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Joseph Oswald (19 March 1852,
Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Architect Biography Report (19 August 2014, 6:57 pm)
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Joseph Oswald (19 March 1852, Carlisle
Carlisle ( , ; from xcb, Caer Luel) is a city that lies within the Northern England, Northern English county of Cumbria, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, Scottish border at the confluence of the rivers River Eden, Cumbria, Eden, River C ...
– 15 January 1930, Newcastle upon Tyne
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) was an English architect.
Early life
He was the son of fellow architect Septimus Oswald. He was educated at The Royal Grammar School, and then articled to his father, before becoming his assistant.S. Oswald & Son
From 1876 to 1891, he was in partnership with his father as S. Oswald & Son, and later with his son Harold Oswald (1874-1938). His son Gilbert Oswald later joined the practice. After the death of Harold in 1938 and Gilbert in 1945, the practice was continued by various other partners including James Reid. The firm designed a number of public houses, and Harold Oswald specialised in designing race courses.DSA Architect Biography Report (19 August 2014, 6:57 pm)Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Architect Biography Report (19 August 2014, 6:57 pm)
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Buildings
He was the architect of The Victoria, an 1899Grade II listed
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public house
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at 86 Hallgarth Street, Durham Durham most commonly refers to:
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DH1 3AS. It is on the Campaign for Real Ale
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is an independent voluntary consumer organisation headquartered in St Albans, England, which promotes real ale, cider and perry and traditional British pubs and clubs. With just under 155,000 members, it is th ...
's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors
The National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors is a register of public houses in the United Kingdom with interiors which have been noted as being of significant historic interest, having remained largely unchanged for at least 30 years, but usu ...
.
As well as designing pubs for Newcastle Breweries
Scottish & Newcastle plc was a brewing company headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, which expanded from its home base to become an international business with beer volumes growing almost tenfold.
The company was listed on the London Stock Ex ...
, he was the architect of their plush offices there in Haymarket in 1901, their stores and stables, and the city's Central Arcade.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oswald, Joseph Architects from Cumbria 1852 births 1930 deaths People from Carlisle, Cumbria