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William Herbert Higginbottom
William Herbert Higginbottom JP (23 March 1868 – 6 December 1929) was an architect based in Nottingham. Life He was born on 23 March 1868 in Leeds to Anthony Higginbottom (1842–1895) and Elizabeth Ackroyd (1844–1913). When he was one year of age, his family moved to Arnold, Nottingham, where his father became the headmaster of the British School. He married Elizabeth Spencer (1869–1924) on 25 January 1897 at Redcliffe Road Methodist Chapel, Nottingham, and they had the following children: *Hilda Margaret Higginbottom (1899–1973) *William Herbert Higginbottom (1899–1899) *(Anthony) John Higginbottom (1902–1972) LRIBA also an architect *Elizabeth May Higginbottom (1904–1904) *Elizabeth Higginbottom (1906–1972) He died on 6 December 1929 and left an estate valued at £2882 16s 2d. (). Career He attended the Nottingham School of Art. For a time he worked from King John's Chambers in Nottingham. In 1905 he moved to an office at 16 George Street, Nottingham but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robin Hood and to the lace-making, bicycle and Tobacco industry, tobacco industries. The city is also the county town of Nottinghamshire and the settlement was granted its city charter in 1897, as part of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Nottingham is a tourist destination; in 2018, the city received the second-highest number of overnight visitors in the Midlands and the highest number in the East Midlands. In 2020, Nottingham had an estimated population of 330,000. The wider conurbation, which includes many of the city's suburbs, has a population of 768,638. It is the largest urban area in the East Midlands and the second-largest in the Midland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daybrook
Daybrook is a suburb of Arnold, Nottinghamshire. The area is located just outside the city of Nottingham but inside the conurbation of Greater Nottingham. It lies next to the areas of Arnold town centre, Sherwood, Woodthorpe, Redhill and Bestwood. Landmarks ;Church of St. Paul The area is dominated by the spire and tower of St. Paul’s Church which rise to a height of . The church was designed 1892–1896 by John Loughborough Pearson and its construction started in May 1893. In December 1895 it was completed — except for the spire and tower, which were added in 1897. The church, located on Mansfield Road, was consecrated in February 1896 in honour of Paul the Apostle and is now a Grade II* listed building. ;Sir John Robinson’s Almshouses Adjacent to St. Paul’s Church are the Sir John Robinson Almshouses (commonly known as the ‘Daybrook Almshouses’), Mansfield Road. Built in 1899 in Daybrook by local businessman and philanthropist Sir John Robinson, they ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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