Joseph Henry Hirst (1863–1945) was a leading architect of the post-Victorian era based in

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Life

He was born in 1863 in South Milford, Yorkshire, the son of William Hirst (1833-1918) and Mary Ann Carr (1839-1883). He married Hannah Whitehead (1852-1951) in 1890 in St Charles Catholic Church, Hull. They had the following children: *Captain Joseph Francis Xavier Hirst MC (1891-1978) *William Leo Hirst (1896-1983) *Irene Mary Hirst (1900-1973) During the

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his home in Hymers Avenue, Hull was damaged in an air raid. He moved to Selby where he died aged 82.

Career

He started his career as a surveyor under Colonel William H. Wellsted. He was appointed first City Architect for Kingston upon Hull on 1 January 1900, and he retained this until retirement on 1 July 1926 and was "the man who more than any other designed the face of the modern city". He was responsible for some of Hull's best-known buildings, among them the City Hall, swimming baths, schools and housing estates.

Buildings designed by Joseph Hirst

*East Hull Baths, Holderness Road, Hull 1897-98 *Crematorium, Hedon Road Cemetery, Hull 1899-1901 *Council Houses, Steynburg Street and Rustenburg Street, Hull 1902-03 *Trinity Market Hall, North Church Side, Hull 1902-04 *Police Station, 20 Parliament Street, Hull 1902-04 *Empress Hotel, Alfred Gelder Street, Hull 1903 *Lodge, East Park, Hull 1903 *Fountain House, Fountain Road, Hull 1904 *Public Baths, Beverley Road, Hull 1905 *Carnegie Library, Anlaby Road, Hull 1905 * City Hall, Hull 1903-09 *Pickering Almshouses, Hessle Road, Hull 1909 *Sewage Pumping Station, Hessle Road, Hull 1909 *Lodge, West Park, Hull 1910 *Southcoates Lane School, Hull 1910-11 *Sidmouth Street School, Hull 1911-12 *Chapel, Northern Cemetery, Hull 1912 *Museum of Fisheries and Shipping, Hull 1912 *School for Fishermen, Boulevard, Hull 1914 *Newland School for Girls, Cottingham Road, Hull 1914 *Central Fire Station, Worship Street, Hull 1927 *Residences on Hymers Avenue, Hull, near

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Publications

* (1913) ''The block houses of Kingston-upon-Hull and who went there: A glimpse of catholic life in the penal times and a missing page of local history.'' Hull: A. Brown & Sons. * (1916) ''The Armorial Bearings of Kingston Upon Hull. ''Hull: A. Brown & Sons.

References

External links

Hirst's 1911 census record

Reminiscence of the War
largely relating to his son, who served in France as a 2nd Lieutenant with the

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Individual and family records
at Hull Local History Centre. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hirst, Joseph Henry 19th-century English architects Architects from Kingston upon Hull 1863 births 1945 deaths 20th-century English architects