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William Stretton (April 1755 - 12 March 1828) was a builder and architect based in
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...
.
Family
He was the eldest child of
Samuel Stretton and was baptised at
Lenton on 20 April 1755.
He married Suzanna Lynam, daughter of William Lynam, of Eakring, on 22 June 1778 in
Eakring
Eakring is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. Its population at the 2011 Census was 419. There was sizeable oil production there in the mid-20th century.
Geography
The village lies between ...
. The marriage produced six children, all of whom were given Christian names starting with “S”.
*Stella, October 1779 - 5 November 1818
*
Sempronius, 15 May 1781 - 6 February 1842
*Severus, 7 November 1783 - 19 December 1785
*Salcia, born December 1784
*Sabina, born July 1787
*
Severus William Lynam Stretton
Lieutenant-Colonel Severus William Lynam Stretton (7 November 1792 – 22 November 1884) was a British Army officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars.
Family
He was the youngest child of William Stretton and was baptised at St. Mary's Church, N ...
May 1793 - 22 November 1884
He died in his house at Lenton Priory on 12 March 1828. His death was announced in the
Nottingham Journal
“On Wednesday, the 12th inst, in the 73 rd year of his age, after a long and painful affliction, sustained with true Christian fortitude and resignation, William Stretton, Esq., of Lenton Priory. Words would but faintly convey the deep grief which his irreparable loss has occasioned to those who knew his worth. In him antiquarians have lost a fund of general and useful knowledge, and the poor a warm and benevolent friend.
Business
He started as an architect and builder in Nottingham in partnership with his father, and took over the business when his father retired. In 1788 he built what is now 43, 45 and 47 in
Castle Gate. In the 1790s he made some changes to
Newdigate House
Newdigate House is a Grade II* listed building on Castle Gate, Nottingham.
The house was built for Thomas Charlton the younger, of Chilwell. He sold it in 1683 to Samuel Staples of Nottingham who leased it to Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard, who ...
. In 1799 he is listed as a builder on the
Long Row,
He rebuilt the
Nottingham Exchange and restored
St Mary's Church, Nottingham and
St Peter's Church, Nottingham
St Peter's Church, formally The Church of St Peter with St James, is an Anglican parish church in the city centre of Nottingham, England. It is part of the parish of All Saints', St Mary's and St Peter's, Nottingham.
The church is Grade I lis ...
. He built
St. James' Church, Standard Hill in 1808 and three houses between 1810 and 1814 on Standard Hill when this area was first developed.
He acquired a portion of land which had previously been the site of
Lenton Priory
Lenton Priory was a Cluniac monastic house in Nottinghamshire, founded by William Peverel ''circa 1102-8''. The priory was granted a large endowment of property in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire by its founder, which became the cause of violent di ...
and built a house there which he called Lenton Priory. This was occupied by the Sisters of Nazareth from 1880
The Strettons and ‘The Priory’
Lenton Times, accessed August 2009 who extended it. It has now been restored as part of a housing development, following the sale of the site by the Sisters of Nazareth.
He made a series of excavations on the site of Lenton Priory and discovered a magnificent Norman font which is now housed in Holy Trinity Church, Lenton.
The registers of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham, show that he was Churchwarden from Easter 1802 to Easter 1806. During his residence at Lenton Mr. Stretton took an active interest in all public matters, and filled the several parish offices in an efficient manner. He held the two offices of Overseer of the Poor and Surveyor of Highways in 1806 and was Churchwarden in 1810 and 1811. In 1815 he was appointed one of the Overseers of the Poor for Standard Hill.
References
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1755 births
1828 deaths
Architects from Nottingham
People from Lenton, Nottingham