Charles Trubshaw FRIBA (1840 – 15 February 1917) was an architect specifically associated with railway buildings on the
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the L&NWR was the largest joint stock company in the United Kingdom.
In 1923, it became a constituent of the Lo ...
and
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844. The Midland was one of the largest railway companies in Britain in the early 20th century, and the largest employer in Derby, where it had its headquarters. It am ...
lines.
Career
He trained as an architect in the office of his father, also Charles Trubshaw (1811–1862), a civil engineer and also
county surveyor
A county surveyor is a public official in the United Kingdom and the United States.
United Kingdom
Webb & Webb describe the increasing chaos that began to prevail within this same period in field of county surveying in England and Wales, with c ...
for
Staffordshire
Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...
.
[Midland Hotel, Bradford]
Charles Trubshaw, Architect
He was appointed Associate of the
Royal Institute of British Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three suppl ...
on 6 February 1864, and Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects on 6 November 1882.
He was on the engineering and architectural staff of the
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the L&NWR was the largest joint stock company in the United Kingdom.
In 1923, it became a constituent of the Lo ...
1864–1874. He was then architect to the Northern Division of the
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844. The Midland was one of the largest railway companies in Britain in the early 20th century, and the largest employer in Derby, where it had its headquarters. It am ...
from 1874. On the death of
John Holloway Sanders
John Holloway Sanders FRIBA (1825 – 16 October 1884) was an architect based in England and chief architect of the Midland Railway until 1884.
His date of appointment as Chief Architect to the Midland Railway is not known, but he is recorded as ...
in 1884 he became chief architect to the
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844. The Midland was one of the largest railway companies in Britain in the early 20th century, and the largest employer in Derby, where it had its headquarters. It am ...
, and held this position until 1905.
Work
![Midland Hotel, Bradford](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Midland_Hotel%2C_Bradford.jpg)
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Kettering railway station
Kettering railway station serves the town of Kettering in Northamptonshire, England. It lies south-west of the town centre, on the Midland Main Line, north of London St. Pancras.
History
The station was opened in May 1857 by the Midland ...
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Shipley railway station
Shipley railway station serves the market town of Shipley in West Yorkshire, England. It is north of and northwest of .
Train services are mostly commuter services between Leeds and Bradford, the Airedale line (Leeds and Bradford to Skip ...
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Skipton railway station
Skipton railway station is a Grade II listed station which serves the town of Skipton in North Yorkshire, England on the Airedale Line, which gives Skipton access to destinations such as Leeds, Bradford, Carlisle, Lancaster and Morecambe. The ...
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Hellifield railway station
Hellifield is a railway station on the Bentham Line, which runs between and via . The station, situated north-west of Leeds, serves the village of Hellifield, Craven in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by N ...
1880
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Kimberley West railway station
Kimberley West railway station was a station serving the town of Kimberley in Nottinghamshire, England.
History
It was built in 1882 for the Midland Railway's Basford to Bennerley Junction branch, at a cost of £2,495 15s 7d, designed by Charl ...
1882
[Kimberley Town Council]
Committee Minutes 2009
Bennerley
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Keighley railway station
Keighley railway station serves the town of Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. The station is located on the Airedale line, with electric services to , and provided by Northern, along with longer distance services to and . The station is ...
1883–1885
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Midland Hotel, Bradford
The Midland Hotel is a 90- bedroom three- star Victorian hotel in Bradford city centre, owned and managed by London-based Peel Hotels.
The architect was Charles Trubshaw, who was contracted to design many railway stations for Midland Railway ...
1885–1890
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Oakhurst House,
Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...
1888 Enlargement
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Bradford Forster Square railway station
Bradford Forster Square railway station serves Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The majority of services to/from the railway station use Class 333 electrified trains operated by Northern Trains, on the Airedale Line to Skipton, the Whar ...
1890
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Bingley railway station 1892
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Derby railway station
Derby railway station (, also known as Derby Midland) is a main line railway station serving the city of Derby in Derbyshire, England. Owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, the station is also used by CrossCountry services ...
1893 – extensions (demolished)
[Marcus Binney, 'Crunch time at Derby', ''Country Life'', 8 September 1983, 631]
*Midland Railway Institute, Derby 1894
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Leicester railway station
Leicester railway station (formerly Leicester Campbell Street and Leicester London Road) is a mainline railway station in the city of Leicester in Leicestershire, England. The station is managed by East Midlands Railway and owned by Network Rai ...
1892–1894
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Langley Mill railway station
Langley Mill railway station (formerly known as Langley Mill for Heanor and Langley Mill and Eastwood) on the Erewash Valley Line serves the village of Langley Mill and the towns of Heanor in Derbyshire and Eastwood in Nottinghamshire, England ...
1895
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Midland Hotel, Manchester
The Midland Hotel Manchester is a grand hotel in Manchester, England. Opened in 1903, it was built by the Midland Railway to serve Manchester Central railway station, its northern terminus for its rail services to London St Pancras. It faces on ...
1898 – 1903
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Sheffield station
Sheffield station, formerly ''Pond Street'' and later ''Sheffield Midland'', is a combined railway station and tram stop in Sheffield, England; it is the busiest station in South Yorkshire. Adjacent is Sheffield station/Sheffield Hallam Unive ...
1905 enlargement
References
Steam Index
1840 births
1917 deaths
19th-century English architects
British railway architects
Fellows of the Royal Institute of British Architects
Midland Railway people
London and North Western Railway people
Architects from Staffordshire
Associates of the Royal Institute of British Architects
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