Lawrence Bright

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Shops and offices on Heathcote Street 1898-99 Shops and offices by Lawrence Bright on Heathcote Street, Nottingham.jpg
Shops and offices on Heathcote Street 1898-99
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Former Railway Mission, Traffic Street, 1894
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Warehouse (now Karlsruhe House), Queen’s Bridge Road/Traffic Street 1905-06

Lawrence Bright (1847-14 November 1908) was an architect based in Nottingham.

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History

He was born in 1847, and educated at the Nottingham School of Art. He married Hannah Lee, daughter of Mr. C.J. Lee of Spilsby, on 22 June 1870 at Derby Road Baptist Church, and later went into partnership with his son, Lawrence Lee Bright.

He was a prominent member of the Derby Road Baptist Church. He died at 8 Third-avenue, Sherwood Rise on 14 November 1908 [1] and left an estate of £33,914 (equivalent to £3,970,800in 2021) [2] to his widow Hannah Bright, and his son, Lawrence Lee Bright.

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References

  1. "Obituary" . Nottingham Journal. England. 16 November 1908. Retrieved 6 January 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. 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.
  3. Historic England, "1 and 3, Bridlesmith Gate (1246458)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 6 January 2018
  4. Historic England, "Old Angel Public House (1255184)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 6 January 2018
  5. Harwood, Elain (2008). Pevsner Architectural Guides. Nottingham. Yale University Press. p. 94. ISBN   9780300126662.
  6. "Opening of a new Railway Mission Hall in Nottingham" . Nottingham Evening Post. England. 19 July 1894. Retrieved 6 January 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Board School Extension at Kirkby" . Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 25 August 1900. Retrieved 6 January 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Opening of new Co-operative Society Stores at Kirkby-in-Ashfield" . Nottingham Journal. England. 24 December 1900. Retrieved 6 January 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.