Henry Saint Clair Wilkins

General Henry St Clair Wilkins (3 December 1828 – 15 December 1896) was a British army officer who served the East India Company in India, Aden and later in Abyssinia. He was also a noted architect and is credited with having designed several buildings.

Biography

He was the son of George Wilkins, Archdeacon of Nottingham and was born on 3 December 1828. He was appointed aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria, with the rank of colonel in the army, and received the medal.

Among them may be noted: at Bhejapur in Orissa, the restoration and adaptation of ancient buildings to the requirements of a new station.

Author Wilkins published the following books:- 'Reconnoitring in Abyssinia,’ 1868; 'The Indian Civil Engineering College: Remarks', 1871; 'Report on the state and requirements of the Kurrachee harbour works', Sind Public Works Deptt. 1878; 'A Treatise on Mountain Roads, Live Loads, and Bridges,’ 1879.

Death

He died suddenly on 15 December 1896 at his residence at Queen's Gate, South Kensington. Wilkins was married in 1856 to Violet, daughter of Colonel Colin Campbell McIntyre, C.B., of the 78th Highlanders. He is buried with his wife in Brookwood Cemetery in Surrey.

Gallery Architecture by Wilkins: