Charles Nelson Holloway (1872 – 30 March 1938) was an architect based in

Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and nor ...

History

He was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, the son of William Holloway (b. 1837), a Civil Engineer, and Julia Nelson (1835–1914). He was educated at High Pavement School, Nottingham and the

Nottingham School of Art Founded in 1843, the School of Art & Design at Nottingham Trent University is one of the oldest in the United Kingdom. History In 1836, the Government Select Committee on Art and Manufactures produced a report highlighting concerns about the s ...

and in 1891 was awarded a Bronze Medal in the Government examinations for his design for a municipal building. He married Emily Mary Hart, daughter of Maurice Hart of Church House, Moreton, on 3 July 1900 at St Andrew's Church, Moreton, Herefordshire. In 1901 he won a competition for a new Wesleyan Church and Schools at Oxford. He died of heart failure at his home, Balmoral House, 5 Station Villas, Beeston, Nottingham on 30 March 1938 and left an estate valued at £648 14s. 2d. ().

Works

*Two Boarding Houses, Skegness 1898 *Workshop and Offices, Pepper Street, Nottingham 1898 *Baptist Church, Beeston, Nottingham 1898 (demolished 2015) *House behind the Post Office, Beeston, Nottingham ca. 1900 * Queen's Walk Congregational Church 1900-02 *Midland Bank,

High Road, Beeston High Road, Beeston is a pedestrianised shopping street in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. It runs from Beeston Square to Humber Road. History The road was constructed as part of the Sawley to Nottingham turnpike road. In the 19th century, it was on ...

, Nottingham 1901-02 (demolished ca. 1967) *Tower house 139 Station Road, Beeston 1905 *Shirebrook Congregational Church, Shirebrook, Derbyshire 1905 (now the home of the Royal British Legion) *Houses on Cyril Avenue and Vernon Avenue, Beeston, Nottingham 1906 *7 Chilwell Road, Beeston 1909 (demolished 1965)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Holloway, Charles Nelson 1872 births 1938 deaths 20th-century English architects Alumni of Nottingham School of Art Architects from Nottingham People educated at Nottingham High Pavement Grammar School People from Barnsley