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Alexander Joseph Cory Scoles
Alexander Joseph Cory Scoles (30 November 1844 – 29 December 1920) was an architect and Roman Catholic priest.Directory of British Architects, 1834–1914: Vol. 2 (L-Z)' ed. Brodie, Antonia (London, 2001), p. 552 He designed many Lancet window, lancet style Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic Revival churches in the south of England and was the son of Joseph John Scoles and brother of Ignatius Scoles.Slevin, Malachy ''St Francis Church Handsworth'' (Birmingham, 1994) pp.1–17 Life Alexander Scoles, like his brother Ignatius Scoles, was born in Hammersmith, London. He was the third son of the architect Joseph John Scoles, whose works included the Roman Catholic churches of the Immaculate Conception Church, Farm Street, Immaculate Conception in Farm Street, London, Church of Saint Francis Xavier, Liverpool, Saint Francis Xavier in Liverpool and St Ignatius Church, Preston, St Ignatius in Preston, Lancashire. His eldest brother, Ignatius, became a Catholic, joining the Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammersmith, London
Hammersmith is a district of West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. It is bordered by Shepherd's Bush to the north, Kensington to the east, Chiswick to the west, and Fulham to the south, with which it forms part of the north bank of the River Thames. The area is one of west London's main commercial and employment centres, and has for some decades been a major centre of London's Polish community. It is a major transport hub for west London, with two London Underground stations and a bus station at Hammersmith Broadway. Toponymy Hammersmith may mean "(Place with) a hammer smithy or forge", although, in 1839, Thomas Faulkner proposed that the name derived from two 'Saxon' words: the initial ''Ham'' from ham and the remainder from hythe, alluding to Hammersmith's riverside location. In 1922, Gover proposed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
