hiː hæd ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɐ wˈɛlɪnfˈɔːɹmd baɪˈɑːɡɹəfi ʌv hɪz fˈɑːðɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən ænd dᵻfˈɛndᵻd hɪz dɪzˈaɪnz fɚðə pˈælɪs ʌv wˈɛstmɪnstɚɹ ɐɡˈɛnst ðə səpˈoːɹɾɚz ʌv ˈɔːɡʌstəs wˈɛlbi pjˈuːdʒɪn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt.
He had written a well-informed biography of his father in 1867 and defended his designs for the Palace of Westminster against the supporters of Augustus Welby Pugin in 1868.