Stockdale Harrison (1846-10 November 1914) FRIBA was an architect based in

Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city l ...

best known for Usher Hall, Edinburgh.

History

Stockdale Harrison was born in November 1846, the son of William Harrison (1813-1873) timber merchant, and Mary Everard (1820-1869). He was christened on 2 December 1846 in St George's Church, Leicester. In 1863 Stockdale Harrison was articled to James Bird of Leicester. In 1868 he moved to become an assistant to

George Somers Leigh Clarke George Somers Clarke (1822–1882) was an English architect. He became a RIBA Associate in March 1845 and a Fellow in June 1859. He sat on RIBA Council. In 1868 he had offices at 20 Cockspur Street, London. He was a pupil of Sir Charles ...

of London. On 1 October 1869 he was made a Freeman and Apprentice of Leicester and he set up in private practice, initially in Hotel street and then at 7 St Martins. In 1882 he became an Associate of the RIBA; in 1890 he became FRIBA. Between 1890 and 1892 he was President of the Leicestershire and Rutland Society of Architects He designed churches in the gothic revival style, and was also responsible for domestic architecture in the vernacular revival style mainly in Leicester, but also in other areas of the East Midlands. He married artist Marianne Bailey (1847-1923), daughter of James Bailey and Mary Ann nee Musk, on 4 September 1872 at St Paul's Church, Leicester, and their children were: *James Stockdale Harrison (1874-1952) *Shirley Harrison (1875-1961) *Marianne Harrison (1878-1971) *Florence Harrison (b. 1878) *(Captain) Everard Harrison (1880-1917) *Gregory Harrison (1883-1889) *Priscilla Harrison (1885-1975) *Margaret Harrison (1891) Stockdale Harrison was joined in business by his sons James (1892) and Shirley (1904), and from 1904 the business operated under the name Stockdale Harrison and Sons. Stockdale Harrison died on 10 November 1914 leaving an estate valued at £22,529 7s 10d () and the business continued under the management of his sons James and Shirley.

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