John Hiram Haycock (1759-1830) was an architect who built many notable buildings in

Shropshire Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to th ...

and

Montgomeryshire Montgomeryshire, also known as ''Maldwyn'' ( cy, Sir Drefaldwyn meaning "the Shire of Baldwin's town"), is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It is named after its county tow ...

. He was the son of William Haycock (1725-1802), a carpenter and joiner of

Shrewsbury Shrewsbury ( , also ) is a market town, civil parish, and the county town of Shropshire, England, on the River Severn, north-west of London; at the 2021 census, it had a population of 76,782. The town's name can be pronounced as either 'Sh ...

. He was apprenticed to his father and became a freeman of the Shrewsbury Carpenters’ and Bricklayers’ Company in 1796. From about 1814 he worked in partnership with his son

Edward Haycock, Sr. Edward Haycock Sr. (29 July 1790 – 20 December 1870) was an English architect working in the West Midlands and in central and southern Wales in the late Georgian architecture, Georgian and early Victorian architecture, Victorian periods. Biog ...

, and became the Shropshire

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in 1824.

Architectural works

Public buildings

* Cross Houses. The Atcham Union Workhouse.“Colvin” 3rd edition, 482 *

, The Guildhall and Shirehall. 1783-85. Demolished 1835, as the foundations were unstable. *

Millington’s Hospital, Frankwell.

Almshouse An almshouse (also known as a bede-house, poorhouse, or hospital) was charitable housing provided to people in a particular community, especially during the medieval era. They were often targeted at the poor of a locality, at those from certain ...

. Built in 1748, but altered by Haycock in 1782. *

The County Gaol 1787-93. Designed by Haycock, but built by

Thomas Telford Thomas Telford FRS, FRSE, (9 August 1757 – 2 September 1834) was a Scottish civil engineer. After establishing himself as an engineer of road and canal projects in Shropshire, he designed numerous infrastructure projects in his native Scotla ...

. *

Preston upon the Weald Moors Preston upon the Weald Moors is a small village on the northern edge of the town of Telford, part of the borough of Telford and Wrekin in Shropshire. According to the 2001 census the village had a population of 205 although this is likely to hav ...

, Preston Hospital. A former

. Added wings and outer pavilion buildings in 1827. J H and E Haycock. Shrewsbury Prison main entrance

Schools

Allatt’s Charity School, Murivance. Classical facade by Haycock, 1799-1800. *

. Former

Shrewsbury School Shrewsbury School is a public school (English independent boarding school for pupils aged 13 –18) in Shrewsbury. Founded in 1552 by Edward VI by Royal Charter, it was originally a boarding school for boys; girls have been admitted into the ...

building now Shrewsbury Library. Altered by John and Edward Haycock in 1815. *

. Former Shrewsbury School Headmaster’s House, School Lane.

Church

* Berriew Church,

. Reconstructed Church in 1803-4.

Country houses

Oakly Park Oakly Park, Bromfield, Shropshire, England is a country house dating from the 18th century. In the early 19th century, the house was restored and extended by Charles Robert Cockerell, Surveyor to the Bank of England for his friend Robert Henry ...

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. Remodelled by Haycock (1784–90) and later by C R Cockerell. * Oakley House *

Moreton Corbet Moreton Corbet is a village in the Civil parishes in England, civil parish of Moreton Corbet and Lee Brockhurst in Shropshire, England. The village's Toponymy, toponym refers to the Corbet baronets, the local landowners. It is just north of th ...

Castle. Unexecuted designs 1796. *

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Hall. Enlarged 1800 *

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Sweeney Hall 1805. Built for T N Parker. Bland,

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faced block, with massive

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s. *

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, Montgomeryshire. Gunley Hall 1810. Porch with Ionic columns. * Lydham, The Roveries. Stuccoed villa of 1810 for John Oakley. * Claverley, Chyknell. Villa style house 1814. *

Ruyton-XI-Towns Ruyton-XI-Towns ( "ry-tən eleven towns"), formally Ruyton of the Eleven Towns or simply Ruyton, is a village and civil parish next to the River Perry in Shropshire, England. It had a population of 1,379 at the 2011 Census. The preparatory schoo ...

, Pradoe. Enlarged 1817. *

Stanage Park Stanage Park is a Grade II* listed Welsh country house set in a large park located some east of Knighton, Powys near the settlement of Heartsease. The extensive parkland and the house were laid out by Humphry Repton and his son, John Adey Repto ...

Radnorshire , HQ = Presteigne , Government = Radnorshire County Council (1889–1974) Radnorshire District Council (1974–1996) , Origin = , Status = historic county, administrative county , Start ...

. Haycock appears to have acted as a building contractor for

John Adey Repton John Adey Repton (1775–1860) was an English architect. Biography John Repton was the son of Humphry Repton, born at Norwich, Norfolk on 29 March 1775, and educated at Aylsham grammar school and later in a Norwich architect's office. From 1796 ...

“Scourfield and Haslam” 415 *

Glandyfi Castle Glandyfi Castle in Glandyfi, Ceredigion, Wales, is a mock castle dating from the early 19th century. It was built for George Jeffreys, a barrister and High Sheriff of Cardiganshire, in around 1819. Jeffreys’ great-uncle, Edward, had purchased t ...

, built 1820. Attributed to Haycock on the basis of its similarities to Stanage Park.

Gallery of work by J. H. Haycock

References

Literature

* Colvin H. (2008), ''A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 Yale University Press'', 4th edition London. * J Newman and N Pevsner, (2006), ''The Buildings of England: Shropshire'', Yale. * * R Scourfield and R Haslam, (2013), "The Buildings of Wales: Powys; Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire and Breconshire'', Yale University Press.

External links

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