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Name:
Frederick Richard Wilson
Designation :
Architect
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Exact DOB:
27/05/1926
Year of Birth :
1827
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05/06/1894
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Bio Notes :
Frederick Richard Wilson was born in 1827 and was articled to Lewis Nockells Cottingham and worked for Charles Barry on the Houses of Parliament before writing sanitary reports on various towns, He went to Alnwick, Northumberland in 1854 as site architect for Anthony Salvin who was restoring Alnwick Castle and in 1859 he set up business on his own account at Alnwick. He won the RIBA Silver Medal for drawings of Brinkburn Priory in 1861 and was admitted FRIBA in 1873 his proposers being T H Wyatt, Robert Jewell Withers and Thomas Chatfield Clarke. From 1880-1892 he was a surveyor to Alnwick Rural Sanitary Authority and served on the local Board of Health for 27 years and on the Burial Board for 12 years. As Diocesan Surveyor for Lindisfarne 1877-1892 he restored many churches with a reputation for careful work that respected the original fabric. He died on 6 May 1894. His elder son Geoffrey was Alnwick Town Surveyor for many years and Marmaduke Temple Wilson was Surveyor to Alnwick RDC and took over the family practice.
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Additional Notes
Addresses
The following private or business addresses are associated with this person:
Business Addresses
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Address
Class
Date From
Date From Type
Date To
Date To Type
Notes
Market Place Alnwick Northumberland England
Business
1868
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Employment and Training
The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this person (click on an item to view details):
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Name
Name Link
Date From
Date To
Position
Notes
Anthony Salvin
202043
In year 1854
Site Architect
(Sir) Charles Barry
100201
Assistant
Lewis Nockalls Cottingham
201912
Apprentice
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RIBA Proposers
The following individuals proposed this person for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):
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Proposer
Proposer Link
Date Proposed
Notes
Robert Jewell Withers
202027
In year 1873
For Fellowship
Thomas Chatfeild Clarke
202624
In year 1873
For Fellowship
Thomas Henry Wyatt
203630
In year 1873
For Fellowship
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Buildings and Designs
This person was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
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Building Name
Date Started
Town, District or Village
Island
City or County
Country
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St Helen's Parish Church
In year 1866
Cornhill
Berwickshire
Scotland
Alterations and additions, including chancel (probably responsible - Strang attribution)
National School and Schoolhouse
In year 1866
Tweedmouth
Northumberland
England
Church of St Bartholomew
In year 1866
Tweedmouth
Northumberland
England
Enlargement of chancel, and gothicisation
Church
c. 1869
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Northumberland
England
St Anne's Parish Church
In year 1870
Ancroft
Northumberland
England
Extension of nave; rebuilding of chancel; replacement of door and windows
Duddo Parish Church
In year 1879
Duddo
Northumberland
England
St Bartholomew's Vicarage
In year 1888
Tweedmouth
Northumberland
England
National School and Schoolhouse
In year 1894
Tweedmouth
Northumberland
England
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References
Bibliographic References
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Author
Title
Date
Publisher
Part
Notes
Memoir of FR Wilson
Memoir of FR Wilson
1894
Reprinted as booklet from Alnwick & County Gazette, 12 May 1894
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this person:
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Periodical Name
Publisher
Date Circ
Edition
Notes
Building News
1894/05/18
*
p672
The Times
1894/05/15
*
Obituary
Archaeologia Aeliana
1913
3rd ser, 10
pp259-261
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this person:
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Source
Source Cat No
Building Id
Item Name
Notes
Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material
Professor David M Walker personal archive
100041
Information from Graham Potts
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