Flockton_&_Gibbs

Flockton (architects)

Flockton (architects)

British architectural family


Flockton's were a series of architectural firms in the 19th and early 20th centuries, based in Sheffield, England. The firms were responsible for a number of significant buildings, particularly in the Sheffield area.[1]

William Flockton

Holy Trinity Church, Nursery Street. By Flockton, Lee and Flockton; 1848.
St Matthew's Church, Sheffield. By Flockton & Son; 1854–55.

William Flockton (1804–1864) was the son of Thomas Flockton, a carpenter and builder in Sheffield.[2] He was brought up in his father's trade[3] and established himself as an architect in 1833. From 1845 to 1849 he operated the business with William Lee and his son Thomas James Flockton as Flockton, Lee and Flockton,[4] continuing in partnership with Thomas James Flockton as Flockton & Son until his death on 24 September 1864.[2]

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Thomas James Flockton

Thomas James Flockton (1823–1899), the son of William Flockton, was born in Sheffield on 21 May 1823. He started working with his father at the age of 12 before spending two years in London employed by Sir Gilbert Scott. He returned to Sheffield in 1845 and entered into partnership with his father. Two years before his father's death he became partners with George Lewslie Abbott, as Flockton & Abbott. After George Abbott retired in 1877[6] Edward Mitchel Gibbs entered the partnership as Flockton & Gibbs, finally being joined by Thomas Flockton's son Charles Burrows Flockton (1867–1945) in 1895 as Flockton, Gibbs & Flockton.[7]

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References

  1. Harman, R.; Minnis, J. (2004). Pevsner City Guides: Sheffield. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. p. 24. ISBN 0-300-10585-1.
  2. Odom, William (1926). "Chapter V: Engineers—Architects—Surveyors". Hallamshire Worthies: Characteristics and Work of Notable Sheffield Men and Women. Sheffield: J. W. Northend Ltd. p. 148. OCLC 23581396.
  3. Colvin, Howard (2008). A biographical dictionary of British architects, 1600-1840. Yale University Press. p. 384. ISBN 0-300-12508-9.
  4. "The London Gazette 1086". The London Gazette. London. 3 April 1849. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  5. "Listed Buildings Online". English Heritage. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  6. "The London Gazette 238". The London Gazette. London. 15 January 1878. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  7. "Flockton, Thomas James and Gibbs, Edward Mitchel: Architectural practice". Dictionary of Scottish Architects 1840-1980. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  8. Sheffield Daily Telegraph Sat 22 July 1865, pg 4

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