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- ↑ "(Sir) Charles Barry". Dictionary of Scottish Architecture. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ↑ "WOLFE BARRY, SIR JOHN (1836-1918)". English Heritage: Blue Plaques. Retrieved 23 May 2021.