Francis Williamson (architect)
Appearance
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Francis Williamson (13 October 1822 - 26 November 1883) was a British surveyor and architect based in Nottingham.[1]
History
[edit]He was born on 13 October 1822 in Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, the son of William Williamson and Maria. He established himself in practice in Bottle Lane, Nottingham around 1848.
He married Anne Coulby on 22 May 1851 at St John’s Church, Carrington.[2]
He died on 26 November 1883 and left an estate valued at £7,247 11s 1d (equivalent to £922,000 in 2023).[3]
Works
[edit]- Parsonage House, St. John the Baptist's Church, Leenside, Nottingham Station Road/London Road, Nottingham 1850-51 (demolished ca. 1899)
- Villa with outbuildings, Forest Grove, Nottingham 1851
- House, stable and outbuildings, Sneinton, 1852
- 2-20, Annesley Grove, Nottingham (for the Nottingham Freeholders’ Permanent Benefit Building Society) 1854[4]
- Wilford School, Nottingham 1865-66[5] rebuilding
- Warehouse, Spaniel Row/Houndsgate 1874
- New School, Clifton, Nottingham 1871-72[6][7][8]
- Pratt, Hurst and Company warehouse, Hollowstone, Nottingham 1873[9]
- Warehouse, Spaniel Row/Houndsgate 1874
- Pair of shops 4 Bridlesmith Gate (also 13 Poultry, Nottingham) 1875[10]
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References
[edit]- ^ Brodie, Antonia (20 December 2001). Directory of British Architects, 1834-1914: Vol 2. Royal Institute or British Architects. p. 1010. ISBN 9780826455147.
- ^ "Marriages". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 22 May 1851. Retrieved 11 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Contracts". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 22 December 1853. Retrieved 11 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Historic England, "Wilford Endowed School and attached boundary wall (1270640)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 February 2018
- ^ "New Schools for Clifton". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 10 November 1871. Retrieved 11 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Historic England, "Clifton School (1255222)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 February 2018
- ^ Historic England, "School House (1270436)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 February 2018
- ^ Historic England, "53 Stoney Street (1255183)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 February 2018
- ^ Harwood, Elain (1979). The Buildings of England. Nottinghamshire. Yale University Press. ISBN 0140710027.
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