STREET, George Edmund, English archi tect: b. Essex, 20 June 1824; d. 18 Dec. 1881. He was educated in Mitcham and Camberwell and received part of his professional training under Sir G. G. Scott, and like him held the Gothic style in highest favor, the numerous lec tures and papers which he wrote on architecture being all directed to illustrate the history and principles, and promote the progress of that style. His principal literary works are Brick and Marble Architecture of North Italy in the Middle Ages' (1885) ; and Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain) (1865). He was for many years engaged in the work of erecting and restoring churches and other eccle siastical buildings. In this connection he de signed Cuddesden Theological College, the Cri mean Memorial Church at Constantinople. Saint Paul's (American) Church at Rome, the Law-Courts at London and various other churches in Oxford, Liverpool and other parts of England. He was also one of the most success
ful of church restorers, among his restorations being the cathedrals at York, Bristol and Car lisle and various noted chapels. In 1868 he was appointed architect of the new Courts of Jus tice in the Strand, London, after a competition in which were engaged the most famous archi tects of the day. This gigantic undertaking was not quite completed at his death. In 1866 he was elected an Associate of the Royal Acad emy and in 1871 became a Royal Academician. In the last year of his life he was appointed professor of architecture at the Royal Academy. Among his published works are The Brick and Marble Architecture of Northern Italy in the Middle Ages> (1855) ;