Henry Conybeare

Place: Brislington

Born: 1823

Death: 1892

Biography:

Henry Conybeare (22 February 1823 – 23 January 1892) was an English civil engineer and Gothic revival architect who designed two notable churches and greatly improved the supply of drinking water to Mumbai. He qualified as an engineer and moved to India while still in his twenties to work on the Bombay Great Eastern Railway project. His interest in Gothic architecture led him in 1847 to submit plans for the construction of the Afghan Church in Colaba. Conybeare's designs were chosen instead, and the church was eventually consecrated in 1858.