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Edward Ashworth (1814 – 1896) was an English artist and architect from Devon, England, considered to be the
He was born in 1814 at Colleton Barton, in the parish of
Many of his drawings and paintings are held in the collection of the Westcountry Studies Library, Exeter, at the
West Country
The West Country (occasionally Westcountry) is a loosely defined area of South West England, usually taken to include all, some, or parts of the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Bristol, and, less commonly, Wiltshire, Glouc ...
's leading ecclesiastical architect. He was elected a member of the Exeter Diocesan Architectural Society in 1847.Bury
Origins
He was born in 1814 at Colleton Barton, in the parish of Chulmleigh
Chulmleigh ( ) is a small Saxon hilltop market town and civil parish located in North Devon in the heart of the English county of Devon. It is located north west of Exeter, just north of the Mid Devon boundary, linked by the A377 and ...
in Devon.
Career
He left Colleton in 1822 and later moved to London where he became a pupil of the architectCharles Fowler
Charles Fowler (17 May 1792 – 26 September 1867) was an English architect, born and baptised at Cullompton, Devon. He is especially noted for his design of market buildings, including Covent Garden Market in London.
Life
Education and earl ...
(1792-1867), born in Collumpton
Cullompton () is a town and civil parish in the district of Mid Devon and the county of Devon, England. It is north-east of Exeter and lies on the River Culm. In 2011 the parish as a whole had a population of 8,499 while the built-up area of t ...
, Devon. During 1842-46 Ashworth travelled in New Zealand, Australia, Timor, Macau and Hong Kong during which time he kept diaries and sketchbooks. Following his return to England in 1846 he set up an architectural practice in Exeter, Devon. In later life he lived at Dix's Field in Exeter. He rebuilt or restored many churches in Devon, including:
Rebuilding works
*Cullompton, Devon (1849) *Dulverton, Somerset (1852-5) *Bideford, Devon (1859) *Lympstone, Devon (1862) * St Mary's, Bideford, Devon (1862-5) *Withycombe Raleigh, Exmouth, Devon (1863-4) *St Mary Major, Exeter, Devon (1865), now demolished *Topsham (1874) *Milton Combe (1878) *St Nicholas Church, Exeter (opposite St Nicholas Priory) (design of)Restoration works
*St Michael and All Angels Church, Bude
St Michael and All Angels Church is a Grade II listed church in Bude, Cornwall.
History
It was originally built in 1834 by George Wightwick for Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet as a Chapel of Ease to Stratton Parish Church. The church was ...
, Cornwall
* St Peter's Church, Tiverton, Devon
*Silverton
*Lapford
*Widecombe
*Axminster
*Doddiscombsleigh
*North Molton
*Wynards Almshouses, Exeter (1863)
Literary works
*''Chinese Architecture'' (1851), with his illustrationsPaintings and drawings
Many of his drawings and paintings are held in the collection of the Westcountry Studies Library, Exeter, at the Devon and Exeter Institution
The Devon and Exeter Institution is a subscription library in the City of Exeter, Devon, founded in 1813 for "The general diffusion of science, literature and the arts". It is situated at 7, Cathedral Close, Exeter, in a building facing the nort ...
and Devon Record Office.
Death and burial
He died on 8 March 1896 and left a substantial estate valued at £26,814, mainly invested in Railway stocks. He was buried in the newly created Higher Cemetery, Exeter, for which he had designed two lodges and one chapel. His ornate stone cross, made of pink stone, survives and was restored ''circa'' 2010.Notes
References
*Bury, Richard M.B., ''History of Colleton Barton'', 1993 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashworth, Edward 1814 births 1896 deaths 19th-century English painters English male painters 19th-century English architects English ecclesiastical architects Artists from Exeter 19th-century English male artists Architects from Exeter