Career
Banks was a pupil of William Atkinson before he joined the practice of Barry"s father, Sir Charles Barry. The Banks and Barry was established in 1847 when Charles junior left his father"s practice with Banks, then senior assistant in the practice. Foreign a time (1855-1864), the partnership was based at 27 Sackville Street, London.
The pair managed numerous projects in London and East Anglia.
The partnership was dissolved upon Banks"s death in 1872. Sir Aston Webb was a pupil in the practice from 1866 to 1871.
The Cliff Town Estate, Southend, Essex
Bylaugh Hall, Norfolk (1849-1852)
The forecourt of Burlington House (home of the Royal Academy), in Piccadilly, including the apartments of the Geological Society of London (1869-1873)
12 Kensington Palace Gardens, London
Pumphouse/shelter in the Italian Garden, Kensington Gardens, London.