James Wilson (1816–1900) was a prominent Victorian architect practising in

Bath, Somerset Bath (Received Pronunciation, RP: , ) is a city in Somerset, England, known for and named after its Roman Baths (Bath), Roman-built baths. At the 2021 census, the population was 94,092. Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, Bristol, River A ...

and partner in the firm Wilson & Willcox. On 12 January 1843 he married Maria Buckley of

Llanelli ; ) is a market town and community (Wales), community in Carmarthenshire and the Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county of Dyfed, Wales. It is on the estuary of the River Loughor and is the largest town in the Principal areas of Wales, ...

, and in 1846 they had a son, James Buckley Wilson, who followed his father to also become an architect.

List of buildings

* Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Bridport, Dorset (1838) * St. Stephen's Church, Walcot, Bath (1840–1845) *Church of St Leonard, Shipham (1843) * Kingswood School, Bath (1851) * Royal High School, Bath (1858) * Church of St Mary, Charlcombe (restoration) (1857–1861) * Holy Trinity Church, Norton Malreward (rebuilding) (1860–1861) * National Westminster Bank, 24 Milsom Street, Bath (1865) *

Carmarthen Public Rooms The Carmarthen Public Rooms were built in 1854, with the intention to create public rooms were first expressed by Dr David Lloyd in 1839. Commonly referred to as the "Assembly Rooms" the building was designed by James Wilson (architect) of Bat ...

(Assembly Rooms), King Street,

Carmarthen Carmarthen (, ; , 'Merlin's fort' or possibly 'Sea-town fort') is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community (Wales), community in Wales, lying on the River Towy north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay. At the 2021 United Kingdom cen ...

,(1854)The Welshman, 1854 * Fairfield House, Bath

References

1816 births 1900 deaths 19th-century English architects Architects from Bath, Somerset English ecclesiastical architects Gothic Revival architects {{England-architect-stub