Charles James Richardson

Charles James Richardson (1806–1871) was an English architect, artist and writer.

Life Richardson was a pupil of Sir John Soane, from 1824 to 1830; he then became Soane's assistant, holding the position until 1837 and Soane's death. Soane's will envisaged that Richardson would be the assistant curator and librarian of the Soane Museum. In the event, for financial reasons, he was not offered a post. For a period Richardson tried, without success, to set up an architectural academy.

From 1845 to 1852 Richardson was master of the architectural class in the school of design at Somerset House. In 1852 he designed Leicester Stanhope, 5th Earl of Harrington's mansion 13 Kensington Palace Gardens; in 1853 he carried out works at Belsize Park, Hampstead, and in 1856 a block of mansions in Queen's Gate, Hyde Park, for W. Jackson. He died in 1871.

Works Richardson published: A new edition with the title The Englishman's house. : A practical guide for selecting and building a house appeared in 1898.

Richardson compiled:

A sketchbook of views and details of Richardson's house at Ealing, and a collection of the drawings which he used at his architectural lectures, were left to the Soane Museum.