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William Peachey (1826 – 2 March 1912) was a British architect known for his work for the North Eastern Railway.


History

He was born in 1826, baptised at
St Mary's Church, Cheltenham Cheltenham Minster, St Mary's (Grid reference: ) is a minster and the parish church of Cheltenham. Background The Minster is the only surviving medieval building in Cheltenham. It has been in continuous use for 850 years, though between 1859 ...
on 13 September. His parents were William Peachey, carpenter, and Emma. On 8 September 1849, he married Harriet Moss in Salem Baptist Chapel in Cheltenham and in 1854 the couple moved to Darlington. He found employment with the Stockton and Darlington Railway. This was merged with the North Eastern Railway in 1863. He was appointed ARIBA on 16 December 1867, and FRIBA on 2 May 1870. He was the Architect to the Darlington section of the North Eastern Railway until 1877. He died on 2 March 1912.


Works

Saltburn Water Tower, owpleatham St on Lune Street Corner 1860 demolished 1905- Pease Bricks - bricks used to face a terrace of 8 houses onsite and adjacent land - called Water Tower Terrace which became Upleatham St. *
Saltburn railway station Saltburn is a railway station on the Tees Valley Line, which runs between and Saltburn via . The station, situated east of Middlesbrough, serves the seaside town of Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland in North Yorkshire, England. It is ...
1861-62 *Zetland Mews, Saltburn 1861 *
Zetland Hotel The Zetland Hotel is located on the north east coast of England at Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire. It was designed by William Peachey, architect to the Stockton and Darlington Railway. The seaside resort of Saltburn was developed by ...
, Saltburn 1863 *Wesleyan Schools, North Road, Darlington 1863 *Wesleyan Chapel, Emerald Street, Saltburn 1864-65 *Forcett Pasonage *Double Villa, Pierremont Crescent, Darlington 1866 * Etherley railway station, 1866 *Baptist Chapel, Priory Street, York 1867-68 *Baptist Chapel, Grange Road, Darlington 1870-71 * Tow Law railway station 1870-71 *
Brotton railway station Brotton railway station was opened by the Cleveland Railway on 1 November 1875, and served the village of Brotton in North Yorkshire, England. It was built to the designs of the architect William Peachey William Peachey (1826 – 2 Mar ...
1875 *
North Road railway station North Road is a railway station on the Tees Valley Line, which runs between and via . The station, situated north-west of Darlington, serves the market town of Darlington in County Durham, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed b ...
Darlington 1876 *
Middlesbrough railway station Middlesbrough is a railway station on the Durham Coast Line, Esk Valley Line and Tees Valley Line. The station serves the town of Middlesbrough in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by TransPennine Express. Accor ...
1874-77 *
York railway station York railway station is on the East Coast Main Line serving the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. It is north of and on the main line it is situated between to the south and to the north. , the station is operated by London North East ...
1877 * Pinchinthorpe railway station 1877 *
Boosbeck railway station Boosbeck railway station was a railway station serving the village of Boosbeck in the ceremonial county of the North Riding of Yorkshire (now Redcar and Cleveland) in England. The station was opened in 1878 and closed to passengers in 1960 with ...
1878 *
Sunderland station Sunderland is a railway station on the Durham Coast Line, which runs between Newcastle and Middlesbrough via Hartlepool. The station, situated south-east of Newcastle, serves the port city of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. It is owned ...
1879 (replaced 1965) *Methodist Chapel, Victoria Bar, York 1880 *
Harrogate Baptist Church Harrogate Baptist Church is located on Victoria Avenue in Harrogate. It is a Grade II listed building. History Harrogate Baptist Church opened in 1883. It was designed by William Peachey. Organ The church started with a 2 manual pipe organ da ...
, Victoria Avenue, Harrogate 1883 *Post Office, Regent Circus, (Windsor Road/Station Street) Saltburn 1901


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Peachey, William 19th-century English architects British railway architects North Eastern Railway (UK) people Fellows of the Royal Institute of British Architects 1826 births 1912 deaths People from Cheltenham Architects from Gloucestershire Associates of the Royal Institute of British Architects