Nottingham - Terrace Royal (geograph 3366695)

Shops and Business Premises Derby Road, Nottingham

Carlton Buildings, Broad Street, Nottingham (geograph 4107093)

21-23 Castle Gate, Nottingham (geograph 4086329)

Samuel Dutton Walker (1833 – 15 June 1885) F.S.A. was an architect based in

Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east ...

History

He was born in 1833, the son of George Frederick Walker. His brother Herbert Walker also became an architect in Nottingham. On 23 January 1862 he married Elizabeth Rebekah Oldershaw at

St James' Church, Standard Hill St. James' Church, Standard Hill was a Church of England church in Nottingham. History In 1807 an Act of Parliament sanctioned the erection of a new church. It was opposed by the three clergy of the existing parishes of Nottingham, but the lan ...

. Two of his pupils,

Arthur Brewill Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur William Lancelot Brewill (17 May 1861 – 18 February 1923) was an architect based in Nottingham. Background and family He was the son of William Rastall Brewill (1804–1897) and Sophia (1820–1886). He was educated ...

and

Arthur George Marshall Arthur George Marshall (23 December 1858 – 25 February 1915) ARIBA was an architect based in Nottingham from 1881. History He was born in Nottingham on 23 December 1858, the son of James Matthew Marshall, a well-known local decorator, carver ...

went on to have successful careers as architects in the

area. His younger brother Herbert Walker studied with him from 1860 to 1866. In 1879 he went into partnership with

John Howitt John Howitt (6 July 1852 - 9 June 1923) FRIBA was an architect based in Nottingham. History He was the son of William Howitt of Underwood. He was educated at Holly Mount School, Nottingham and the Nottingham School of Art. He was articled to ...

, as Walker and Howitt, and this partnership lasted until Walker's death in 1885. They established themselves in a practice in Severn Chambers, 10 Middle Pavement, Nottingham. He was involved with the

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 ...

and two scholarships were founded through his connection with it, one which enabled the holder to study church architecture abroad. He died on 15 June 1885 and left an estate valued at £13,945 2s. 2d. ().

Works

*Terrace Royal, Clarendon Street, Nottingham 1863 (with A. Wilson) *Methodist Chapel, Great Freeman Street, Nottingham 1863 *Royal Albert Orphanage, Henwick, Worcester. 1868 (with William Watkins) *Sutton Fields House, Kegworth 1875-76 *Ashley House, Park Drive, The Park Estate, Nottingham 1877 *Hide, fat and skin warehouse, Eastcroft Depot, London Road, Nottingham 1878-79 *48-60 Derby Road 1878–83, now Regent Court apartments (with Howitt) *34 Market Street, Nottingham 1879 *Heathcode Buildings, 9-19 Goose Gate, Nottingham 1879-81 (with Howitt) *Warehouse, Castle Gate/Stanford Street, Nottingham 1880 (with Howitt) *

1881 new roof *Dixon and Bowles Warehouse, Haymarket, Leicester 1881. *Carlton Buildings, Heathcote Street, Nottingham 1881 (with Howitt) *King John's Arcade,

Bridlesmith Gate Bridlesmith Gate is a pedestrianised shopping street in the city centre of Nottingham, England. It is located between Middle Pavement and Victoria Street. St. Peter's Gate and Bottle Lane stem off it along with Byard Lane. Bridlesmith Gate ho ...

1882 with

*15-17 Broad Street, Nottingham 1883-84 *34 Broad Street, Nottingham 1883-84(with Howitt) *Organ case, Friar Lane Congregational Chapel, Nottingham 1884 *Nottingham Savings Bank, Clayton's Yard, Nottingham 1884-85 extension of the banking room, new boardroom, consulting room and strongroom.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Samuel Dutton 19th-century English architects Architects from Nottingham 1833 births 1885 deaths