Lloyd Williams and Underwood explained

Lloyd Williams and Underwood was a firm of architects based in Denbigh and active mostly in North Wales in the second half of the 19th century. The partners were Richard Lloyd Williams, formerly a pupil of Thomas Fulljames, and Martin Underwood, who was also county surveyor for Denbighshire. Several of their designed now have listed status.^[1]

Works

The firm's designs include:

• Station house at Foryd railway station (1858)^[2]
• Remodelling of Galltfaenan Hall (1860s), now Grade II listed^[3]
• Denbigh railway station (1860, now demolished); some other stations for the same Vale of Clwyd Railway
• Bettws yn Rhos National School (1861)^[4]
• Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd National School (1861)^[5]
• Chapel at North Wales Hospital (1862), now Grade II listed
• Restoration at Church of St James, Nantglyn (1862), Grade II listed^[6]
• Chancel at Pontblyddyn Church, Flintshire (1866)^[7]
• Llangollen Town Hall (1867), Grade II listed^[8]
• Llangollen Police Station (1867), now Grade II listed^[9]
• The Church House (Old Grammar School), Ruthin (1867), now Grade II* listed^[10]
• Rebuilding of the Church of St Winifred, LLangernyw (1869)^[11]
• St Mary's Church, Denbigh (1874), now Grade II* listed^[12]
• Buildings at Trewern Farm, Hengoed (ca. 1875), now Grade II listed^[13]
• Frongoch Board School (1877)^[14]
• Parish Church of St Tudclud (date uncertain), now Grade II listed^[15]

Publications

Lloyd Williams and Underwood published some self-authored books in 1872, titled Architectural Monuments of Denbighshire and Village Churches of Denbighshire.

Notes and References

1. Book: Directory of British Architects, 1834-1914: Vol. 2 (L-Z) . 1004 . Antonia . Brodie . A. & C. Black . 2001 . 978-0-82645-514-7.
2. Book: Lowe, Jeremy B. . Welsh Country Workers Housing 1775-1875 . National Museum Wales . 1985 . 978-0-72000-298-0 . 29 .
3. Web site: Galltfaenan Hall . British Listed Buildings . 2 January 2019.
4. Web site: Plans of Bettws yn Rhos National School . Denbighshire Archives Service . 2 January 2019.
5. Web site: Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd National School, records of . Denbighshire Archives Service . 2 January 2019.
6. Web site: Parish Church of St James . British Listed Buildings . 2 January 2019.
7. Web site: Pontblyddyn Church History . Leeswood Community Online . 2 January 2019.
8. Web site: Town Hall . British Listed Buildings . 2 January 2019.
9. Book: Llangollen: Understanding Urban Character . CADW . 2016 . 36 . 978-1-85760-377-4.
10. Web site: The Church House (Old Grammar School) . British Listed Buildings . 2 January 2019.
11. Web site: Church of St Winifred . British Listed Buildings . 2 January 2019.
12. Web site: St Mary's Church . British Listed Buildings . 2 January 2019.
13. Web site: Model Farmbuildings Approximately 110 Metres South West of Trewern . British Listed Buildings . 2 January 2019.
14. Web site: Frongoch Board/Council School, records of . Denbighshire Archives Service . 2 January 2019.
15. Web site: Parish Church of St Tudclud . British Listed Buildings . 2 January 2019.