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Arthur Harrison (architect)
Arthur Harrison (22 January 1862 – 22 August 1922) FRIBA was an architect based in Birmingham, England. Life Arthur Harrison was born in Nottingham on 22 January 1862. He trained with William Martin (architect), William Martin and John Henry Chamberlain in Birmingham before moving as assistant to George A Cox in 1885. He commenced independent practice in Birmingham in 1888 but later was trading as Harrison and Cox with George Bernard Cox. He was elected FRIBA in 1902 as a result of being President of the Birmingham Architectural Association. He was also President of the Rotary Club of Birmingham. He died on 22 August 1922 at his country cottage at Welford-on-Avon. Works *28-34 Albert Street, Birmingham. 1888 *Hall Green Junior School, Stratford Road, Hall Green, Birmingham 1892 - 1893 *Primitive Methodist Church, Stratford Road/Wilton Road, Sparkhill 1895 *The Morton Hall, Newmilns, East Ayrshire 1896-97 *Technical Schools, Halesowen 1896-97 *New Connexion Church, Brid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparkhill Public Library - Geograph
Sparkhill is an inner-city area of Birmingham, England, situated between Springfield, Birmingham, Springfield, Hall Green and Sparkbrook. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Worcestershire, Sparkhill once existed as a Yardley Rural District, rural area with its main industry being agriculture until the 1880s. History The Sparke family In the Middle Ages, the Sparke family farmed in the area, although it can be posited that Sparkhill takes its name from Spark Brook, a small stream that flows from Moseley to the River Cole, West Midlands, River Cole in Small Heath, Birmingham, Small Heath. It was, as the name suggests, a hill that was situated alongside the stream. The watercourse can be traced almost entirely along its length from source to where it joins the River Tame, West Midlands, River Tame, although most of its tributaries are now culverted, and is a popular route for leisure walkers and cyclists. The only part where it cannot easily be followed is a sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nechells Swimming Baths
Nechells () is a district ward in central Birmingham, England, whose population in 2011 was 33,957. It is also a ward within the formal district of Ladywood. Nechells local government ward includes areas, for example parts of Birmingham city centre, which are not part of the historic district of Nechells as such, now often referred to in policy documents as "North Nechells, Bloomsbury and Duddeston". Origins of the name Early recorded versions of the name include ''Echeles'' (about 1180), ''Le Echeles'' (1290) and ''Le Necheles'' (1322). The latter form of the name derives from "atten Eccheles", "belonging to the ''Eccheles''", an Old English word meaning "land added to a village or estate". The philologist Eilert Ekwall speculated that a more precise meaning could be "land added by clearing", or "land added by draining a marsh". In the Middle English period, following the process of language change known as metanalysis, only the "n" in "atten" remained in oral usage and bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
