Henry Dare Bryan [also known as H. Dare Bryan] was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England in 1869 [or 1868 - sources differ]. He was articled in 1883 and set up his own independent practice in Bristol, Gloucestershire in 1890. A photograph of a library at Bristol designed by Bryan is illustrated in 'The Studio Yearbook of Decorative Art' 1907 (p.50), and a photograph and a ground-floor plan of cottages at Leigh Woods designed by Bryan are featured in 'The Studio Yearbook of Decorative Art' 1908 (illustration B42). Works by Bryan included Sneyd Park House, Sneyd Park, Bristol (1890); several houses at Downleaze, Sneyd Park, Bristol (c.1891-1898); Engine House and Boiler House, Tickenham Road, Clevedon, North Somerset (1901); 1 Cotham Road, Bristol (1905-06); Western College, Cotham Road, Bristol (1905-06); Theological Training College for the Congregational Church (now Western College) in Bristol (1906); and Southville Primary School, Merrywood Road, Bedminster, Bristol (1907).