Robert Charles Clarke
Robert Charles Clarke (1843 – 16 February 1904) was an architect based in Nottingham.[1]
History[edit]
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 March 1882 at St Guthlac's Church, Branston, Leicestershire.[2]
He died on 16 February 1904 at Goverton Villa, Bleasby, Nottinghamshire, and left an estate of £1,052 (equivalent to £143,200 in 2023)[3] to his widow, Fanny Clarke.
Works[edit]
- St John's Church, Worksop 1869 (with Robert Clarke)
- Carlton Board Schools, Nottingham 1878[4]
- Carlton Cemetery gates, chapel and ancillary buildings 1885–1886[5] restoration
- Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church, Carlingford Road, Hucknall 1886–1887[6] (now replaced)
- St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Hucknall 1887–1888[7] restoration
- St Peter’s Church, Watnall Road, Hucknall 1892[8] (now demolished)
- St Catharine's Church, Nottingham 1895[9]
- St John’s Church, Butler's Hill, Hucknall 1895[10] new chancel
- Mundella School (Higher Grade Centre) 1899[11]
- All Saints' Church, Nottingham 1900[12] Choir Vestry
- Church Schools, Humber Road/Hassocks Lane, Beeston. 1900[13]
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References[edit]
- ^ Brodie, Antonia (20 December 2001). Directory of British Architects 1834-1914: Vol 1 (A-K). Royal Institute of British Architects. p. 384. ISBN 0826455131.
- ^ "Births, Marriages and Deaths". Grantham Journal. England. 15 April 1882. Retrieved 6 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Opening of Carlton Board Schools". Nottingham Journal. England. 31 December 1878. Retrieved 6 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New Cemetery at Carlton". Nottingham Journal. England. 4 August 1886. Retrieved 6 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New Roman Catholic Church at Hucknall". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 6 May 1887. Retrieved 6 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hucknall Torkard Parish Church". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 6 June 1888. Retrieved 6 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Consecration of a new church at Hucknall Torkard". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 6 August 1892. Retrieved 6 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Church Extension in Nottingham". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 23 July 1895. Retrieved 6 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bazaar at Hucknall". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 6 July 1895. Retrieved 6 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Mundella Higher Grade Centre". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 6 May 1899. Retrieved 6 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Harwood, Elain (2008). Pevsner Architectural Guides. Nottingham. Yale University Press. p. 143. ISBN 9780300126662.
- ^ "New Church Schools for Beeston". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 3 May 1900. Retrieved 6 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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