William Jolley (architect)

Hart, Fellow's and Company Bank, Bridlesmith Gate 1884

William Jolley (1836 - 13 February 1919) was an English architect based in Nottingham.

History

He was born in 1836, the son of William Jolley (1801-1886) and Elizabeth Moore (1800-1857) and baptised on 9 August 1836 in St Alkmund's Church, Derby.

He trained as an architect as a pupil by Thomas Chambers Hine and then went to work for 13 years in the office of Sir George Gilbert Scott in London.[1] He then moved to be an assistant with Robert Evans JP in Eldon Chambers. The partnership of Evans and Jolley was established in 1871 and lasted until 1894.[2]

He died on 13 February 1919 and left an estate of 22,402 7s. 8d. (equivalent to £944,800 in 2016).[3]

Works

References

  1. "Death of a Nottingham Architect". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 15 February 1919. Retrieved 15 April 2017 via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. "No. 26571". The London Gazette. 16 November 1894. p. 6459.
  3. 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 November 6, 2017.
  4. Historic England, "Number 12 and attached balustrade (1255204)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 April 2017
  5. Historic England, "16 Stoney Street (1255217)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 April 2017
  6. Historic England, "Pit and Pendulum (1255205)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 April 2017
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Harwood, Elain (2008). Pevsner Architectural Guides. Nottingham. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300126662.
  8. Historic England, "Church of St Peter with St James (1255013)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 April 2017
  9. Historic England, "Church of St Mary (1205737)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 April 2017
  10. "Restoration of Lenton Priory Church". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 5 December 1884. Retrieved 15 April 2017 via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
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