Richard Hardy (architect)
Colonel Richard Hardy (1850 - 1 October 1904) was a British architect based in Nottingham.[1]
History
[edit]He was born in 1850, the son of John Hardy of Colwick. He married Elizabeth Hannah Clavering, daughter of Thomas Clavering of Glasgow, on 27 November 1884 at St Barnabas’ Church, Kensington.[2] They had two children:
- Vernon Hardy (b. ca. 1894)
- Alister Hardy, the English marine biologist.
In 1870 he joined the Robin Hood Regiment in Nottingham as an ensign. Later he was given the command of the Newcastle Company, and after 15 years’ service was promoted to the rank of major. In 1892 he was awarded the Volunteer Officers' Decoration.[3] In 1901, on the resignation of Colonel Joseph Wright, he took over command of the 2nd Battalion of the Robin Hood Rifles.[4]
He was articled to Richard Charles Sutton, then spent 8 months in the office of Cubitt & Co in London and also briefly in the office of Arthur William Blomfield.
He was appointed Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1872.
For many years he was in partnership with Martin as Martin and Hardy. From 1890 he worked alone. He died on 1 October 1904 at his house, 7 Waverley Mount, Nottingham leaving an estate valued at £18,978 13s 7d. (equivalent to £2,582,800 in 2023).[5]
Works
[edit]- Charrington’s Abbey Brewery, Burton-upon-Trent 1871-72 (with Martin)
- Albion Brewery, Shobnall 1873-75 (with Martin)
- Redcourt, University of Nottingham 1882 (with Martin).
- Bent’s Brewery Company, Liverpool 1890[6] New brewery
- Uttoxeter Brewery 1890[6] New brewery and malthouse
- Kendall-Chapman Brewery, Halesworth 1896[6]
- Hardy’s Kimberly Brewery, Kimberly 1897[6] Alterations
- Malt Rooms, Alpine Street, Basford 1899
- Alton and Company, Wardwick Brewery, Derby 1900[6] New brewery and maltings
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References
[edit]- ^ Brodie, Antonia (20 December 2001). Directory of British Architects 1834-1914: Vol 1 (A-K). Royal Institute of British Architects. p. 843. ISBN 0826455131.
- ^ "Marriages". Yorkshire Gazette. England. 6 December 1884. Retrieved 14 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Volunteer Officers' Decoration. Local Recipients". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 1 December 1892. Retrieved 14 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Col Richard Hardy". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 3 October 1904. Retrieved 14 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Pearson, Lynn (January 1999). British Breweries: An Architectural History. A&C Black. p. 181. ISBN 1852851910.
- 19th-century English architects
- Architects from Nottingham
- People from Colwick
- 1850 births
- 19th-century British Army personnel
- 20th-century British Army personnel
- Volunteer Force officers
- Military personnel from Nottinghamshire
- 1904 deaths
- Associates of the Royal Institute of British Architects
- Sherwood Foresters officers