Frederick Codd (born 1832 in

East Dereham Dereham (), also known as East Dereham, is a town and civil parish in the Breckland District of the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A47 road, about 15 miles (25 km) west of the city of Norwich and 25 miles (40&nb ...

) was a British Gothic Revival architect and speculative builder who designed and built many Victorian houses in

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, England. Born in 1832 in

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., he was initially based in

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but he was active in Oxford by 1865. He was a pupil of William Wilkinson, another North Oxford architect, and their styles are similar. He designed houses on the west side of

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, in

Bradmore Road Bradmore Road is a residential road in North Oxford, England. At the northern end of the road is a junction with Norham Road and at the southern end is a junction with Norham Gardens, with the University Parks opposite. Halfway along the ...

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and

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, amongst other locations. In central Oxford, Codd designed shops and offices in

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south of the

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during 1871–75 for

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. He is also involved in the rebuilding of Queen Street during 1875–78.

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was enlarged in 1879–80 when the porch and two pedimented wings were added, designed by Codd, then an assistant of

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. He lost the competition to build the

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in George Street to Jackson. In Oxford, Codd initially lived in

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. Later, in 1867, he moved to a semi-detached villa of his own design at 39 Banbury Road, on the corner with

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. In September 1876, Codd was forced into liquidation due to difficulty in selling large houses in Canterbury Road, with debts to the Oxford and Abingdon Building Society. Codd succeeded

Samuel Lipscomb Seckham Samuel Lipscomb Seckham (Oxford 25 October 1827 – 4 February 1901) was an English Victorian architect, developer, magistrate and brewer. He was born in Oxford, and later became the City Surveyor. He was the original architect employed by St ...

as the City Surveyor in Oxford.Tyack, p. 236.

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