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Edward Banks (architect)
Edward Banks JP (1817 – 2 May 1866) was an English architect based in Wolverhampton. Life He was a pupil of Charles Fowler. He worked in partnership with George Bidlake for a short period. As well as being an architect, he served as a town councillor in Wolverhampton and was a member of the Public Works Committee. He additionally served as a Magistrate. He died on 2 May 1866. Works *School of Art and Design, Wolverhampton *Cattle Market, Wolverhampton *Royal Hospital, Wolverhampton *Compton Hall, Wolverhampton 1845 *St Nicholas' Church, Codsall, Staffordshire 1846 - 1848 *Queen's Building, Wolverhampton 1849 *St Matthew's Church, Wolverhampton 1849 *Holy Trinity Church, Heath Town 1850 - 1852 *All Saints’ Church, Catfield, Norfolk 1852 *Houses in Brickkiln Street, Wolverhampton 1853 * St Paul's Church, Coven, Staffordshire 1857 *St Milburger’s Church, Beckbury 1857 * St John's Church, Stretton nave and transepts rebuild 1860 *Mander Brothers works, John Street, Wolve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton () is a city, metropolitan borough and administrative centre in the West Midlands, England. The population size has increased by 5.7%, from around 249,500 in 2011 to 263,700 in 2021. People from the city are called "Wulfrunians". Historically part of Staffordshire, the city grew initially as a market town specialising in the wool trade. In the Industrial Revolution, it became a major centre for coal mining, steel production, lock making, and the manufacture of cars and motorcycles. The economy of the city is still based on engineering, including a large aerospace industry, as well as the service sector. Toponym The city is named after Wulfrun, who founded the town in 985, from the Anglo-Saxon ''Wulfrūnehēantūn'' ("Wulfrūn's high or principal enclosure or farm"). Before the Norman Conquest, the area's name appears only as variants of ''Heantune'' or ''Hamtun'', the prefix ''Wulfrun'' or similar appearing in 1070 and thereafter. Alternatively, the city ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St John's Church, Stretton
St John's Church, Stretton is the Church of England parish church of Stretton, South Staffordshire. History The chancel is 12th century. The nave and transepts were rebuilt in 1860 to designs by the architect Edward Banks. The church is a Grade II* listed building. Team ministry The parish is part of the Penkridge Team which includes the following churches: *St James’ church, Acton Trussell *All Saints’ church, Bednall *St Lawrence's church, Coppenhall *St Leonard's church, Dunston *St Michael's church, Penkridge *Levedale Mission, Penkridge *St Modena's church, Pillaton See also *Grade II* listed buildings in South Staffordshire *Listed buildings in Lapley, Stretton and Wheaton Aston Lapley, Stretton and Wheaton Aston is a civil parish in the district of South Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England. It contains 54 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Stretto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th-century English Architects
The 19th (nineteenth) century began on 1 January 1801 ( MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 ( MCM). The 19th century was the ninth century of the 2nd millennium. The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanding beyond its British homeland for the first time during this century, particularly remaking the economies and societies of the Low Countries, the Rhineland, Northern Italy, and the Northeastern United States. A few decades later, the Second Industrial Revolution led to ever more massive urbanization and much higher levels of productivity, profit, and prosperity, a pattern that continued into the 20th century. The Islamic gunpowder empires fell into decline and European imperialism brought much of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and almost all of Africa under colonial rule. It was also marked by the collapse of the large S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1866 Deaths
Events January–March * January 1 ** Fisk University, a historically black university, is established in Nashville, Tennessee. ** The last issue of the abolitionist magazine '' The Liberator'' is published. * January 6 – Ottoman troops clash with supporters of Maronite leader Youssef Bey Karam, at St. Doumit in Lebanon; the Ottomans are defeated. * January 12 ** The ''Royal Aeronautical Society'' is formed as ''The Aeronautical Society of Great Britain'' in London, the world's oldest such society. ** British auxiliary steamer sinks in a storm in the Bay of Biscay, on passage from the Thames to Australia, with the loss of 244 people, and only 19 survivors. * January 18 – Wesley College, Melbourne, is established. * January 26 – Volcanic eruption in the Santorini caldera begins. * February 7 – Battle of Abtao: A Spanish naval squadron fights a combined Peruvian-Chilean fleet, at the island of Abtao, in the Chiloé Archipelago of southern Chile. * February 13 â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1817 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – Sailing through the Sandwich Islands, Otto von Kotzebue discovers New Year Island. * January 19 – An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General José de San MartÃn, starts crossing the Andes from Argentina, to liberate Chile and then Peru. * January 20 – Ram Mohan Roy and David Hare found Hindu College, Calcutta, offering instructions in Western languages and subjects. * February 12 – Battle of Chacabuco: The Argentine–Chilean patriotic army defeats the Spanish. * March 3 ** President James Madison vetoes John C. Calhoun's Bonus Bill. ** The U.S. Congress passes a law to split the Mississippi Territory, after Mississippi drafts a constitution, creating the Alabama Territory, effective in August. * March 4 – James Monroe is sworn in as the fifth President of the United States. * March 21 – The flag of the Pernambucan Revolt is publicly blessed by the dean of Recife Cathedral, Brazil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christ Church, Wolverhampton
Christ Church, Wolverhampton is a former parish church in the Church of England in Wolverhampton History The church was built in 1867 to designs of the local architect Edward Banks. The aisles were added in 1869 and the church was consecrated on 3 November 1870 by the Bishop of Lichfield. The chancel was added in 1887. The chancel was decorated with wall paintings in 1903 by J. Edie Read and Wyndham Hughes. A chapel and vestries were completed in 1906. The tower was never completed. A parish was assigned out of St Andrew's Church, Wolverhampton St Andrew's Church, Wolverhampton is a parish church in the Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its his ... on 27 October 1876. It was made redundant and demolished in 1975 and a Mosque was built on the site. Organ The church had a pipe organ by J.W. Walker and Sons. A specification of the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Andrew's Church, Wolverhampton
St Andrew's Church, Wolverhampton is a parish church in the Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain ... in Wolverhampton History The foundation stone of St Andrew's was laid by Revd. J.H. Iles on 25 May 1865 and building started to the designs of local architect Edward Banks (architect), Edward Banks. It was to have enough room for 311 persons. The church was extended in 1870 with space for 700 seats and consecrated on 2 November 1870. The church was added to in 1891 and 1892 by F.T. Beck. On 31 May 1964 it was destroyed by fire. Only two stained glass windows were unharmed in the fire.https://www.blackcountryhistory.org/collections/getrecord/GB149_D-EXP_P_W32_3 The new church was designed by Richard Twentyman and construction started in 1965 and the ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mander Brothers
Mander Brothers was a major employer in the city of Wolverhampton, in the English Midlands, a progressive company founded in 1773. In the 19th century the firm became the number one manufacturers of varnishes, paints and later printing inks in the British Empire. In the twentieth century it developed its product range in industrial coatings and inks, as well as commercial property. History of Mander Brothers Mander Brothers has its origins in businesses developed by the Mander family in the Wolverhampton of the early Industrial Revolution, where members of the family first developed trades in the manufacture of chemicals and varnishes to supply the Midland Japan trades and national markets. 18th century In the early industrial revolution, the Mander family entered the vanguard of the expansion of Wolverhampton, on the edge of the largest manufacturing conurbation in the British Isles. The brothers Benjamin and John Mander were early industrialists and entrepreneurs, who establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Paul's Church, Coven
St Paul's Church, Coven is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Coven, Staffordshire History The church was built in 1857 by architect Edward Banks. It was built in the Early English style, and consists of a nave by , two transepts by , a chancel by . It had a gallery with total seating capacity of 396. The contractor was built by Godfrey of Birmingham. It was consecrated by the Bishop of Lichfield on 5 February 1857. The churchyard contains two war graves of British Army soldiers of World War II. CWGC Cemetery report, details from casualty record. See also *Listed buildings in Brewood and Coven
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Charles Fowler
Charles Fowler (17 May 1792 – 26 September 1867) was an English architect, born and baptised at Cullompton, Cullompton, Devon. He is especially noted for his design of market buildings, including Covent Garden Market in London. Life Education and early work Fowler was born at Cullompton, Devon on 17 May 1792, and baptised on 26 December 1800, also at Cullompton. He was educated at Taunton Grammar School After serving an apprenticeship of seven years with John Powning of Exeter, he moved to London in 1814, and entered the office of David Laing (architect), David Laing, where he assisted him on the designs for the Custom House, City of London, Custom House. He then set up his own practice, working from an address in Great Ormond Street, and later, from 1830, at 1, Gordon Square. Fowler generally worked in a classical style, often freely interpreted. Thomas Leverton Donaldson described him as "gifted with a practical rather than an imaginative turn of mind.". An important ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Trinity Church, Heath Town
Holy Trinity Church, Heath Town, is in Heath Town, a district of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wolverhampton, the archdeaconry of Walsall, and the diocese of Lichfield. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building. History The first church was built between 1850 and 1852 to the 1849 designs of architect Edward Banks. It was consecrated by the Bishop of Lichfield on 22 July 1852. It comprised a nave and aisles, with north porch and south entrance under the tower. The chancel had an organ chamber on the north side, separated by a stone screen and a vestry. The 6 bay nave was long and wide. The aisles were wide, making the total width . The chancel was long and wide. The tower was high. The whole of the exterior and interior is dressed stone and the seats and doors made of oak. The chancel floor was laid with Minton encaustic tiles. It was constructed by G and F Higha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Matthew's Church, Wolverhampton
St Matthew's Church, Wolverhampton is a parish church in the Church of England in Wolverhampton History The first church was built situated in Lower Horseley Fields, at its junction with Lower Walsall Street in 1849 to the designs of architect Edward Banks. It was built by John Cockerill of Wolverhampton and comprised a clerestoried nave with aisles, and a chancel. There was a bell turret on the west gable, and north and south porches in the westernmost bay but one, and a sacristy projecting at right angles from the church. The cost of the building was £3,300 with an additional £1,200 for the land. It was consecrated by the Bishop of Lichfield on 20 November 1849. It was demolished in 1964 and the new church was designed by Peter Brownhill and built in East Park Way. It opened in 1969. Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin, who later became the bishop of Dover, served as Curate A curate () is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' (''cura'') ''of souls'' of a paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
