Edmund Francis Law
Edmund Francis Law, usually referred to as 'E F Law', (c.1810 or 11–14 April 1882, Northampton) FRIBA was a British Architect during the 19th century, notable for a large number of projects, particularly restorations, in the counties of Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Rutland.[1][2]
Career
His practice was based in Northampton from 1837 operating from Priory Cottage in the town.[1] He became a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1862, proposed by George Gilbert Scott and others. He was also Northamptonshire County and Northampton Town Surveyor and served as Mayor of Northampton Borough in 1859.[3]
He had a son, Edmund Law (1839 or 40 - 1904) who was articled to his father from 1855 and continued as his assistant at that time based at 29 Abington Street, Northampton. From 1863 he became a partner with his father and also an assistant with his father as Northamptonshire County and Northampton Town Surveyor.[1] His son also became a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in 1881.
Notable works
RIBA does not have a full list of his works but has a full list of his son's works. The following list is partial in chronological order:[4]
- National School building (former - now cottages), Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire 1844 [5]
- Chelveston, Northamptonshire St John Baptist Church: north arcade 1849-50 [6]
- Kettering, Northamptonshore, Corn Exchange and Town Hall 1853 [7]
- Rushton, Northamptonshire, All Saints Church, restorations 1853 and 1869 [8]
- Culworth, Northamptonshire Rectory alterations 1854 [9]
- Church of St John the Baptist, Blisworth, Northamptonshire, restoration 1856 [10]
- Church of St Mary, Little Addington, Northamptonshire, restoration 1857 [11]
- Moreton Pinkney Manor - entrance arch 1859 [12]
- Naseby Manor - alterations 1859 [13]
- Tiffield, Northamptonshire St John the Baptist Church, renewal, 1859[14]
- Church of St Peter, Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire, chancel, rebuilt 1863[15]
- Horton, Northamptonshire Church of St Mary Magdalene, rebuilt 1863-64[16]
- Clipston, Northamptonshire Baptish Chapel front 1864 [17]
- Cosgrove, Northamptonshire Church of St Peter and St Paul, restoration 1864 (Described by Pevsner as: badly over-restored...the result of E F Law trying to re-gothicize what had been made plain Georgian in 1770-4.[18])
- Manor House, Rectory and semi-detached houses, Ashley, Northamptonshire 1865 [19]
- Collingtree Grange, Northamptonshire 1865 (demolished 1960s, only lodges and entrance on the A45 road remain; the park now a golf course and up-market housing estate) [20]
- East Carlton Almshouses, Northamptonshire rebuilt 1866 [21]
- Clay Coton, Northamptonshire St Andrews Church restoration 1866 [22]
- East Carlton Hall, Northamptonshire 1870 [21]
- Adstone Rectory, Northamptonshire 1870 [23]
- Thornby Northamptonshire, Church of St Helen, rebuilding and additions[24]
- Welford Northamptonshire, Church of St Mary, 1872, north aisle and arcade[25]
- East Carlton Rectory, Northamptonshire 1873 [21]
- Brockhall, Northamptonshire, St Peter and St Paul Church chancel rebuilt 1874 [26]
- Culworth, Northamptonshire Parish Church alterations 1880 [9]
- Brockhall, Northamptonshire - St Peter and St Paul church - re-building 1874 [26]
- St Mary's Church, Badby, Northamptonshire - restoration 1880-81 [27]
- Manor House restoration in the Tudor style, Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire 1881 [28]
References
- ^ a b c Alison Felstead, Jonathan Franklin (1 July 2001). Directory of British Architects, 1834-1914: Vol. 2 (L-Z) 2nd edition. London: Royal Institute of British Architects 2nd edition. pp. pp20–21. ISBN 978-0826455147.
- ^ Builder v 42 1882. London. 22 April 1882. pp. pp481–497.
- ^ DAVID. J. TAYLOR (June 2011). Mayors of Northampton. Northampton: Northampton Borough Council. pp. p15.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1961). The Buildings of England – Northamptonshire. London and New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. as indicated. ISBN 978-0-300-09632-3.
- ^ Pevsner p129
- ^ Pevsner p148
- ^ Pevsner p273
- ^ Pevsner p397
- ^ a b Pevsner p173
- ^ Pevsner p108
- ^ Pevsner p292
- ^ Pevsner p307
- ^ Pevsner p309
- ^ Pevsner p431-2
- ^ Pevsner p448
- ^ Pevsner p263
- ^ Pevsner p151
- ^ Pevsner p159
- ^ Pevsner pp93-4
- ^ Pevsner p154
- ^ a b c Pevsner p197
- ^ Pevsner pp150
- ^ Pevsner p76
- ^ Pevsner p426
- ^ Pevsner p450
- ^ a b Pevsner p127
- ^ Pevsner p100
- ^ Pevsner p130
