Henry Walter Simister LRIBA (1881 - 21 December 1958) was a 20th-century architect based in Birmingham.[1]
History edit
He was born in 1881 in Staffordshire, the son of John Simmister (1855–1923) and Annie Harper (1854-1924).
He was articled to John Harry Woodall Hickton and Henry Edward Farmer of Walsall in 1898. He attended Birmingham School of Art. He was assistant to Herbert Tudor Buckland and Edward Haywood-Farmer.
In 1910 he started in independent practice in Birmingham in partnership with Edward Garratt (d. 1917).[2] In 1911 he was appointed as LRIBA.
In 1905 he married Alice Emily Hill. This marriage produced the following children:
- John Walter Simister (1907–1919)
- Nellie Marjorie Simister (1908–1969)
- Alice Elizabeth Simister (1911–1971)
He died on 21 December 1958 and left an estate valued at £14,113 (equivalent to £350,800 in 2021).[3]
Works edit
- Council House, Coventry 1913-17[4]
- Empress Theatre, The Strand, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire 1921-22.
- Victory Memorial Wing, Lichfield Soldiers' Home, Whittington Heath 1927
- Birmingham Blue Coat School 1929-30
- Chapel, Blue Coat School, Edgbaston, Birmingham 1932[5]
- Trinity High School, Redditch 1930-32[6]
- House, 6 The Firs, Coventry 1934
- House, 30 Avenue Road, Stratford-upon-Avon 1934[7]
- Swimming Baths, Bristol Road, Northfield, Birmingham 1937
- New Cinema, Rubery, Birmingham 1939[8]
References edit
- ^ Brodie, Antonia (20 December 2001). Directory of British Architects 1834-1914: Vol 2 (L-Z). Royal Institute of British Architects. p. 612. ISBN 082645514X.
- ^ "Birmingham Architect Killed". Birmingham Daily Post. England. 24 September 1917. Retrieved 11 November 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ Historic England, "The Council House, Coventry (1342927)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 November 2019
- ^ "New Blue Coat School Chapel". Birmingham Daily Gazette. England. 24 November 1932. Retrieved 11 November 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New County High School". Birmingham Daily Gazette. England. 4 November 1932. Retrieved 14 September 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Historic England, "30 Avenue Road (1119688)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 November 2019
- ^ "Rubery Cinema Opened". Birmingham Mail. England. 30 May 1939. Retrieved 11 November 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.