Alfred Smith (born 4 August 1850) was an architect who worked in a variety of locations in England, including Nottingham and the Forest of Dean.
Career edit
He was born on 4 August 1850 in Bungay, Suffolk, the son of Jessey Smith (b. 1826) and Jane Fish (1826-1900)
He married Susanna Anna Leeds, daughter of William Leeds of Reepham on 14 September 1872 in Christ Church, Radford, Nottingham[1] and they had the following children:
- Alfred William Smith (b. 1875)
- Charles Edgar Smith (b. 1876)
- Henry Edward Smith (b. 1878)
- Francis James Smith (b. 1880)
- Percy John Smith (1893-1970)
He set up office in Bungay, Suffolk, but in 1874 he moved to Nottingham,[2] By 1881 he was living in Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire and was architect to the Forest of Dean Schools Board. By 1891 he was living in Dedham, Essex and was described as a retired architect. In the 1901 he is recorded as a farmer in Westleton in Suffolk, but in 1911 he was living at 3 Lulworth Villas, Maumbury Way, Dorchester and described again as a retired architect.
Buildings edit
- Church of St John the Baptist, Wellington, Somerset, reredos 1874
- Bridlington Cemetery 1875[3]
- 10, Low Pavement, Nottingham 1876[4][5]
- Bridlington Cemetery Chapel 1880[6]
- Bridlington Cemetery Lodge 1880[7]
- Gas Company Offices, Tewkesbury Road, Cheltenham 1881[8]
- Steam Mills School, Cinderford, Gloucestershire 1881-82[9]
- Joy's Green School, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire 1883[10]
References edit
- ^ "Marriages". Norwich Mercury. England. 21 September 1872. Retrieved 8 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Alfred Smith". Nottingham Journal. England. 25 February 1874. Retrieved 8 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The New Cemetery Works". Bridlington Free Press. England. 16 October 1875. Retrieved 8 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Historic England, "10, Low Pavement (1270636)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 August 2022
- ^ Harwood, Elain (1979). Pevsner Architectural Guides. Nottinghamshire. Yale University Press. p. 157. ISBN 0140710027.
- ^ Historic England, "Cemetery Chapels (1083635)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 August 2022
- ^ Historic England, "Cemetery Lodge (1281703)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 August 2022
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Verey, David; Brooks, Alan (2002). The Buildings of England. Gloucestershire: The Vale and the Forest of Dean. Yale University Press. p. 246. ISBN 9780300097337.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Verey, David; Brooks, Alan (2002). The Buildings of England. Gloucestershire: The Vale and the Forest of Dean. Yale University Press. p. 307. ISBN 9780300097337.
- ^ "Lydbrook". South Wales Daily News. England. 18 January 1883. Retrieved 8 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.