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William Booker (architect)
William Booker (2 November 1800 – 20 December 1861) was an English architect based in Nottingham. Career He was born on 2 November 1800 in Nottingham, the son of Richard Booker (1761–1833) and Hannah Davis (d. 1830) and baptised in St Mary's Church, Nottingham on 9 November 1800. He married Eliza Foster (d. 1884), daughter of John Foster and Elizabeth of Nottingham. They had the following three children who entered into an architectural partnership in Nottingham. * William Henry Booker (1826–1896) *Frederick Richard Booker (1827–1882) *Robert Booker He learned his trade in the offices of Henry Moses Wood. He was admitted to the freedom of the Borough of Nottingham in 1831. He was surveyor to the Freemen’s Rights’ Committee as the referee under the Nottingham Enclosure Act. He died on 20 December 1861 at Cromwell Terrace, Nottingham and was buried in the Nottingham General Cemetery. Notable works *General Baptist Chapel, Milton Street, Nottingham 1849–50 (now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derby Road Baptist Chapel, Nottingham
Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gained city status in 1977, the population size has increased by 5.1%, from around 248,800 in 2011 to 261,400 in 2021. Derby was settled by Romans, who established the town of Derventio, later captured by the Anglo-Saxons, and later still by the Vikings, who made their town of one of the Five Boroughs of the Danelaw. Initially a market town, Derby grew rapidly in the industrial era. Home to Lombe's Mill, an early British factory, Derby has a claim to be one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution. It contains the southern part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. With the arrival of the railways in the 19th century, Derby became a centre of the British rail industry. Derby is a centre for advanced transport manufacturing, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albion Congregational Church
Albion Congregational Church was built on Stamford Street East in Ashton-Under-Lyne by John Brooke between 1890 and 95. It is a Grade II listed building. Organ An organ was installed by Charles Lloyd (presumably in 1904/5). It was rebuilt by Rushworth and Dreaper Rushworth and Dreaper was a firm of organ builders, and later general instrument suppliers associated with Paul McCartney based in Liverpool. The manufacturer was founded in 1828 by William Rushworth, operating until 2002. Upon its liquidation, ... in 1953.Organ specification by Jonathan Scott in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA_o2YntJD0 A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register and on Jonathan Scott's concert pages. References {{Authority control Churches completed in 1895 Congregational churches in Nottingham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Mary's Church, Nottingham
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the oldest parish churchDomesday Book: A Complete Translation (Penguin Classics) of Nottingham, in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest church after the Cathedral in the city of Nottingham. The church was Grade I listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest. It is one of only five Grade I listed buildings in the City of Nottingham. It is situated on High Pavement at the heart of the historic Lace Market district and is also known as St Mary's in the Lace Market. It is a member of the Major Churches Network, and part of the parish of All Saints', St Mary's and St Peter's, Nottingham. History The church is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 and is believed to date back to the Saxon times. The main body of the present building (at least the third on the site) dates from the end of the reign of Edward III (1377) to that of Henry VII (1485–1509). The na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Henry Booker
William Henry Booker FRHistS (23 January 1826 – 10 March 1896) was an English architect based in Nottingham. He was born in Sneinton, Nottingham on 23 January 1826, the son of William Booker (architect and surveyor) and Eliza (d. 1884). He entered into partnership with his two younger brothers, Frederick Richard Booker (1827–1882) and Robert Booker and they worked from office on Short Hill, Nottingham as W & F. R Booker, and later W & F & R Booker. He married Sarah (d. 17 May 1878). In 1876 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in London. He died on 10 March 1896 at Nottingham. Notable works References {{DEFAULTSORT:Booker, William Henry 1826 births 1896 deaths Architects from Nottingham Fellows of the Royal Historical Society ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Moses Wood
Henry Moses Wood (1788–28 September 1867) was an architect based in Nottingham. Career He studied in the practice of Edward Staveley, and continued the business after Staveley's death in 1837. One of his pupils, William Booker established himself as an architect and surveyor in Nottingham. In 1831, jointly with Edward Staveley, he produced a detailed plan and map of Nottingham and its suburbs. In 1835-1836 he was Sheriff of Nottingham. He was manager of the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Fire and Life Assurance Company. His son succeeded him in this business. In 1811, he married a Miss Wilson of Shelford Manor and they had 11 children. He died in Buxton, Derbyshire on 28 September 1867. His son, Henry Walter Wood Henry Walter Wood (ca. 1825 - 3 September 1869) was an English architect based in Nottingham. Career He was born around 1825 in Nottingham, the son of architect and surveyor Henry Moses Wood. He trained as an architect in his father's practice. ..., conti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottingham General Cemetery
Nottingham General Cemetery is a place of burial in Nottingham, England which is Grade II listed. History The Nottingham General Cemetery Company received Royal Assent for their Act of Parliament on 19 May 1836. The initial site comprised but in 1845 it was extended by . In 1837–40, the cemetery gatehouse with almshouses was constructed to the designs of the architect Samuel Sutton Rawlinson at the top of Sion Hill, now Canning Circus. The wrought iron gates were made by Falconer and Company of Derby. Rawlinson also provided two mortuary chapels, one for Anglicans in 1840, and the other for dissenters in ca. 1850. The laying out of the cemetery was completed by 1838 with a single grave available for 7s 6d (), a private grave the property of the purchaser in perpetuity from £2. 2s ()and upwards, and a brick grave or vault from £10. 10s () and upwards. In 1923 the Medical Officer of Health expressed concern about the future of the cemetery and a bill was taken to Parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derby Road Baptist Church
Derby Road Particular Baptist Church was a former Baptist Church in Nottingham from 1850 to 1967. History The Derby Road Baptist Church was founded as a separate community from the George Street Particular Baptist Church on 11 February 1847. A site was purchased from the 4th Duke of Newcastle on Derby Road. The foundation stone was laid on 30 July 1849 by Samuel Morton Peto, MP for Norwich, and the church was erected and opened on 9 July 1850 at a cost of £5,000 (). The church experienced a disastrous fire on 1 January 1893 which caused much damage and forced the congregation to relocate for nearly a full year. However the organ was replaced in 1894 and new choir stalls were installed in 1895 to accommodate a choir of 40.Nottingham Evening Post – Saturday 8 June 1895 In 1946, many of the congregation from the George Street Particular Baptist Church transferred to Derby Road. The church closed in 1967 and the congregation joined with Lenton General Baptists to build a ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Thomas Emmett
John Thomas Emmett (18 August 1823 - 3 August 1898) was an English architect and designer based in London. Life He was born on 18 August 1823, the son of John Emmett and Mary Saunders. By 1846 he was working in practice at 11 Beaufort Buildings in London. By 1868 he was at 1 Cloudesley Square, Islington in London. In 1857 he was declared bankrupt., but by 1865 was a director of the North London, Highgate and Alexandra Park Railway. He was a devotee of the Gothic style of architecture, and unafraid to criticise his colleagues building in more contemporary styles. In 1872 he published an anonymous article in the ''Quarterly Review'' on "The state of English architecture" which drew attacks from other architects. Works *Padiham Baptist Church, Lancashire 1846. (closed 2013). *Congregational Church, Camden Road, Holloway 1846 *Barnes railway station *St Stephen’s Church, Bath Street, Renfield, Glasgow 1849 - 1852 * Derby Road Baptist Church Nottingham 1850 (demolished) * New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albion United Reformed Church
Albion Congregational Church was built on Sneinton Road in Nottingham in 1856. It is a Grade II listed building. History The church opened in 1895. It was built to designs by Thomas Oliver (architect), Thomas Oliver and William Booker (architect), William Booker. It was enlarged in 1904 with the addition of a rear extension and a chamber for the organ. In the early 1970s, in common with most other Congregational Churches in England, the Albion Congregational Church joined the United Reformed Church. In 1986, faced with unaffordable repair and maintenance costs, the congregation joined with Dales United Reformed Church in Bakersfield. The building was then used by the Macedon Trust, and became the Albion Night Shelter. References Churches completed in 1856 Homelessness in England Grade II listed churches in Nottinghamshire Congregational churches in Nottingham {{UK-church-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Oliver (architect)
Thomas Oliver (14 January 1791 – December 1857) was an English classical architect and surveyor active in Newcastle upon Tyne. He was one of a number of talented local architects who worked with Richard Grainger on the development of Newcastle, but his work tends to be overshadowed by that of John Dobson who has been given a great deal of the credit for the central part of the city referred to as Grainger Town. Background Thomas Oliver was born in Crailing, Roxburghshire on 14 January 1791, the son of weaver Adam Oliver (1749–1793) and Elizabeth Bell (1762–1829). He was educated at Jedburgh School. Oliver married twice, first in 1814 to Margaret Lorimer, the daughter of a Kelso mason and second in about 1840 to Elizabeth Best (1800–1886) from Yorkshire. He died unexpectedly on 9 December 1857 at 3 Picton Place, Newcastle upon Tyne. He was buried in Jesmond Old Cemetery (previously Newcastle General Cemetery). His son from his first marriage was Thomas Oliver junio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1800 Births
Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19 * one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * 18 (film), ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the short story ''God's Dice'' * Eighteen (film), ''Eighteen'' (film), a 2005 Canadian dramatic feature film * 18 (British Board of Film Classification), a film rating in the United Kingdom, also used in Ireland by the Irish Film Classification Office * 18 (Dragon Ball), 18 (''Dragon Ball''), a character in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise * "Eighteen", a 2006 episode of the animated television series ''12 oz. Mouse'' Music Albums * 18 (Moby album), ''18'' (Moby album), 2002 * 18 (Nana Kitade album), ''18'' (Nana Kitade album), 2005 * ''18...'', 2009 debut album by G.E.M. Songs * 18 (5 Seconds of Summer song), "18" (5 Seconds of Summer song), from their 2014 eponymous debut album * 18 (One Direction song), "18" (One Direction song), from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1861 Deaths
Statistically, this year is considered the end of the whale oil industry and (in replacement) the beginning of the petroleum oil industry. Events January–March * January 1 ** Benito Juárez captures Mexico City. ** The first steam-powered carousel is recorded, in Bolton, England. * January 2 – Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies, and is succeeded by Wilhelm I. * January 3 – American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the Union. * January 9 – American Civil War: Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union. * January 10 – American Civil War: Florida secedes from the Union. * January 11 – American Civil War: Alabama secedes from the Union. * January 12 – American Civil War: Major Robert Anderson sends dispatches to Washington. * January 19 – American Civil War: Georgia secedes from the Union. * January 21 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate. * January 26 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
