Abraham Harrison Goodall Explained

Abraham Harrison Goodall LRIBA (7 June 1847 – 1912) was a British architect based in Nottingham.^[1]

History

He was born on 7 June 1847 in Bradford, Yorkshire, the son of George Goodall and Martha Harrison. He was articled to Richard Charles Sutton between 1863 and 1868 and stayed as his assistant until 1874. He practised as an architect in Nottingham from 1874 until his death. He was responsible for the design of many Methodist New Connexion Chapels in England.

He was appointed a Licentiate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1911.

He married Emma Sharp in 1876. Their son Harry H. Goodall (b. 1877) followed his father into the profession.

He died in 1912

Works

• Radford Training Institution, Outgang Lane, Nottingham 1881^[2]
• Methodist New Connexion Chapel, Long Eaton 1881–82^[3]
• Christ Church / Methodist New Connexion Chapel, Main Street, Bulwell 1882
• Board Schools, Ilkeston Road, Nottingham 1882–83^[4]
• General Baptist Chapel, Carrington, Nottingham 1882–83^[5]
• Methodist New Connexion Chapel, Archer Street, Hyson Green, Nottingham 1883^[6]
• Cigar Factory for Mr. Dexter, Whyburn Street, Hucknall Torkard 1884^[7]
• Methodist New Connexion Chapel (Love Memorial Chapel), Victoria Road, Darlington 1883–84^[8]
• Board Schools, Alfreton Road, Nottingham.
• Methodist New Connexion Chapel, Redcliffe Road, Nottingham 1884^[9]
• Methodist New Connexion Chapel, Kimberley 1884^[10]
• Poor Law Offices, Shakespeare Street, Nottingham 1885–86^[11] built at a cost of £14,000 (now Nottingham Registry Offices)
• Methodist New Connexion Chapel, West Kensington 1887
• Methodist New Connexion Chapel, North End Road, Fulham 1888^[12]
• Methodist New Connexion Chapel, Stamford Street, Ilkeston 1889^[13]
• Methodist New Connexion Chapel, South Street, Sheffield 1890^[14] alterations and enlargement
• Methodist New Connexion Chapel, Railway Road, King’s Lynn 1891^[15]
• St Paul’s Methodist New Connexion Church, Melbourne Road, Leicester 1891^[16]
• Parliament Street Methodist Church, Nottingham 1892^[17] renovations
• 15-17 King Street, Nottingham 1895–96
• Boden and Company Lace Warehouse, 22 Fletcher Gate, Nottingham 1895–98
• Trinity Church Sunday School, Baker Street, Hucknall 1903
• Baptist Church, Peartree Road, Derby 1903^[18]
• Methodist New Connexion Chapel, Bobbers Mill, Nottingham 1907^[19]
• Westminster Buildings, Upper Parliament Street, Nottingham 1909
• Heanor Baptist New Schools, 1909–10^[20]

Notes and References

1. Book: Brodie, Antonia . 20 December 2001 . Directory of British Architects 1834–1914: Vol 1 (A-K) . Royal Institute of British Architects . 747 . 0826455131 .
2. News: . Opening of the Radford Training Institution . Nottingham Evening Post . England . 14 April 1881 . 11 January 2018 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
3. News: . Memorial Stone Laying at Long Eaton . Nottingham Journal . England . 14 October 1881 . 11 January 2018 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
4. News: . Board School Extension in Nottingham . Nottinghamshire Guardian . England . 21 January 1893 . 11 January 2018 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
5. News: . General Baptist Church, Carrington . Nottingham Journal . England . 10 January 1883 . 11 January 2018 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
6. News: . Methodist New Connexion at Hyson Green . Nottingham Evening Post . England . 20 July 1883 . 11 January 2018 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
7. News: . Hucknall Torkard . Nottingham Evening Post . England . 24 October 1884 . 11 January 2018 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
8. News: . The Methodist New Connexion . Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough . England . 20 March 1884 . 11 January 2018 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
9. . 1883 . Nottingham . The Architect . 29 . 102 . .
10. News: . Methodist New Connexion. New Chapel at Kimberley . Nottingham Journal . England . 11 July 1884 . 11 January 2018 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
11. Book: Harwood, Elain . 2008 . Pevsner Architectural Guides. Nottingham . Yale University Press . 137 . 9780300126662 .
12. News: . Methodist New Connexion Church, Fulham . West London Observer . England . 25 February 1888 . 11 January 2018 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
13. News: . Interesting Ceremony at Ilkeston . Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald . England . 25 September 1889 . 11 January 2018 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
14. News: . Re-opening of South Street Chapel . Sheffield Independent . England . 25 February 1890 . 11 January 2018 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
15. News: . Lynn . Norwich Mercury . England . 19 September 1891 . 11 January 2018 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
16. News: . St. Paul's Methodist New Connexion Church . Leicester Chronicle . England . 12 September 1891 . 11 January 2018 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
17. News: . Parliament-Street Chapel, Nottingham . Nottinghamshire Guardian . England . 16 July 1892 . 11 January 2018 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
18. News: . New Baptist Church for Derby . Derby Daily Telegraph . England . 2 July 1903 . 11 January 2018 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
19. News: . Bobbers Mill New Chapel Opened . Nottingham Evening Post . England . 27 April 1907 . 11 January 2018 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
20. News: . Heanor Baptist New Schools . Ripley and Heanor News and Ilkeston Division Free Press . England . 2 July 1909 . 11 January 2018 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .