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Born September 7, 1814 • London • England
Died February 23, 1900 (aged 85) • London • England
Movement / Style Gothic Revival
Role In Oxford movement

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Keble College, University of Oxford, England, designed by William Butterfield.
Figure 92: All Saints' Church, Margaret Street, London, by William Butterfield, 1849-59.
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