Joseph Warburton LRIBA MRAIC (27 July 1880 – 16 September 1944) was an 20th century architect based in Beeston, Nottinghamshire and

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History

He was born in 1880 in Sutton on Trent, Nottinghamshire, the son of William Warburton (b. 1838) and Emma Willis (ca. 1839 - 1907). He was educated at Tuxford Grammar School,

University College, Nottingham , mottoeng = A city is built on wisdom , established = 1798 – teacher training college1881 – University College Nottingham1948 – university status , type = Public , chancellor ...

and

Nottingham School of Art Founded in 1843, the School of Art & Design at Nottingham Trent University is one of the oldest in the United Kingdom. History In 1836, the Government Select committee (United Kingdom), Select Committee on Art and Manufactures produced a repor ...

. In 1898 he was articled to Harry Gill where he remained until 1908 when he set himself up in independent practice in Beeston, Nottinghamshire lodging at 42 Cromwell Road, but with offices at King's Chambers, 1 Station Street, Beeston. He was nominated for a Licentiate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1911. He emigrated to Western Canada shortly afterwards and settled at Swift Current, Saskatchewan. Here he was employed as assistant to William Whiddington until early in 1913. Shortly afterwards he accepted a post as a draftsman for the City of Swift Current. By 1920 he had relocated to

, and was employed as an architect by the

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. From 1921 he was an assistant in the office of Reilly, Dawson & Reilly. When Dawson left in 1924 he was made a full partner and this office remained active until 1936. During this period, Warburton carried out two commissions independently, both for designs of Public Library branches in Regina. On 25 October he was elected president of the Saskatchewan Association of Architects. After the death of William R. Reilly in March 1936, the office was renamed Reilly, Warburton & Crowther. In 1941 he moved to

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where he died on 16 September 1944.

Works

*Houses, Evelyn Street, Beeston 1908–09 *4 Cottages, Abbey Street, Beeston 1909 *150/152

Station Road, Beeston Station Road, Beeston is street in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. It runs from its junction with High Road, Beeston in Beeston Square to Beeston railway station. History The first part of Station Road was built in conjunction with the opening of Bee ...

1909 *Tamoana, 31 Elm Avenue,

St John's Grove, Beeston St John's Grove, Beeston is a Conservation area (United Kingdom), conservation area in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. History Following the enclosure of the land surrounding Beeston in 1809 the area of St John's Grove was allotted to the vicar of St ...

1909 *Clifton Lodge, 9 Devonshire Avenue,

1910 *Hesleden, 21 Devonshire Avenue,

1910 *Post Office Building, Chilwell Road, Beeston 1910 (demolished ca. 1960) *5 Chilwell Road, Beeston 1910 *Post Office Building additions, Chilwell Road, Beeston 1911 (demolished ca. 1960) *Houses, Portland Street, Beeston 1911 *Cinema, Chapel Street, Beeston 1912 *House for O.J. Eley, Cromwell Road, Beeston 1912 *Albert Public Library. 1401 Robinson Street, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4T, Canada 1927 *Connaught Library. 3435 13th Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4T, Canada. 1930–31

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Warburton, Joseph 20th-century English architects Architects from Nottingham 1880 births 1944 deaths People from Sutton-on-Trent Alumni of Nottingham School of Art Members of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada