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Henry Heathcote Statham (11 January 1839 - 29 May 1924)〔(Henry Heathcote Statham, 1839-1924 ), ''Hymntime''. Accessed: 3 September 2015.〕 was an English architect, architectural journalist and editor, and music critic. ==Career== Statham was the son of a Liverpool solicitor and was educated at the Liverpool Collegiate Institution, after which he was articled to an architect in the city, where he subsequently practiced for a time.〔 Aged around 30, he moved to London. In 1884, he became editor of ''The Builder'' ("then one of the most important influences on architecture throughout the British Empire"),〔(Henry Heathcote Statham (1839—1924), architectural writer and journal editor ), Oxford Index. Retrieved: 3 September 2015.〕 retaining the post until 1908, during which time he designed the fronts of the magazine's office and its neighbours at 2-6 Catherine Street in 1903.〔 He contributed papers to the Royal Institute of British Architects and the Architectural Association, of which he was a member. He was a notable critic, in 1916, of the design of London's Tower Bridge, saying "it represents the vice of tawdriness and pretentiousness, and of falsification of the actual facts of the structure".〔(THE WORLD'S MOST CONTROVERSIAL BUILDINGS ), Architecture.com, RIBA. Accessed: 3 September 2015.〕〔(Old haunts ), Hansom: All downhill from here, ''Building'' (31 July 2015). Retrieved: 3 September 2015.〕 He also contributed articles to the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. An amateur musician, Statham gave classical organ recitals at London's Royal Albert Hall. He was music critic for the ''Edinburgh Review'' (contributing essays on Franz Schubert in 1881 and 1883, for example),〔Clark, Suzannah (2011) ''Analyzing Schubert'', Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139500593.〕 and a contributor to ''Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', ''The Fortnightly Review'' and ''Nineteenth Century''.〔 He was a member of the Royal Musical Association, and a Fellow of the Royal Philharmonic Society.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry Heathcote Statham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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