Edward Charles Hakewill

Edward Charles Hakewill (1812–1872) was an English church architect, known especially for church restoration in the 19th century.

Early life Edward Charles Hakewill was born in 1812 to Henry Hakewill, son of painter John Hakewill, and Anne Sarah Frith.

Career Hakewill was a keen student of Gothic architecture. St James's, Clapton, and St Peter's, Thurston. Towards the end of his career he restored St Mary & St Lambert, Stonham Aspal, and churches at Grundisburgh and Wickham Market. thumbnail Church of St Mary & St Lambert, Stonham Aspal, designed by Edward Hakewill.

Hakewill was one of the examiners for candidates for district surveyorships under the Metropolitan Building Act 1843 and was subsequently elected appointed metropolitan district surveyor for the parishes of St Clement Danes, St Mary le Strand and St George Hanover Square.

Hakewill retired in 1867 in Suffolk.

Death Hakewill died on 9 October 1872. Selected publications The Temple: an Essay on the Ark, the Tabernacle, and the Temple of Jerusalem. 1851