Walter Tapper

Sir Walter Tapper
Walter Tapper
Born	(1861-04-21)21 April 1861 Bovey Tracey, Devon
Died	21 September 1935(1935-09-21) (aged 74) Dean's Yard, Westminster
Nationality	English
Occupation	Architect
Awards	ARIBA (1889); FRIBA (1912); President of the Royal Institute of British Architects, 1927–29; ARA (1926) FSA; KCVO (1935)
Practice	Bodley and Garner; Tapper
Buildings	Church of the Resurrection, Mirfield (1908) Church of the Annunciation, Marble Arch (1912–13)
Projects	Liverpool Cathedral design competition (1901–03)

Sir Walter John Tapper KCVO FRIBA RA FSA (21 April 1861 – 21 September 1935) was an English architect known for his work in the Gothic Revival style and a number of church buildings. He worked with some leading ecclesiastical architects of his day and was President of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Tapper was appointed Surveyor of the Fabric of Westminster Abbey and acted as consulting architect to York Minster and Manchester Cathedral. On his death in 1935 his son Michael Tapper completed some of his works.