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'''Watson Fothergill''' was an [[architect]] of the [[Gothic Revival]] and [[Old English vernacular]] styles between the years 1870 - 1912. Born Fothergill Watson in [[Mansfield]], [[Nottinghamshire]] in 1841, he was the son of a wealthy [[Nottingham Lace]] merchant. He changed his name to Watson Fothergill in 1892 in order to continue his maternal family name. |
[[Image:DSC 0063.JPG |thumb|right|200px|Former Jessops building (right) on King Street]]'''Watson Fothergill''' was an [[architect]] who designed over 100 unique buildings in Nottingham, his influences were mainly of the [[Gothic Revival]] and [[Old English vernacular]] styles. His work dates from between the years 1870 - 1912. |
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Born Fothergill Watson in [[Mansfield]], [[Nottinghamshire]] in 1841, he was the son of a wealthy [[Nottingham Lace]] merchant. He changed his name to Watson Fothergill in 1892 in order to continue his maternal family name. |
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[[Image:DSC 6596.JPG|thumbs|left|150px|Home designed by Fothergill, built into the old City wall]] |
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He is credited as having had a great impact on the architecture of the City of [[Nottingham]], and designed over a hundred buildings in the city, from offices, banks and warehouses, to churches and private dwelling houses. His easily recognisable style includes the use of contrasting horizontal bands of red and blue brick, dark timber eaves and balconies, and elaborate turrets and stone carvings. |
He is credited as having had a great impact on the architecture of the City of [[Nottingham]], and designed over a hundred buildings in the city, from offices, banks and warehouses, to churches and private dwelling houses. His easily recognisable style includes the use of contrasting horizontal bands of red and blue brick, dark timber eaves and balconies, and elaborate turrets and stone carvings. |
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Some of his most prominent buildings include; |
Some of his most prominent buildings include; |
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*Former Jessops building (1895) on King Street |
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*Queens Chambers (1897) on the Corner of Queens Street and Long Row |
*Queens Chambers (1897) on the Corner of Queens Street and Long Row |
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*Mortimer House (1883) on Castle Road |
*Mortimer House (1883) on Castle Road |
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*Nottingham and Notts Bank (Now [[NatWest]]) (1877 - 1882) on Thurland Street |
*Nottingham and Notts Bank (Now [[NatWest]]) (1877 - 1882) on Thurland Street |
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Fothergill also designed buildings in other [[East Midlands]] towns, including |
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* A coffee shop complete with turret on [[Hucknall]] High Street |
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* Banks in [[Loughborough]], [[Leicestershire]], [[Newark-on-Trent]], Nottinghamshire, and [[Long Eaton]] on the [[Derbyshire]]/Nottinghamshire border. |
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Revision as of 20:29, 16 April 2008
Watson Fothergill was an architect who designed over 100 unique buildings in Nottingham, his influences were mainly of the Gothic Revival and Old English vernacular styles. His work dates from between the years 1870 - 1912.
Born Fothergill Watson in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire in 1841, he was the son of a wealthy Nottingham Lace merchant. He changed his name to Watson Fothergill in 1892 in order to continue his maternal family name.
He is credited as having had a great impact on the architecture of the City of Nottingham, and designed over a hundred buildings in the city, from offices, banks and warehouses, to churches and private dwelling houses. His easily recognisable style includes the use of contrasting horizontal bands of red and blue brick, dark timber eaves and balconies, and elaborate turrets and stone carvings. Some of his most prominent buildings include;
- Former Jessops building (1895) on King Street
- Queens Chambers (1897) on the Corner of Queens Street and Long Row
- Mortimer House (1883) on Castle Road
- Nottingham and Notts Bank (Now NatWest) (1877 - 1882) on Thurland Street
Links
The Watson Fothergill Homepage [1]