Frederick Codd (17 July 1831 – 19 October 1888) was a British
Gothic Revival architect and speculative builder who designed and built many Victorian houses in
North Oxford
North Oxford is a suburban part of the city of Oxford in England. It was owned for many centuries largely by St John's College, Oxford and many of the area's Victorian architecture, Victorian houses were initially sold on leasehold by the co ...
, England.
Codd was born in 1831 in
East Dereham in
Norfolk
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, the sixth son of Charles Codd, a minister, and his wife, Susan Ann Howes. He was baptised on his first birthday.
He was initially based in
London
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but he was active in Oxford by 1865.
He was a pupil of
William Wilkinson, another North Oxford architect, and their styles are similar.
He designed houses on the west side of
Banbury Road, in
Bradmore Road
Bradmore Road is a residential road in North Oxford, England.
At the northern end of the road is a junction with Norham Road and at the southern end is a junction with Norham Gardens, with the University Parks opposite. Halfway along the ro ...
,
Canterbury Road,
Crick Road and
Norham Gardens (including
Gunfield),
amongst other locations.
In central Oxford, Codd designed shops and offices in
King Edward Street
King Edward Street is a street running between the High Street to the north and Oriel Square to the south in central Oxford, England.
On the east side of the street is the "Island" site of Oriel College, one of the colleges of Oxford Uni ...
south of the
High Street
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during 1871–75 for
Oriel College
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. He is also involved in the rebuilding of
Queen Street during 1875–78.
Woodperry House in
Oxfordshire
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was enlarged in 1879–80 when the porch and two pedimented wings were added, designed by Codd, then an assistant of
Sir Thomas Jackson.
He lost the competition to build the
Oxford High School for Boys in
George Street to Jackson.
In Oxford, Codd initially lived in
Cowley Road. Later, in 1867, he moved to a semi-detached villa of his own design at 39 Banbury Road, on the corner with
Bevington Road. In September 1876, Codd was forced into liquidation due to difficulty in selling large houses in Canterbury Road, with debts to the
Oxford and Abingdon Building Society.
Codd succeeded
Samuel Lipscomb Seckham as the City Surveyor in Oxford.
[Tyack, p. 236.]
See also
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List of Oxford architects
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1831 births
1888 deaths
People from Dereham
19th-century English architects
Architects from Norfolk
Gothic Revival architects
Architects from Oxford