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.[1] 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*[2]
Wesley College 1838 Grade II*[3]
Ecclesall Bierlow Union Workhouse 1844 Grade II[4]
Aizlewood's Mill 1847 Grade II[5]
Holy Trinity Church (pictured) 1848 Grade II[6]
Anglican Chapel at the Sheffield General Cemetery 1850 Grade II[7]

[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[8]:

  • 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

[edit] References

  1. ^ 1861 UK census
  2. ^ English Heritage (1995) The Mount. Images of England (accessed 22 January 2006).
  3. ^ English Heritage (1995) King Edward VII Upper School. Images of England (accessed 22 January 2006).
  4. ^ English Heritage (1995) Nether Edge Hospital, Kingswood Building. Images of England (accessed 22 January 2006).
  5. ^ English Heritage (1995) Aizlewood's Mill. Images of England (accessed 23 February 2006).
  6. ^ English Heritage (1995) New Testament Church of God and attached boundary wall. Images of England (accessed 23 February 2006).
  7. ^ English Heritage (1970) New Chapel at General Cemetery. Images of England (accessed 22 January 2006).
  8. ^ Harman, R. & Minnis, J. (2004) Pevsner City Guides: Sheffield, p24. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-10585-1
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