Velarde, Francis Xavier [1897-1960. UK. Architect]
Francis Xavier Velarde* [also known as F.X. Velarde] was born in West Derby, Liv… subscribers only
Photograph of Francis Xavier Verlarde
Bibliography
1. 'Senior elementary school at Scalby, Yorks; Architects: F. X. Velarde, W. H. Ansell'. Architects' Journal 1 October 1942 pp. 217-222, xxvi. 2. 19th and 20th century Roman Catholic Churches. London: English Heritage, 2017 3. Sharples, Joseph, Powers, Alan and Shippobottom, Michael. Charles Reilly & the Liverpool School of Architecture 1904-1933. Catalogue of an exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 25 October 1996 - 2 February 1997. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 1996 pp. 178-179 [May contain other references to Velarde, unfortunately, the catalogue is not indexed] 4. Thearle, Herbert. ‘Obituary’. Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects May 1961 p. 264 5. Ward, Fiona. ‘Merseyside Churches in a Modern Idiom: Francis Xavier Velade [Velarde] & Bernard Miller’ Tentieth Century Architecture. The Journal of the Twentieth Century Society [The Twentieth Century Church special issue] no.3, 1998 pp pp.94-108, 126 6. Wilkinson, Dominic and Crompton, Andrew. F. X. Velarde. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2020 7. Wilkinson, Dominic and Crompton, Andrew. ‘F. X. Velarde, an English Expressionist’ The Journal of Architecture vol. 24, issue 3, 2019 pp. 325-339 8. Wilkinson, Dominic. ‘Transport of delight’ C20. The Magazine of the Twentieth Century Society, issue 2, 2021 pp. 72-73 [The author sees a parallel between Velarde’s sporty Austin Seven car and the churches he designed]