William Flockton

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Holy Trinity Church, Nursery Street. By William Flockton; 1848.
Holy Trinity Church, Nursery Street. By William Flockton; 1848.

William Flockton (1804–1864) was an architect in Sheffield, England. The son of a joiner, Flockton was the architect for a number of churches and other notable buildings in the Sheffield area.

[edit] Buildings by William Flockton

Building Date Listed status
The Mount 1830 Grade II*[1]
Wesley College 1838 Grade II*[2]
Ecclesall Bierlow Union Workhouse 1844 Grade II[3]
Aizlewood's Mill 1847 Grade II[4]
Holy Trinity Church (pictured) 1848 Grade II[5]
Anglican Chapel at the Sheffield General Cemetery 1850 Grade II[6]

[edit] Descendants

Flockton's son, Thomas James (1846–1899), and grandson, Charles Burrows (1867–1945), also became architects, and various Flockton partnerships were active in the Sheffield area into the 1920s[7]:

  • 1845–1849: Flockton, Lee & (T.J.) Flockton
  • 1849–1864: Flockton & Son
  • 1864–1878: (T.J.) Flockton & Abbott
  • 1878–1895: Flockton & Gibbs
  • 1895–1899: Flockton, Gibbs & (C.B.) Flockton
  • 1899–1910: Gibbs & (C.B.) Flockton
  • 1910–1921: Gibbs, Flockton & Teather

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