Henry James Tollit (1835–1904) was an English architect who practised in

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. Tollit trained under William Wilkinson (1819–1901) and was in practice by 1870. He worked in partnership with

Edwin Dolby Edwin Dolby was an English Victorian architect who practised in Abingdon. His works include the design of Abingdon School. Career According to census records Dolby was born in Sutton Bonington, Nottinghamshire. By 1869 he working from 2 Bedw ...

in 1877–78. Tollit was also the

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for Oxfordshire. His son Reginald James Tollit (born 1870) became an architect and had his own practice in

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. ''"H.J. Tollit and Lee"'' are recorded as the firm of architects of the

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factory built in

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, Oxford in 1910 but this was six years after H.J. Tollit's death.

Works

* St Cross parish church, Oxford: organ chamber and

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, 1876 *St Leonard's parish church,

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: rebuilding, 1877 (with Dolby) *St Mary the Virgin parish church,

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: rebuilding, 1878 (with Dolby) *The Eagle Steam Brewery,

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, Oxford: new buildings, 1885 *

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, Oxfordshire, 1888 *Tower Brewery, Park End Street, Oxford: additional buildings, 1890s–1900s *Archer, Cowley & Co's Cantay Depositories furniture warehouse, Park End Street, Oxford, 1901 *County Psychiatric Hospital,

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, Oxfordshire: additional building, 1902

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