Samuel Worth (1798 – 20 January 1870) was an architect based in Sheffield.[1][2]
Life edit
He was born in 1798 in Hougham, Lincolnshire, the son of Thomas Worth (1767-1833) a builder, and Elizabeth Arnold (1772-1847). He was baptised in All Saints' Church, Hougham on 13 March 1798.
He married Anne Andrews, daughter of William C. Andrews on 11 March 1829 in Sheffield Parish Church.[3]
He died at his home in Clinton Place, Worksop, on 26 January 1870.[4] He was buried in Sheffield General Cemetery.
Career edit
His career as an architect began in Sheffield around 1824. He was in partnership with Joseph Botham of Sheffield from 1826 to 1827,[5] then a partnership with James Harrison from 1828 to 1831.[6] Following the dissolving of the partnership in October 1831 he moved from his offices and home in Chapel Walk to new premises on East Parade.[7]
Around 1840 he entered into a partnership with John Frith which lasted until 1846.[8]
Amongst his pupils were John Dodsley Webster and John Brightmore Mitchell-Withers, both of whom made significant contributions to the built environment of Sheffield.
In 1856 he moved his offices from 46 High Street to 8 George Street.
Works edit
- Free Writing School, Townhead Street, Sheffield 1827–28[9]
- Surgeon's Hall, Medical Society, Surrey Street, Sheffield 1829 (with James Harrison)[2]
- Eighteen dwelling houses for James Fearnley, Glossop Road, Sheffield 1831
- Cutlers' Hall, Sheffield 1832–33 (with Benjamin Broomhead Taylor)
- Non-conformist Chapel, General Cemetery, Sheffield 1836[2]
- Sheffield and Hallamshire Bank, Church Street, Sheffield 1838[10]
- Hayfield Union Workhouse, Low Leighton, New Mills, Derbyshire 1839[11]
- Royal Hotel, Winster Place, Buxton 1849–51[12]
- Borough Bridge, Sheffield 1853[13] (with Samuel Holmes)
References edit
- ^ Brodie, Antonia (20 December 2001). Directory of British Architects 1834–1914: Vol 2 (L-Z). Royal Institute of British Architects. p. 1065. ISBN 082645514X.
- ^ a b c Colvin, Howard (1995) [1954]. A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600–1840 (3rd ed.). New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 1083. ISBN 9780300060911.
- ^ "Marriages". Sheffield Independent. England. 14 March 1829. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Deaths". Sheffield Independent. England. 27 January 1870. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Partnerships dissolved". Aris’s Birmingham Gazette. England. 10 December 1827. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Partnership Dissolved". Sheffield Independent. England. 21 May 1831. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "To Be Let". Sheffield Independent. England. 22 October 1831. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Notice is Hereby Given". Sheffield Independent. England. 6 June 1846. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "To builders". Sheffield Independent. England. 21 July 1827. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Harman, Ruth; Minnis, John (2004). Pevsner Architectural Guides Sheffield. Yale University Press. p. 109. ISBN 9780300105858.
- ^ "Hayfield Union". Derbyshire Courier. England. 20 October 1838. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Historic England, "Winster Place (1257949)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 July 2023
- ^ Historic England, "Borough Bridge (1247312)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 July 2023