
Robert Clarke (1819 – 11 December 1877) was an architect based in
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...
.
History
Born in 1819, Robert Clarke was the son of Mr. Clarke of ''Stoney and Clarke''. He married Frances Sympson at St Martin’s Church, Lincoln, on 12 May 1841.
He studied architecture under
William Adams Nicholson
William Adams Nicholson (1803–1853) was an English architect who worked in Lincoln and was a founding member of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
Life
Born on 8 August 1803 at Southwell, Nottinghamshire, he was the son of James Nich ...
in Lincoln. He went into a partnership with
Edmund Francis Law
Edmund Francis Law, usually referred to as 'E. F. Law', (26 April 1810 – 14 April 1882, in Northampton) FRIBA was an English architect during the 19th century, notable for a large number of projects, particularly restorations, in the ...
in Northampton in 1848. This partnership was short-lived, and dissolved on 31 July 1849.
In 1852, he established himself as an independent architect back in Nottingham. He set up in business in Nottingham with offices in Grosvenor Place, Parliament Street. In 1854 he moved to Shakespere Street, opposite Angelo Terrace.
His son,
Robert Charles Clarke
Robert Charles Clarke (1843 – 16 February 1904) was an architect based in Nottingham.
History
He was born in 1843, the son of Robert Clarke and went into business with his father to form ''Robert Clarke & Son''.
He married Fanny Tinkler on 27 ...
(1843-16 February 1904) joined his father to form Robert Clarke & Son.
He died on 11 December 1877 in Sneinton, Nottingham and left a small estate to his widow, Frances Clarke.
Works
*
Littlemore Lunatic Asylum, Oxfordshire 1843
*Building to house the Bunker’s Hill Weighing Machine, Lower Parliament Street, Nottingham 1852
*Artisan’s Library, Thurland Street, Nottingham 1854
*New Theatre,
St Mary's Gate, Nottingham
St Mary’s Gate is a historic street in the Lace Market area of Nottingham City Centre between High Pavement and Warser Gate.
History
The early name for the street was Seynt Maregate ( la, Via Beatae Mariae), taking its name from St Mary's Churc ...
1854
*Anglican Chapel,
Witton Cemetery 1859-60
*Non-conformist Chapel,
Witton Cemetery 1859-60 (demolished ca. 1980)
*
Nottingham Journal
The ''Nottingham Journal'' was a newspaper published in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands in England. During that time, the paper went through several title changes through mergers, take-overs, acquisitions and ownership changes. ...
offices,
Pelham Street, Nottingham 1860
*Lambert’s Lace Factory, Talbot Street, Nottingham 1863.
*
St Ann's Church, Nottingham 1863-64 (demolished 1971)
*St John the Evangelist's Church, Carlisle 1864-65
*
St John's Church, Worksop
St. John's Church, Worksop is the parish church of Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire t ...
1869 (with Robert Charles Clarke)
References
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19th-century English architects
Architects from Nottingham
1819 births
1877 deaths