Basic Biographical Details

Name: William Hope
Designation:  
Born: 1862
Died: 1 January 1907
Bio Notes: William Hope was born in 1862 in North Shields and was articled to J P Spencer, Borough Surveyor of Tynemouth. He set up practice on his own account in North Shields in 1881 and opened an office in Newcastle three years later. He formed a partnership with J C Maxwell in 1896 who had been articled to him from 1885-89 and had been an assistant thereafter. This partnership was dissolved in 1902 and Hope worked on his own until another partnership was formed, about 1906, again with a former pupil, Andrew Kerr Tasker. On 1 January 1907 Hope died of Bright's Disease. Tasker continued the practice as Hope & Tasker until 1923 when it became Tasker & Child. The firm was finally wound up in 1968. Hope was a specialist in the design of theatres and was responsible for a large number of theatres in the North East of England.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 2North Shields, ScotlandPrivate/business18621881 
Item 2 of 2New Bridge Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, EnglandBusiness18841907 

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 21898Scotia Music Hall, tenement and shops  GlasgowScotlandRebuilding - with Joseph Charlton Maxwell
Item 2 of 21899Theatre, Iona Street  EdinburghScotland 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Earl and Sell2000Guide to British Theatres, 1750-1950 Londonp274-5
Item 2 of 2Pearson, L F1991The Architecture of Entertainment Run Riot: William Hope of Newcastle 1862-1907 Northern History, 27, 1991, pp184-197 

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this :
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Building News11 January 190792 p64 Obituary
Item 2 of 3Northern Architect1978January, 50 p168 Obituary of A K Tasker
Item 3 of 3Shields Daily News3 January 1907  p3 Obituary