William Herbert Higginbottom JP (23 March 1868 – 6 December 1929) was an architect based in

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Life

He was born on 23 March 1868 in

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to Anthony Higginbottom (1842–1895) and Elizabeth Ackroyd (1844–1913). When he was one year of age, his family moved to Arnold,

, where his father became the headmaster of the British School. He married Elizabeth Spencer (1869–1924) on 25 January 1897 at Redcliffe Road Methodist Chapel, Nottingham, and they had the following children: *Hilda Margaret Higginbottom (1899–1973) *William Herbert Higginbottom (1899–1899) *(Anthony) John Higginbottom (1902–1972) LRIBA also an architect *Elizabeth May Higginbottom (1904–1904) *Elizabeth Higginbottom (1906–1972) He died on 6 December 1929 and left an estate valued at £2882 16s 2d. ().

Career

He attended the

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. For a time he worked from King John's Chambers in Nottingham. In 1905 he moved to an office at 16 George Street, Nottingham but in 1906 he moved to 2 Friar Yard, Friar Lane, Nottingham. along with

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. After qualifying as an architect Higginbottom designed many of the important buildings in Arnold. He was a local councillor on Arnold Urban District Council and chairman from 1911 to 1913. He was a member of

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, for the

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Division, where he worked on the old age pension and highways committees.

Buildings

Sir John Robinsons Almshouses (geograph 4759699)

Cross Street Baptist Church, Arnold - geograph

*St Matthias' Day Schools, Carlton Road, Sneinton, Nottingham 1895 (enlargement) *Stapleford Schools 1896 *

Sir John Robinson’s Almshouses The Sir John Robinson Almshouses (commonly the Daybrook Almshouses) are a collection of twelve two-bedroom cottages erected in 1899 on Mansfield Road, Daybrook, Arnold, Nottingham. The almshouses are charitable low-rent housing provided and ...

Daybrook Daybrook is a suburb of Arnold, Nottinghamshire. The area is located just outside the city of Nottingham but inside the conurbation of Greater Nottingham. It lies next to the areas of Arnold town centre, Sherwood, Woodthorpe, Redhill and Bes ...

1899 *Wesleyan Chapel, Arnold 1900 *Carlton Methodist Church, 1903 *Five semi-detached houses, 44-62 Meadow Road, Beeston *United Methodist Church, Sneinton Boulevard, Sneinton 1904-05 *The Carnegie Library, Arnold 1906 *Calverton Methodist Church, 1907 * Cross Street Baptist Church 1909 *St Albans Picturedrome, Arnold 1912 (with George Francis Grimwood) *

Daybrook Baptist Church Daybrook Baptist Church is on Mansfield Road in Daybrook, near Arnold, Nottingham. History A Baptist congregation was established in Arnold, Nottingham Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, ...

, 1912 *Ruddington Village Hall 1912-13 *Victoria Picture Palace, 49 Station Road, Carlton 1912-13 *Empress Cinema, Arnold 1913 *Mission Church at Daybrook *

War Memorial Cross The War Commemorative Cross ( nl, Oorlogsherinneringskruis) is a military award of the Netherlands. The medal was established to commemorate service to the Kingdom of the Netherlands during World War II. The medal was established on 16 March 1944 ...

, Beeston 1921 *War Memorial in Arnot Hill Park, Arnold 1922 *Chilwell Memorial Institute 1924 *Park House Carlton *Warehouses on Plumptre Street, Nottingham *Sunday School, Ebenezer United Methodist Chapel, Arnold 1929

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Higginbottom, William Herbert 1868 births 1929 deaths Members of Nottinghamshire County Council People from Arnold, Nottinghamshire Architects from Nottingham