COXALL, Charles (1886-1947), a native of London, England, was born in St. Luke's Parish, Chelsea on 25 June 1886 and began his training at the young age of 16 years in office of William H. Arber in London from 1903. When Arber died in July 1904, Coxall then completed his articles with Cecil A. Sharpe in London in 1904-05. He then worked as a draftsman and assistant to Victor Wilkins of London, and studied architecture at the Royal Academy Schools from July 1908 until February 1910, but did not graduate from that institution. Instead, he emigrated to Canada in February 1910 to take advantage of a job opportunity in Winnipeg, Man. and worked as a draftsman and assistant to John D. Atchison, a leading architect in that city, from June 1910 to June 1912 (Henderson's City of Winnipeg Directory, 1911, 595). He moved to Vernon, B.C. in June 1912 and opened an office under his own name, and was briefly in partnership with Bertram H. Branch (1887-1966), as Branch & Coxall, Architects, but their collaboration ended in May 1913. Coxall continued to work there until August 1914. By 1917 he was in partnership with O.T. Hatchard as Hatchard & Coxall (Vernon News, 8 Feb. 1917, 9, advert.). By 1920 he had taken up residence in Regina, Sask.
In that city, he joined the Office of the Provincial Architect in Regina, Sask. where his skills as a highly talented draftsman were put to good use. His initials "C.C." appear on several sets of exquisitely rendered drawings showing designs for Provincial buildings conceived by his immediate superior, Maurice Sharon, the Provincial Architect. In 1929 he took over the practise of R.G. Bunyard of Moose Jaw, and was briefly in partnership in Regina with James H. Puntin and Frederick J. O'Leary from late 1929 to June 1931 (see list of works under Puntin, O'Leary & Coxall). By 1932 he had returned to the office of the Provincial Architect to work under David Webster as a staff architect and building inspector. He was still active in that post at the time of his death in Regina on 3 February 1947 (obit. Regina Leader Post, 5 Feb. 1947, 9; R.A.I.C. Journal, xxiv, April 1947, 143; inf. Ms. Leslie Coxall, Ottawa, Ont.; inf. Ross Herrington, Regina).
BRANCH & COXALL (works in Vernon, B.C.)
ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN CHURCH, a new Parish Hall & Sunday School for the church, 1912-13 (Vernon News, 28 Nov. 1912, 4, descrip.)
Charles COXALL (works in Regina, Sask.)
REGINA, SASK., residence for Andrew MacBeth, Albert Street near 20th Avenue, 1926 (inf. Marg Hryniuk and Frank Korvemaker, Regina)
REGINA, SASK., residence for Dr. William A. Thomson, McIntyre Street at College Avenue, 1926 (City of Regina b.p. 285, 18 May 1926; inf. Marg Hryniuk and Frank Korvemaker, Regina)
COMPETITIONS
REGINA, SASK., WW1 War Memorial Cenotaph, Victoria Park, 1926. Coxall was one of 51 architects and artists who submitted a design in this national competition (Morning Leader [Regina], 9 Feb. 1926, 1, full list of competitors). The winner was Robert G. Heughan of Montreal.