The Nebuly Coat · Character
Sir George Farquhar
A baronet-architect who builds railway stations and churches alike, he dispatches young Westray to Cullerne with warnings about amateurs and a tower he'd rather not discuss.
supporting
Also known as Farquhar, Sir George, George
First appearance: iv
As a supporting figure in The Nebuly Coat, Sir George Farquhar is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Senior partner of Farquhar and Farquhar, briefing Westray on the Cullerne Minster restoration.
Sir George Farquhar is senior partner of Farquhar and Farquhar, the firm entrusted with restoring Cullerne Minster, and a man whose professional contempt for the Society-for-the-Conservation-of-National-Inheritances rings with practiced authority. He sends his understudy Westray to superintend the work while quietly admitting there is no money and some old trouble in the central tower he has chosen not to raise. His blend of worldly pragmatism and selective silence sets the restoration's uneasy terms and plants the first hint that Cullerne's fabric conceals more than masonry problems.
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Cullerne Church & Clergy
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Mr. Rector
professional · positive
The Rector and Sir George collaborate on church administration and restoration projects. How this plays out →
- Mr. Rector
professional · positive
The Rector and Sir George collaborate on church administration and restoration projects. How this plays out →
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