Joseph Henry Ball (1861–1931) was a British architect. Among his commissions was

Undershaw Undershaw is a former residence of the author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. The house was built for Doyle at his order to accommodate his wife's health requirements, and is where he lived with his family from 1897 to ...

in Hindhead, Surrey, which was built for the family of the writer

Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for ''A Study in Scarlet'', the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Hol ...

Early life

Joseph Henry Ball was born in

Alderley Edge Alderley Edge is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cheshire, England, north-west of Macclesfield and south of Manchester. It lies at the base of a wooded sandstone escarpment, ''The Edge'', overlooking the Cheshire Plai ...

, Cheshire, in 1861.

Career

Ball trained as an architect under

Alfred Waterhouse Alfred Waterhouse (19 July 1830 – 22 August 1905) was an English architect, particularly associated with Gothic Revival architecture, although he designed using other architectural styles as well. He is perhaps best known for his designs ...

. Among his commissions was St Agatha's Church (1895) in

Landport Landport is a district located on Portsea Island and is considered the city centre of modern-day Portsmouth, England. The district is centred around Commercial Road and encompasses the Guildhall, Civic Centre, Portsmouth and Southsea Stati ...

, Portsmouth, a

Grade II listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, H ...

. He also designed Undershaw in Hindhead, Surrey, also Grade II listed, for the family of the writer Arthur Conan Doyle.Lyndhurst Park hotel, designed by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, at risk from developer.
Jonathan Morrison, ''The Times'', 26 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.

Death

Ball died in 1931.

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1861 births 1931 deaths Architects from Cheshire People from Alderley Edge {{England-architect-stub Artists' Rifles soldiers