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John Holloway Sanders FRIBA (1825 – 16 October 1884) was an architect based in England and chief architect 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 ...
until 1884.
His date of appointment as 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 ...
is not known, but he is recorded as working for them in 1845. He is particularly noted for his station buildings on the
Settle to Carlisle railway which were all built in a similar style, they became known colloquially as ''Midland Gothic'' or ''Derby Gothic''.
He was appointed Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects on 22 April 1872.
On his death in 1884, the position of Chief Architect 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 ...
went to
Charles Trubshaw
Charles Trubshaw FRIBA (1840 – 15 February 1917) was an architect specifically associated with railway buildings on the London and North Western Railway and Midland Railway lines.
Career
He trained as an architect in the office of his father, ...
.
List of works
References
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19th-century English architects
1825 births
1884 deaths
British railway architects
Fellows of the Royal Institute of British Architects