Percy Houfton

Percy Bond Houfton (1873–1926) was a late-19th century and early-20th century English architect.

Percy Houfton was born 1873 in Alfreton, Derbyshire and educated at St Mary's House School in Chesterfield. He started work for his older cousin, J. P Houfton at the Bolsover and Creswell Colliery Company. He was awarded a certificate in mine management in 1897 and was elected to the Institute of Mining Engineers.[1]

After designing Creswell Model Village for the colliery company in 1895, he turned to architecture and opened his own practice in Chesterfield in 1898. Much of his work was for colliery companies and designing private houses.[1] In 1905 he was awarded a prize of £100 for producing the best cottage at Letchworth Garden City. Between 1907 and 1909 Sir Arthur Markham of Brodsworth Colliery employed him to build Woodlands, a model village for employees at his colliery near Doncaster. Houfton applied garden village principles designing the houses in an Arts and Crafts style with large gables reminiscent of the style of Voysey.[2][3][4]

He became a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1925.[5]

He had obituaries in

  • The Builder 130:826 21 May 1926
  • RIBA Journal 33:495 26 June 1926

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 The Houftons, Victoria County History, retrieved 26 June 2014
  2. ↑ Thornes 1994, pp. 84-85
  3. ↑ A study of Woodlands Model Colliery Village 1907-1909, Royal Institute of British Architects, retrieved 24 June 2014
  4. ↑ Planned Industrial Settlements (pdf), sytimescapes.org, p. 3, retrieved 24 June 2014
  5. ↑ British Architects 1834-1914: A-K By Antonia Brodie, British Architectural Library

Bibliography

  • Thornes, Robin (1994), Images of Industry Coal, Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, ISBN 1-873592-23-X
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