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Thomas Simpson (architect of Nottingham)

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Shakespeare Street Wesleyan Reform Chapel 1854
Nottingham High School 1866-67

Thomas Simpson (1816 - 16 March 1880) was an English architect based in Nottingham.[1]

Career

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He married Charlotte Lovett (1819-1848) in the Wesleyan Chapel, Melton Mowbray and they had the following children:

  • Alfred Simpson (1844-1847)
  • Mary Ann Simpson (1846-1939)
  • Charlotte Simpson (1848-1916)

He married Rebecca Goodacre (1820-1899) on 17 April 1849 in St Paul’s Church, Nottingham and they had the following child:

  • Arthur Herbert Simpson (1854-1933)

He represented St Mary’s Ward on the Nottingham Town Council, and later the Trent Ward. He died at his house in Baker Street, Nottingham on 16 March 1880.[2]

Notable works

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References

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  1. ^ Brodie, Antonia (20 December 2001). Directory of British Architects 1834-1914: Vol 2 (L-Z). Royal Institute of British Architects. p. 619. ISBN 082645514X.
  2. ^ "Death of Mr. Thomas Simpson". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 18 March 1880. Retrieved 27 January 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Synagogue and attached area railings (1255018)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  4. ^ "The New Street". Nottingham Journal. England. 22 December 1862. Retrieved 27 January 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ Harwood, Elain (2008). Pevsner Architectural Guides. Nottingham. Yale University Press. p. 94. ISBN 9780300126662.
  6. ^ "Nottingham Industrial Exhibition". Nottingham Journal. England. 13 September 1865. Retrieved 27 January 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Nottingham High School (1246248)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  8. ^ "A New Methodist Free Church". Nottingham Journal. England. 27 March 1869. Retrieved 27 January 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "The New Mechanics' Hall and Rooms". Nottingham Journal. England. 9 January 1869. Retrieved 27 January 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "The New Methodist Free Church at Bye-Bank". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 10 June 1870. Retrieved 27 January 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "Opening of a New Wesleyan Chapel in Nottingham". Nottingham Journal. England. 20 September 1872. Retrieved 27 January 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "Laying the memorial stone of a new Congregational school". Nottingham Journal. England. 4 October 1874. Retrieved 27 January 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ^ "The proposed new Exeter Hall". Nottingham Journal. England. 25 June 1874. Retrieved 27 January 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.