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Henry Percy Adams, (October 26, 1865 – April 7, 1930) was an
Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line ...
-born English architect, and member of the
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.


Early life

Adams's father, Webster Adams (1841–1900), was a surgeon in
Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line ...
, his mother was Alice Heal (1840–1888). He was educated at
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together with his brother Webster Angell Adams (1864–1895). Adamas left Epsom in 1879 and moved to Gould House,
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, later he
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(1846–1909) - a locally known architect in Ipswich. Adams was also a painter and exhibiting member of the Ipswich Fine Art Club. He exhibited in 1886 a watercolour painting called 'Old Windmill' and two monochrome sketches: 'St. Martin's church, Cologne' and 'Tomb of Sir Walter Scott'. Later he exhibited at the
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in 1888. Also in 1888, Adams joined the architectural office of Stephen Salter (1825–1896) at 19 Hanover Square, London. In the same year he won a Drawing Prize of the
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in 1888. In 1897 he won the Donaldson Medal (for Architecture) and Godwin Bursary (established by George Godwin). 1913 Adams took over Stephen Salter's architectural practice.
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, (originally his assistant in 1899 and then later his Chief designer) and
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(1879–1953, who had attended Liverpool University School of Architecture), both joined the practice in 1904. The practice then changed its name to ''Adams, Holden, and Pearson''.


Major works

* 1897–98 South wing of Bedford General Hospital, with a separate ward designed specifically for children, known as the 'Victoria Ward' * 1898 – Staircase Hall,
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* 1900–1905 Chapel at
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,
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. Co-designed with W. L. Newcombe. * 1900 –
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New Infirmary in
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* 1901 – The Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne * 1901 – Unsuccessful competition design entry for
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, Glasgow * 1903 – General Hospital,
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, Kent * 1903 – King Edward VII Sanatorium, Midhurst, Surrey (Closed in 2006 and awaiting conversion into apartments) * 1903 – Bedford County Hospital, Bedfordshire * 1904 –
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Seaman's Hospital,
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by the
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. It has a tower that provides a clear sightline of any incoming ships * 1906 – Woman's Hospital in
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, London * 1907/1908 Unsuccessfully bid for the
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design * 1909 – House Semon, (now known as 'Rignall's Wood'),
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, Buckinghamshire for
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* 1910 – Bristol Royal Infirmary New Ward & Pavilions, Gloucestershire (with Charles Holden) * 1910 –
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, before the (
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) (IEE) moved in, alterations to the building were carried out by H Percy Adams and Charles Holden. This included renovation of the entrance hall, the lecture theatre and the creation of a library from the long room on the first floor


Family life

On 22 May 1890, he married Cicillia Clara Staddon (1865–1891) in Ipswich, Suffolk.https://manchestervictorianarchitects.org.uk/architects/henry-percy-adams In 1891 their son was born, his wife died after giving birth.
In 1896 Henry married Alice Mildred Mathieson (Aunt of
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). They had two sons and a daughter Adams died on 7 April 1930 at Westminster Hospital in London, aged 64.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Henry Percy 20th-century English architects 1865 births 1930 deaths People of the Victorian era Fellows of the Royal Institute of British Architects People from Dedham, Essex Architects from Ipswich Architects from Essex