William Knight (architect)

Last updated
St Michael's Church, Hoveringham 1865 St.Michael's church, Hoveringham - geograph.org.uk - 588916.jpg
St Michael's Church, Hoveringham 1865
St Andrew's Church, Nottingham 1870-71 St Andrew's Church, Mansfield Road - geograph.org.uk - 1195760.jpg
St Andrew's Church, Nottingham 1870-71
Church of St John the Divine, Bulwell 1884-85 St Johns, Bulwell.jpg
Church of St John the Divine, Bulwell 1884-85

William Knight (1840 - 21 November 1923) was an English architect based in Nottingham.

Contents

Career

He was born in Sneinton, Nottingham, the son of William Knight (1808-1897), timber merchant, and Mary Ann (b. 1817).

He had offices at 28 Derby Road, and in 1882 moved to East Circus Street, Nottingham. [1]

He married Elizabeth Lindsay Symington (1842-1894), 3rd daughter of James Symington, on 3 April 1872 [2] in St Helen's Church, Oxendon, Leicestershire and they had the following children:

He retired to Great Bowden, Leicestershire, where he died on 21 November 1923.

Notable works

Related Research Articles

George Gilbert Scott English architect (1811–1878)

Sir George Gilbert Scott, styled Sir Gilbert Scott, was a prolific English Gothic revival architect, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches and cathedrals, although he started his career as a leading designer of workhouses. Over 800 buildings were designed or altered by him.

South Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency) Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2010 onwards

South Leicestershire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Alberto Costa, a member of the Conservative Party.

St Peters Church, Nottingham Church in Nottingham, England

St Peter's Church, formally The Church of St Peter with St James, is an Anglican parish church in the city centre of Nottingham, England. It is part of the parish of All Saints', St Mary's and St Peter's, Nottingham.

Charles Lloyd (organ builder) English pipe organ builder

Charles Lloyd was a pipe organ builder based in Nottingham who flourished between 1859 and 1908.

Nether Broughton village in the United Kingdom

Nether Broughton is an English village in Leicestershire. The population is included in the civil parish of Broughton and Old Dalby, whose parish council is based at Broughton Cottage, Nether Broughton. The village lies on the main A606 road between Melton Mowbray and Nottingham. The neighbouring village of Upper Broughton is on the same road, but within the county of Nottinghamshire.

J. E. K. Cutts

John Edward Knight Cutts (1847–1938) FRIBA was a prolific church architect in England.

St Peters Church, Leicester Church in Leicester, England

St Peter’s Church, Leicester is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in the Highfields area of Leicester, Leicestershire.

Arthur George Marshall British architect

Arthur George Marshall ARIBA was an architect based in Nottingham from 1881.

Samuel Dutton Walker

Samuel Dutton Walker F.S.A. was an architect based in Nottingham.

Robert Evans JP

Robert Evans FRIBA JP was an English architect based in Nottingham.

William Jolley (architect)

William Jolley was an English architect based in Nottingham.

Stockdale Harrison

Stockdale Harrison FRIBA was an architect based in Leicester best known for Usher Hall, Edinburgh.

St Thomas Church, South Wigston Church in South Wigston, England

St Thomas’ Church, South Wigston is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in South Wigston, Leicestershire.

St Marys Gate, Nottingham

St Mary’s Gate is an historic street in the Lace Market area of Nottingham City Centre between High Pavement and Warser Gate.

William Beedham Starr

William Beedham Starr JP was an architect based in Nottingham.

Abraham Harrison Goodall

Abraham Harrison Goodall LRIBA was a British architect based in Nottingham.

John Collyer English architect

John Collyer was an architect based in Nottingham.

Frederick Bakewell (architect) British architect, active 1868

Frederick Bakewell was a surveyor and architect based in Nottingham.

Sidney Roberts Stevenson

Sidney Roberts Stevenson FRIBA was an English architect based in Nottingham.

Thomas Simpson (architect of Nottingham) British architect (1816-1880), based in Nottingham

Thomas Simpson was an English architect based in Nottingham.

References

  1. ↑ "Legal and Public Notices" . Nottingham Journal. England. 9 November 1882. Retrieved 27 January 2019– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Marriages" . Leicester Chronicle. England. 6 April 1872. Retrieved 27 January 2019– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Michael (1370181)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew and Boundary Wall (1058983)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  5. ↑ Historic England. "Vicarage to the Church of St Andrew (1246777)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "The large new National Schools…" . Nottingham Journal. England. 18 January 1872. Retrieved 27 January 2019– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ Historic England. "Christ Church Parish Church (1359404)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  8. ↑ Harwood, Elain (2008). Pevsner Architectural Guides. Nottingham. Yale University Press. p. 103. ISBN   9780300126662.
  9. ↑ "Nether Broughton" . Grantham Journal. England. 23 December 1882. Retrieved 27 January 2019– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St John the Divine (1270623)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  11. ↑ Lee, J M; McKinley, R A (1964). A History of the County of Leicestershire. 5. British History Online. p. 133-153.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.