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Edward Ashworth (1814 – 1896) was an English artist and architect from Devon, England, considered to be the West Country's leading ecclesiastical architect. He was elected a member of the Exeter Diocesan Architectural Society in 1847.Bury
He was born in 1814 at Colleton Barton, in the parish of Chulmleigh in Devon.
Many of his drawings and paintings are held in the collection of the Westcountry Studies Library, Exeter, at the Devon and Exeter Institution and Devon Record Office.
Origins
He was born in 1814 at Colleton Barton, in the parish of Chulmleigh in Devon.
Career
He left Colleton in 1822 and later moved to London where he became a pupil of the architect Charles Fowler (1792-1867), born in Cullompton, Devon. During 1842-46 Ashworth travelled in New Zealand, Australia, Timor, Macau and Hong Kong during which time he kept diaries and sketchbooks. Following his return to England in 1846 he set up an architectural practice in Exeter, Devon. In later life he lived at Dix's Field in Exeter. He rebuilt or restored many churches in Devon, including:Rebuilding works
*Cullompton, Devon (1849) *Dulverton, Somerset (1852-5) *Bideford, Devon (1859) *Lympstone, Devon (1862) * St Mary's, Bideford, Devon (1862-5) *Withycombe Raleigh, Exmouth, Devon (1863-4) *St Mary Major, Exeter, Devon (1865), now demolished *Topsham (1874) *Milton Combe (1878) *St Nicholas Church, Exeter (opposite St Nicholas Priory) (design of)Restoration works
*St Michael and All Angels Church, Bude
St Michael and All Angels Church is a Grade II listed church in Bude, Cornwall.
History
It was originally built in 1834 by George Wightwick for Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet as a Chapel of Ease to Stratton Parish Church. The church was e ...
, Cornwall
*St Peter's Church, Tiverton
St Peter's Church, Tiverton is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Tiverton, Devon.
History
The church dates from 1073. Several restorations have been undertaken, in 1825–1829 by G.A. Boyce, and in 1853–1856 by Edward ...
, Devon
*Silverton
*Lapford
*Widecombe
*Axminster
*Doddiscombsleigh
*North Molton
*Wynards Almshouses, Exeter (1863)
Literary works
*''Chinese Architecture'' (1851), with his illustrationsPaintings and drawings
Many of his drawings and paintings are held in the collection of the Westcountry Studies Library, Exeter, at the Devon and Exeter Institution and Devon Record Office.
Death and burial
He died on 8 March 1896 and left a substantial estate valued at £26,814, mainly invested in Railway stocks. He was buried in the newly created Higher Cemetery, Exeter, for which he had designed two lodges and one chapel. His ornate stone cross, made of pink stone, survives and was restored ''circa'' 2010.Notes
References
*Bury, Richard M.B., ''History of Colleton Barton'', 1993 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashworth, Edward 1814 births 1896 deaths 19th-century English painters English male painters 19th-century English architects English ecclesiastical architects Artists from Exeter 19th-century English male artists Architects from Exeter