Joseph Hirst
Joseph Henry Hirst (1863-1945) was a leading architect of the post-Victorian era. For 1900-1926 he was the City Architect of Kingston upon Hull and "the man who more than any other designed the face of the modern city".[1] He was responsible for some of Hull's best-known buildings, among them the City Hall, swimming baths, schools and housing estates. [2]
Buildings designed by Joseph Hirst
- Trinity market hall near Holy Trinity Church, Hull
- Beverley Road baths [3]
- Hull Central Fire Station[4]
- the Carnegie Library near West Park [5]
- Hull Municipal Training College(uncertain)
- Residences on Hymers Avenue, Hull, near Hymers College [6]
Hirst's Publications
- (1913) The block houses of Kingston-upon-Hull and who went there: A glimpse of catholic life in the penal times and a missing page of local history. Hull: A. Brown & Sons.
- (1916) The Armorial Bearings of Kingston Upon Hull. Hull: A. Brown & Sons.
Links
- His 1911 census record [7]
- Reminiscence of the War, largely relating to his son, who served in France as a 2nd Lieutenant with the East Yorkshire Regiment. See also [8] at Hull Local History Centre.