William Martin (1829–1900) was a British architect who worked in Birmingham, England, particularly in the practice Martin & Chamberlain. Born in Somerset in 1829 he joined a Birmingham architect called Thomson Plevins, and then became a partner of D. R. Hill, public works architect of early 19th century Birmingham. In 1864

J. H. Chamberlain John Henry Chamberlain (21 June 1831 – 22 October 1883), generally known professionally as J. H. Chamberlain, was a British nineteenth-century architect based in Birmingham. Working predominantly in the Victorian Gothic style, he was one o ...

joined the practice, succeeding Hill. Martin & Chamberlain were architects to the Birmingham School Board and designed the majority of the new board schools created by the Elementary Education Act 1870, with Chamberlain doing much of the actual design work, as well as many other public buildings such as police stations, baths, and libraries. They were surveyors to the new Corporation Street from 1878. The trading name of ''Martin & Chamberlain'' continued after Chamberlain's death in 1883, and many buildings attributed to the partnership were, in fact, Martin's. He later brought his sons, Frederick and Herbert Martin, into partnership, and traded under the name ''Martin & Martin''. Martin was followed as architect to the School Board by H. T. Buckland.

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*forty one board schools *extension to Birmingham General Hospital, Summer Lane, 1857 * St David's Church, Bissel Street, Highgate, Birmingham 1860 * Northwood Street public baths, 1862 *Central Library, 1864 (destroyed by fire, 1879) * Spring Hill Library *Completed

Birmingham School of Art The Birmingham School of Art was a municipal art school based in the centre of Birmingham, England. Although the organisation was absorbed by Birmingham Polytechnic in 1971 and is now part of Birmingham City University's Faculty of Arts, Design a ...

after the death of its designer, J. H. Chamberlain *

St John's Church, Sparkhill St John's Church is an Anglican church in Sparkhill Birmingham. St John's is a welcoming multi-ethnic church situated in the heart of Birmingham's Balti Belt, it is one of England's most ethnically and religiously diverse parishes. The main Su ...

, 1888, church with unusually large central space *''Harborne Tenants''

Moor Pool Moor Pool (or Moorpool) is a garden suburb within the ward of Harborne, Birmingham, England. It was designated a Conservation Area in July 1970, which was raised by an Article 4(2) direction order in 2006. A Conservation Area Character Apprais ...

garden suburb housing estate centred on ''The Circle'' in Harborne, founded by

John Sutton Nettlefold John Sutton Nettlefold (23 September 1792 – 12 April 1866) was a British industrialist and entrepreneur. Early life and family Nettlefold was born in London. Nettlefold was a Unitarian; he married a co-religionist, Martha Chamberlain (1794&n ...

1907, including, ''North gate, High Brow, Margaret Grove'' * Grand Hotel, mainly interior works including the Grosvenor Suites, 1894–95

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*''Birmingham Buildings, The Architectural Story of a Midland City'', Bryan Little, 1971, *''Pevsner Architectural Guides - Birmingham'', Andy Foster, 2005, {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, William 19th-century English architects 1829 births 1900 deaths Architects from Birmingham, West Midlands

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