Joseph Morris (architect) explained
| Joseph Morris |
| Nationality: | British |
| Birth Date: | [1] |
| Practice: | Joseph Morris & Son |
| Significant Buildings: | Cordes Hall |
Joseph Morris was a British architect.
Family and career
Joseph was the father of Francis Edward Morris, A RIBA (1872–1908), who was articled to him in 1887 and was his professional partner 1895–1905.[2] Joseph Morris was the Berkshire County Surveyor 1872–1905.[3] Joseph, a Quaker, was the father of at least two daughters, Violet Morris, also an architect, and Olive Morris, wood carver and engineer. He lived for a time at the Agapemonites settlement in the Quantocks.
In 1908 Joseph was in partnership with his son Henry Silver Morris, LRIBA.[2]
A biographical article was published by the Ancient Monuments Society, Morris of Reading: A Family of Architects 1836-1958.[4]
Works
- Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, Chapel, North Block
- St. Paul's parish church, Highmoor, Oxfordshire, 1859[5]
- Church of the Ark of the Covenant, Stamford Hill originally the Agapemonite church, nowadays the Georgian Orthodox Cathedral of the nativity of the Lord. 1892/95[6]
- Houses, 7–25 Station Road, Reading, Berkshire, 1901–03 (with F. E. Morris)[7] *Cordes Hall, Sunninghill, Berkshire, 1902 (with F. E. Morris)[8]
- Police Station, Rectory Road, Wokingham, Berkshire, 1904[3]
- Police Station, Broadway, Maidenhead, Berkshire, 1906[9]
Sources
- Book: Brodie . Antonia . Felstead . Alison . Franklin . Jonathan . Pinfield . Leslie . Oldfield. Jane. Directory of British Architects 1834-1914, L–Z . 2001 . Continuum . London & New York . 0-8264-5514-X . 214–215.
- Book: Pevsner, Nikolaus . Nikolaus Pevsner . 1966 . . Berkshire . Harmondsworth . .
- Book: Sherwood . Jennifer . Pevsner . Nikolaus . Nikolaus Pevsner . 1974 . . Oxfordshire . Harmondsworth . . 0-14-071045-0 . 649.
Notes and References
- Brodie, page 215
- Brodie, page 214
- Pevsner, 1966, page 309
- Arnold . H. Godwin . Gold . Sidney M. . Morris of Reading:A Family of Architects 1836-1958 . Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society . 1989 . 33 . 45-96.
- Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 649
- https://londonchurchbuildings.com/2013/12/01/ark-of-the-covenenat-former-then-church-of-the-good-shepherd-former-rookwood-oad-upper-clapton-now-georgian-orthodox-cathedral-church-of-the-nativity-of-our-lord/ LondonChurchBuildings.com retrieved 27/2/2022
- Pevsner, 1966, page 205
- Pevsner, 1966, page 233
- Pevsner, 1966, page 174
