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Edward Goldie (1856–1921) was an English ecclesiastical architect who was notable for building Roman Catholic churches, mainly in the form of Gothic Revival architecture. He was the son of George Goldie.Edward Goldie
from '' Dictionary of Scottish Architects'', retrieved 6 February 2015
A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
' (Oxford University Press, 2006) p. 322. It was an architectural firm which his father ran with Charles Edwin Child. After his apprenticeship ended in 1880, he remained at the firm as a partner, so it became ''Goldie, Child & Goldie''. From 1893, Edward ran the firm on his own. In 1913, he was joined by his son, Joseph Goldie, and the firm became Edward Goldie & Son until 1953.
Edward is perhaps best-known for designing
/ref> He also designed the Priory of Our Lady of Good Counsel in
English Heritage Review of Diocesan Churches 2005
' from Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, retrieved 29 April 2013 After his father's death, he designed Church of Our Lady and St Peter in Leatherhead in 1923,
A P, Diane K Bolton, Eileen P Scarff, and G C Tyack. "Tottenham: Roman catholicism". ''A History of the County of Middlesex'' Volume 5, Hendon, Kingsbury, Great Stanmore, Little Stanmore, Edmonton Enfield, Monken Hadley, South Mimms, Tottenham. Eds. T F T Baker, and R B Pugh. London: Victoria County History, 1976. 355-356. British History Online. Web. 11 December 2022
/ref> *
File:Spanish Place Facade.jpg, St James' Church, Spanish Place
File:Our Most Holy Redeemer and St Thomas More Catholic Church - geograph.org.uk - 1569930.jpg, Church of Our Most Holy Redeemer and St Thomas More, Chelsea
File:St Thomas a Becket, Wandsworth 03.JPG, St Thomas a Becket, Wandsworth
File:View towards the High Altar.JPG, Hawkesyard Priory interior
File:Parish of St Alban's and The Good Shepherd - geograph.org.uk - 441419.jpg, St Alban's Church, Larkhill, Blackburn
File:Our Lady of England, Storrington.jpg, Our Lady of England Priory, Storrington
File:StCecilia'sAbbey Ryde IsleOfWight.jpg, St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde
File:1 Manor Road, Kemptown, Brighton (April 2013) (1).JPG, The Lees, Manor Road, Brighton
from '' Dictionary of Scottish Architects'', retrieved 6 February 2015
Life
He was born in Sheffield in 1856. His father was the ecclesiastical architect George Goldie. Edward was the great-grandson of architect Joseph Bonomi, through his paternal grandmother, Mary Anne Bonomi Goldie. He went to school at Ushaw College inCounty Durham
County Durham ( ), officially simply Durham,UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. is a ceremonial county in North East England.North East Assembly â€About North East E ...
, as his father had previously done. In 1875, he was articled
Apprenticeship is a system for training a new generation of practitioners of a trade or profession with on-the-job training and often some accompanying study (classroom work and reading). Apprenticeships can also enable practitioners to gain a ...
to ''Goldie & Child''.Gray, A. S. "Goldie, Edward", in A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
' (Oxford University Press, 2006) p. 322. It was an architectural firm which his father ran with Charles Edwin Child. After his apprenticeship ended in 1880, he remained at the firm as a partner, so it became ''Goldie, Child & Goldie''. From 1893, Edward ran the firm on his own. In 1913, he was joined by his son, Joseph Goldie, and the firm became Edward Goldie & Son until 1953.
Edward is perhaps best-known for designing St James's, Spanish Place
St James' Church is a large English Gothic Catholic church in George Street, Marylebone, London. Although currently situated in George Street, the church maintains its connection with Spanish Place, the road opposite the current church, because ...
, whose original chapel had been designed by his great-grandfather, Joseph Bonomi."Storrington – Our Lady of England Priory", Taking Stock/ref> He also designed the Priory of Our Lady of Good Counsel in
Haywards Heath
Haywards Heath is a town in West Sussex, England, south of London, north of Brighton, south of Gatwick Airport and northeast of the county town, Chichester. Nearby towns include Burgess Hill to the southwest, Horsham to the northwest, Crawl ...
for a community of nuns from Bruges. The priory housed the first Roman Catholic church in the town. The nuns moved to Sayers Common
Sayers Common is a village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. With Hurstpierpoint it forms one of the Mid Sussex parishes. It is located two miles (3.2 km) north-west of Hurstpierpoint. Situated until the 1990s on the main Lo ...
in 1978 and the building was sold and converted into a restaurant, offices and conference facilities.
Joseph Goldie
Edward Goldie's son, Joseph Goldie (1882–1953), followed in the steps of his father and grandfather and became an ecclesiastical architect designing churches for the Roman Catholic church. Joseph Goldie, with his father, were the architects for St John the Evangelist Church in Horsham.English Heritage Review of Diocesan Churches 2005
' from Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, retrieved 29 April 2013 After his father's death, he designed Church of Our Lady and St Peter in Leatherhead in 1923,
St Thomas More Catholic Church
St Thomas More Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church in Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, London. It was designed by Joseph Goldie in 1929 and restored in 1953 after war damage. A lady chapel was built in 1970. The stained glass is by Patrick Pye ...
in Dulwich in 1928, St Patrick's Church in Cardiff in 1929, Church of the Assumption of Our Lady in Englefield Green in 1930 and St Dunstan's Church in Woking
Woking ( ) is a town and borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in northwest Surrey, England, around from central London. It appears in Domesday Book as ''Wochinges'' and its name probably derives from that of a Anglo-Saxon settlement o ...
, which was demolished in 2008.
Works
His works include: * Priory of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Haywards Heath (1887) -adaptive reuse. *St James's, Spanish Place
St James' Church is a large English Gothic Catholic church in George Street, Marylebone, London. Although currently situated in George Street, the church maintains its connection with Spanish Place, the road opposite the current church, because ...
, London, completed in 1890.
* St Alban's Church, Larkhill, Lancashire, built from 1900 to 1901.
* St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde
St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde is an abbey of Benedictine nuns in the Isle of Wight, England.
Monastic life
Founded in 1882 and dedicated to the Peace of the Heart of Jesus, St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde, Isle of Wight, belongs to the Benedictine Ord ...
, Isle of Wight, completed in 1907.
* St George's Retreat, Burgess Hill
Burgess Hill is a town and civil parish in West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park, south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and northeast of the county town, Chichester. It ...
, built from 1905 to 1906.
* The Lees, 1 Manor Road, Brighton, built in 1906 for St George's Retreat's Reverent Superioress.
* St John the Evangelist Church, Horsham, West Sussex, built from 1919 until 1923.
* St Paul the Apostle, Wood Green, London; 1904, replaced 1971./ref> *
St Peter and St Paul Church, Wolverhampton
St Peter and St Paul Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It was built from 1826 to 1828, with extensions being built in 1901 and 1928. It was designed by Joseph Ireland and the architect for the exte ...
, extension built in 1901.
* St Thomas a Becket, Wandsworth
St Thomas a Becket is a Grade II listed Roman Catholic church at West Hill, Wandsworth, London SW18.
It was built in 1895 in a Perpendicular style, and the architect was Edward Goldie
Edward Goldie (1856–1921) was an English Church architect ...
, London, completed in 1895.
* Ashorne Hill House, Newbold Pacey, Warwickshire, built from 1895 to 1897.
* Hawkesyard Priory
Hawkesyard Priory was a Dominican priory off Armitage Lane Brereton, Rugeley, Staffordshire, England, built between 1896 and 1914 which included the Roman Catholic Priory Church of St Thomas.
History Spode House
Originally named "Hawksyard", in ...
, Staffordshire, built from 1896 to 1914.
* Our Lady of England Priory
Our Lady of England Priory in Storrington, West Sussex, England is the former home of Roman Catholic priests belonging to a Community of Canons Regular of Prémontré, (or 'Premonstratensians') after the place where they were founded in France i ...
, Storrington, West Sussex, built from 1904 to 1905.
* Our Most Holy Redeemer and St Thomas More, Chelsea, London, built from 1894 to 1895.
Gallery
See also
*Church of Our Lady and St Peter, Leatherhead
The Church of Our Lady and St Peter is a Roman Catholic church in Leatherhead, Surrey. It was founded as a local chapel during the First World War and later became a Parish church. It is situated between Copthorne Road and Garlands Road on the j ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goldie, Edward English ecclesiastical architects 1856 births 1921 deaths Alumni of Ushaw College English Roman Catholics Gothic Revival architects People from Sheffield