\paperw3360 \margr0\margl0\ATXph11340 \plain \fs20 \pard\tx3255\tx6525\tx9780\ATXts240\ATXbrdr0 \f1 \fs22 Born in London in 1795, the architect Sir Charles Barry travelled on the
Continent and in the Middle East before returning to England, where he was entrusted with the design of the Reform Club (1837) and the new Houses of Parliament (1840-70). Following his death in 1860, this latter building was completed by his son Edward
Middleton Barry, architect of the \b \cf4 \ATXht11881000 Royal Opera House\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . Another son, Sir John Wolfe-Barry, was engineer of \b \cf4 \ATXht13531000 Tower Bridge\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 .\par