Robert_Evans_JP

Robert Evans (architect, 1832–1911)

Robert Evans (architect, 1832–1911)

English architect

Robert Evans FRIBA, JP (11 November 1832 – 19 July 1911) was an English architect based in Nottingham.[1]

Imperial Fire and Life Insurance Office, 16–18 Victoria Street 1872
Hart, Fellow's and Company 1884
1–3 South Parade and Wheeler gate, 1888
Cross Keys, 1899
Pegger's Inn, 1905–06

History

He was born on 11 November 1832 in West Hallam, Derbyshire, the son of Robert Evans (1802-1864) and Jane Attenborough (1815-1881).

He trained as an architect and in the 1850s was taken on as a pupil by Thomas Chambers Hine with whom he formed a partnership in 1857[2] which lasted until 1867.[3] Evans then set up on his own in Eldon Chambers, with an assistant William Jolley (1837–1919). The partnership of Evans and Jolley was established in 1871 and lasted until 1894.[4]

He was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1888.

Robert Evans married Sarah Ann Mulcock on 11 February 1858 in St Martin's Church, Stamford and they had six children:

  • Edith Mary Evans (1859–1935)
  • Alice Ann Evans (b. 1862)
  • Robert Evans Jun. (1863–1927)
  • Ethel Frances Evans (1865–1951)
  • Mary Evans (b. 1866)
  • Dorothy Evans (1875–1958)

His son, Robert Evans Jun. (1863–1927) was articled to the firm, and eventually entered into a partnership with his father as Evans and Son.

He died on 19 July 1911 and left an estate of £32,221 8s. 6d.(equivalent to £3,490,900 in 2021).[5] A new reredos by Albert Toft in St Peter's Church, Nottingham was dedicated in 1913 in his memory.[6]

Works

References

  1. [1]
    Brodie, Antonia (20 December 2001). Directory of British Architects 1834–1914: Vol 1 (A-K). Royal Institute of British Architects. p. 620. ISBN 0826455131.
  2. [2]
    "Obituary. Mr. T.C. Hine". Nottingham Guardian. England. 11 February 1899. Retrieved 7 March 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. [3]
    "No. 23292". The London Gazette. 16 August 1867. p. 4575.
  4. [4]
    "No. 26571". The London Gazette. 16 November 1894. p. 6459.
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    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 11 June 2022.
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    "Late Mr. Robert Evans". Nottingham Journal. England. 14 March 1913. Retrieved 17 April 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. [7]
    Harwood, Elain (2008). Pevsner Architectural Guides. Nottingham. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300126662.
  8. [8]
    Historic England, "Pit and Pendulum (1255205)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 April 2017
  9. [9]
    Historic England, "Number 12 and attached balustrade (1255204)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 April 2017
  10. [10]
    Historic England, "16 Stoney Street (1255217)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 April 2017
  11. [11]
    Historic England, "Church of St Peter with St James (1255013)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 April 2017
  12. [12]
    Historic England, "Church of St Mary (1205737)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 April 2017
  13. [13]
    "New Almshouses for Nottingham". Nottingham Journal. England. 6 April 1883. Retrieved 23 February 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. [14]
    "Restoration of Lenton Priory Church". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 5 December 1884. Retrieved 15 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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