William Booker (2 November 1800 – 20 December 1861) was an English architect based in Nottingham.
Career
He was born on 2 November 1800 in Nottingham, the son of Richard Booker (1761–1833) and Hannah Davis (d. 1830) and baptised in
St Mary's Church, Nottingham on 9 November 1800.
He married Eliza Foster (d. 1884), daughter of John Foster and Elizabeth of Nottingham. They had the following three children who entered into an architectural partnership in Nottingham.
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William Henry Booker (1826–1896)
*Frederick Richard Booker (1827–1882)
*Robert Booker
He learned his trade in the offices of
Henry Moses Wood
Henry Moses Wood (1788–28 September 1867) was an architect based in Nottingham.
Career
He studied in the practice of Edward Staveley, and continued the business after Staveley's death in 1837. One of his pupils, William Booker established ...
.
He was admitted to the freedom of the Borough of Nottingham in 1831. He was surveyor to the Freemen’s Rights’ Committee as the referee under the Nottingham Enclosure Act.
He died on 20 December 1861 at Cromwell Terrace, Nottingham and was buried in the
Nottingham General Cemetery
Nottingham General Cemetery is a place of burial in Nottingham, England which is Grade II listed.
History
The Nottingham General Cemetery Company received Royal Assent for their Act of Parliament on 19 May 1836. The initial site comprised but i ...
.
Notable works
*General Baptist Chapel, Milton Street, Nottingham 1849–50 (now demolished)
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Derby Road Baptist Church, Nottingham 1850–51 (with
John Thomas Emmett
John Thomas Emmett (18 August 1823 - 3 August 1898) was an English architect and designer based in London.
Life
He was born on 18 August 1823, the son of John Emmett and Mary Saunders.
By 1846 he was working in practice at 11 Beaufort Build ...
- now demolished)
*
Albion Congregational Church, Sneinton Road, Nottingham 1855–56 (with
Thomas Oliver).
*Scotch Baptist Chapel, East Circus Street, Nottingham 1858–59
(now demolished)
References
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1800 births
1861 deaths
Architects from Nottingham