Hubert Austin
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Hubert James Austin (1845–1915) was an English architect. He was the son of the Rector of Redmarshall, County Durham. His training started with his half-brother Tom, then in 1864 he transferred to the office of George Gilbert Scott. In 1868 he joined Edward Paley as a partner in his practice in Lancaster. He was involved in the design of over 100 new churches, mainly in Gothic Revival style, and in many church restorations.[1] In 1886 he was joined as a partner by Edward Paley's son, Henry.[2]
He married Fanny Langshaw, a niece of Edward Paley's former partner Edmund Sharpe in 1870, and they had two sons and four daughters. He died in the house he designed, The Knoll, in Lancaster.[1]
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- ^ a b Lancashire Pioneers: Hubert James Austin. Lancashire County Council. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ Lancashire Pioneers: Henry Anderson Paley. Lancashire County Council. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
