Alfred Smith (architect) explained
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
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
- Church of St John the Baptist, Wellington, Somerset, reredos 1874
- Bridlington Cemetery 1875[3]
- 10, Low Pavement, Nottingham 1876[4]
- Bridlington Cemetery Chapel 1880
- Bridlington Cemetery Lodge 1880
- Gas Company Offices, Tewkesbury Road, Cheltenham 1881[5]
- Steam Mills School, Cinderford, Gloucestershire 1881-82[6]
- Joy's Green School, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire 1883[7]
Notes and References
- News: . Marriages . Norwich Mercury . England . 21 September 1872 . 8 August 2022 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
- News: . Alfred Smith . Nottingham Journal . England . 25 February 1874 . 8 August 2022 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
- News: . The New Cemetery Works . Bridlington Free Press . England . 16 October 1875 . 8 August 2022 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
- Book: Harwood, Elain. 1979. Pevsner Architectural Guides. Nottinghamshire. Yale University Press. 157. 0140710027 . Elain Harwood.
- Book: Pevsner . Nikolaus . Verey . David . Brooks . Alan . 2002 . The Buildings of England. Gloucestershire: The Vale and the Forest of Dean . Yale University Press . 246 . 9780300097337 .
- Book: Pevsner . Nikolaus . Verey . David . Brooks . Alan . 2002 . The Buildings of England. Gloucestershire: The Vale and the Forest of Dean . Yale University Press . 307 . 9780300097337 .
- News: . Lydbrook . South Wales Daily News . England . 18 January 1883 . 8 August 2022 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .