Stockdale Harrison
St Thomas's Church, South Wigston 1892-93
Abbey Pumping Station
Redcliffe, The Park Estate, Nottingham 1897-98
De Montfort Hall
Usher Hall, Edinburgh 1911-1914
Stockdale Harrison (1846-10 November 1914) FRIBA was an architect based in Leicester best known for Usher Hall, Edinburgh.
History
Stockdale Harrison was born in 1846, the son of William Harrison (1813-1873) timber merchant, and Mary Everard (1820-1869). He was christened on 2 December 1846 in St George’s Church, Leicester.
In 1863 Stockdale Harrison was articled to James Bird of Leicester. In 1868 he moved to become an assistant to George Somers Leigh Clarke of London. On 1 October 1869 he was made a Freeman and Apprentice of Leicester and he set up in private practice, initially in Hotel street and then at 7 St Martins.
He designed churches in the gothic revival style, and was also responsible for domestic architecture in the vernacular revival style mainly in Leicester, but also in other areas of the East Midlands.
He married Marianne Bailey (1847-1923), daughter of James Bailey, on 4 September 1872 at St Paul's Church, Leicester,[1] and their children were:
- James Stockdale Harrison (1874-1952)
- Shirley Harrison (1875-1961)
- Marianne Harrison (1878-1971)
- Florence Harrison (b. 1878)
- (Captain) Everard Harrison (1880-1917)
- Gregory Harrison (1883-1889)
- Priscilla Harrison (1885-1975)
- Margaret Harrison (1891)
Stockdale Harrison was joined in business by his sons James (1892) and Shirley (1904), and from 1904 the business operated under the name Stockdale Harrison and Sons.
Stockdale Harrison died on 10 November 1914[2] leaving an estate valued at £22,529 7s 10d[3] (equivalent to £2,123,712 in 2018)[4] and the business continued under the management of his sons James and Shirley.
Works
- Conway Buildings, Grey Friars, Leicester 1878[5]
- Church School, St Saviour’s, Leicester 1882-83
- St Martin’s Church, Desford 1884. Extension and restoration[6]
- Infirmary Wards, Workhouse, Fox Hill, Leicester 1886[7]
- Holy Cross Schools, New Walk, Leicester 1886[8] - 1887
- Spinney Hill Park Lodge, Leicester 1888
- Westcotes Free Library 1889[9]
- 15 Elms Road, Leicester
- 146-154 Upper New Walk, Leicester
- Wentworth, London Road, Leicester
- Newstead, Birstall Hill Park Road, Birstall
- Vaughan College, Leicester (replaced in 1967)
- Abingdon House, Springfield Road
- Four Gables, Elms Road, Leicester
- 27 Elms Road, Leicester
Abbey Pumping Station, Leicester 1889-91- Vestry Street Baths, Leicester 1891[10]
- Grovesnor Rooms, 16 Halford Street, Leicester 1892[11]
St Thomas' Church, South Wigston 1892[12] - 1893[13] with tower of 1901- Freemen’s Cottages, Wigston Road, Leicester 1893[14]
- Stockdale House, Stoneygate Road, 1897
- Redcliffe, The Park Estate, Nottingham 1897-98
- St Stephen’s Church, North Evington 1897-98
- Hastings House, Stoughton Drive South, 1902
- Middlemeade 1904 (by Shirley Stockdale Harrison)
- Saracen’s Head, Hotel Street/Market Place, Leicester 1904
- Rectory, Sawday Street, Leicester 1911[15]
Usher Hall, Edinburgh 1911-1914[16]
- Britannia Mills, Markeaton Street, Derby 1912-13[17]
De Montfort Hall, Leicester 1913[18]
- St Guthlac’s Church, South Knighton, Leicester 1912
References
^ "Marriages". Leicester Journal. England. 6 September 1872. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help))..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Death of Mr Stockdale Harrison, Sen". Leicester Chronicle. England. 14 November 1914. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
^ "Mr Stockdale Harrison". Leicester Chronicle. England. 2 January 1915. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
^ 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 27 January 2019.
^ Historic England, "Conway Buildings (1407228)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 May 2017
^ Historic England, "Church of St Martin (1361378)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 May 2017
^ "The new infirmary wards of the workhouse". Leicester Chronicle. England. 15 May 1886. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
^ "Holy Cross Schools". Leicester Chronicle. England. 7 August 1886. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
^ "Westcotes Branch Free Library". Leicester Chronicle. England. 30 March 1889. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
^ "Opening of the Vestry-Street Swimming Baths". Leicester Chronicle. England. 13 June 1891. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
^ "The Grovesnor Rooms, 16 Halford Street". Leicester Chronicle. England. 22 October 1892. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
^ "A new Church of South Wigston. Foundation Stone Laying". Leicester Chronicle. England. 30 July 1892. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
^ Historic England, "Church of St Thomas (1073656)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 May 2017
^ "Freemen's Cottages Extension". Leicester Chronicle. England. 9 December 1893. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
^ Historic England, "2 and 2A, Sawday Street (111970)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 May 2017
^ "The Royal Visit to Edinburgh. The Usher Hall". The Scotsman. Scotland. 20 July 1911. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
^ "Messrs. Moore, Eady, and Murcott-Good, Ltd. Opening of the New Britannia Mills". Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. England. 7 March 1913. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
^ Historic England, "De Montfort Hall (1185187)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 May 2017
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