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'''Walter Edward Mills''' was an English architect. |
'''Walter Edward Mills''' (7 November 1850 – 17 April 1910) was an English architect. |
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Mills was articled to the architect Henry Edward Cooper of [[Bloomsbury]] in 1868.<ref name=Brodie184/> He established his own independent practice in [[Banbury]], [[Oxfordshire]] in about 1875,<ref name=Brodie185>Brodie ''et al.'', 2001, page 185</ref> where by 1881 he had premises at 13, High Street.<ref name=Brodie184/> |
Mills was articled to the architect Henry Edward Cooper of [[Bloomsbury]] in 1868.<ref name=Brodie184/> He established his own independent practice in [[Banbury]], [[Oxfordshire]] in about 1875,<ref name=Brodie185>Brodie ''et al.'', 2001, page 185</ref> where by 1881 he had premises at 13, High Street.<ref name=Brodie184/> |
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Revision as of 17:35, 4 July 2018
Walter Mills | |
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| Born | 7 November 1850[2] |
| Died | 17 April 1910 (aged 59)[3] Headington, Oxfordshire[4] |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Projects | Holdenby House[1] |
Walter Edward Mills (7 November 1850 – 17 April 1910) was an English architect.
Mills was articled to the architect Henry Edward Cooper of Bloomsbury in 1868.[3] He established his own independent practice in Banbury, Oxfordshire in about 1875,[5] where by 1881 he had premises at 13, High Street.[3]
Mills served as architectural clerk to the agent for the Clifden Estates,[3] for whom he completed Holdenby House in 1878.[1] Mills designed a number of public buildings in mixed styles, usually neo-Jacobean.[6] His extension of the Oxford Union was completed posthumously.
Mills was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA) in 1882.[3]
Works
- Holdenby House, Holdenby, Northamptonshire: extension, 1877-78[1]
- St. Leonard's parish church, Grimsbury, Oxfordshire, 1890[7]
- St. Mary's parish church, Holwell, Oxfordshire: rebuilding, 1895[8]
- St. James' parish church, Sarsden, Oxfordshire: north transept and bellcote, 1896[9]
- Warwick Road Hospital, Banbury, Oxfordshire: hospital wing, late 19th century[10]
- St Hilda's College, Oxford: extension, 1909[11]
- Oxford Union, Oxford: second library, 1910-11 (with Thorpe)[12]
References
- ^ a b c Pevsner & Cherry, 1973, page 263
- ^ London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917
- ^ a b c d e Brodie et al., 2001, page 184
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
- ^ Brodie et al., 2001, page 185
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 404
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 444
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 650
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 752
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 438
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 245
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 273
Sources
- Brodie, Antonia; Felstead, Alison; Franklin, Jonathan; Pinfield, Leslie; Oldfield, Jane, eds. (2001). Directory of British Architects 1834–1914, L–Z. London & New York: Continuum. pp. 184–185. ISBN 0-8264-5514-X.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (1973) [1961]. Northamptonshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 263. ISBN 0-14-071022-1.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 245, 273, 404, 438, 444, 650, 752. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.