Basic Biographical Details

Name:	Michael Angelo Nicholson
Designation:
Born:	c. 1796
Died:	1841
Bio Notes:	Michael Angelo Nicholson was born in Scotland about 1796, the son of Peter Nicholson, architect and architectural writer and his first wife. He studied architectural drawing at Richard Brown's school in London and subsequently moved to the office of John Foulston, also in London. He entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1814 and exhibited from time to time at the Royal Academy. He engraved the plates for his father's works and also collaborated with him in the publication of 'The Practical Cabinet Maker (1846). He was employed by other architectural writers as draughtsman and lithographer (he drew the frontispiece of Richard Elsam's 'Practice Builder's Perpetual Price Book (1825) and lithographed the plates for Inwood's Erecthion' (1826). He also published some works of his own. He ran a school of architectural drawing in Melton Place, Euston Square in London. He practised very little as an architect although he had some kind of input in the construction of Carstairs House for which he exhibited a view at the RA in 1823. Nicholson died on 11 November 1841. He was survived by two daughters, one of whom married Alexander 'Greek' Thomson and the other John Baird, Thomson's partner. Publications: 'The Carpenter and Joiner's Companion' (1826) 'The Five Orders, Geometrical and in perspective' (1834) 'The Carpenter's and Joiner's New Practical Work on Hand-Railing' (1836)

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
	Date started	Building name	Town, district or village	Island	City or county	Country	Notes
	1823	Carstairs House	Carstairs		Lanarkshire	Scotland	Exhibited a view of the house and a plan and elevation at the RA which bore the title 'Designed by M A Nicholson, Architect appear in his father's 'Practical Builder'.

The following books contain references to this :
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	APSD		The Dictionary of Architecture	ed Wyatt Papworth	The Architectural Publication Society (8v 1852-1892)
	Colvin, Howard	2008	A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840		London: YUP. 4th edition
	DNB		Dictionary of National Biography
	McFadzean, Ronald	1979	The Life and Work of Alexander Thomson		London: Routledge & Kegan Paul	pp17-18