Frederick Webster Ordish
Frederick Webster Ordish FRIBA (1821 - 22 September 1885) was an English architect based in Leicestershire.[1]
Life
He was a pupil of Henry Isaac Stevens.
Initially based in London, he returned in Leicestershire in 1850 and worked in partnership with John Johnson and then from 1870 John Charles Traylen.
He married Isabella Kilby, daughter of John Kilby of Queniborough on 20 December 1854 in Queniborough.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects on 18 December 1865.
He died on 22 September 1885 at Syston railway station when alighting from a train before it had stopped. He fell between the carriages and was decapitated.[2]
Works
- Humberstone Road Methodist Church, Leicester 1863
- St Paul's Church, Leicester 1871
- St Peter & St Paul's Church, Syston restorations 1871 and 1881.[3]
References
- ^ Dictionary of British Architects 1834 - 1914. Vol 2. Royal Institute of British Architects. ISBN 082645514X p.428
- ^ "Shocking death of a well-known architect". Dundee Courier. Dundee. 24 September 1885. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Re-opening of Syston Parish Church". Leicester Chronicle. Leicester. 28 May 1881. Retrieved 8 August 2015.