Banister Fletcher

Banister Fletcher (July 1833 - July 5, 1899) was an English architect, surveyor and liberal politician who served in the Commons from 1885 to 1886. He was an extremely hardworking and prolific author, among many other interests. He is mostly remembered for the “History of Architecture on a Comparative Method” (1895), written with his son Sir Banister Fletcher, which remains in print. Fletcher was Thomas Fletcher's second son. He was educated privately and, as a student, he received the 1st place awarded by the Institute of Architects in London. He became an architect and surveyor and was based in Newcastle upon Tyne, designing industrial buildings until he moved to London in 1870. He published Model Homes for Industrial Classes the following year, the first of many books, several of which were reference books for architects, surveyors, and builders. Since 1875, he was a district inspector in West Newington and parts of Lambeth. He was also a major in the 1st Tower Hamlet Volunteer Brigade. Fletcher became a member of RIBA and was the author of several architectural textbooks.