension=.pdf&id=927268&location=VOLUME2&contentType=application/pdf&pageCount=1|title=Biographical Notes on Dr John Phene|publisher=Royal Borough of Kensington|accessdate=10 December 2017}} 5. ^1 {{cite report|url=https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/wamdocs/Cheyne_pp10_16.pdf|title=Kensington and Chelsea Cheyne Conservation Area Proposals Statement|publisher=Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelesa|p=10}} 6. ^"Simon's Walks", At Home Inn Chelsea.
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