James Huckerby

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Anglo Scotian Mills, Beeston 1892

James Huckerby (1826 – 25 March 1900) was a 19th-century builder and architect based in Beeston, Nottingham.

History[edit]

He was born in 1826 in Long Clawson, Leicestershire, the son of James Huckerby (1804-1887) and Sarah Swain (1804-1888).

On 18 July 1854 he married Mary Ann Shrewsbury, eldest daughter of Thomas Shrewsbury in St John the Baptist Church, Beeston.

He was a builder who also acted as a Clerk of Works and Architect for local businessmen in Beeston.

He died on 25 March 1900 at his residence 8 The City, Beeston, Nottingham and left an estate valued at £413 17s 4d. (equivalent to £56,600 in 2023).[1]

Works[edit]

  • 4 houses, Middleton Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1887[2]
  • Pair of villas, 13-15 Hampden Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1887[3]
  • Pair of villas, Thornhill Street (now Imperial Road), Beeston, Nottingham 1887-88[4]
  • Oban House, 8 Chilwell Road, Beeston ca. 1890 (attributed)
  • House, Cromwell Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1890[5]
  • 2 Pairs of Villas, Willoughby Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1891[6]
  • Seven houses, 1-11 Clinton Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1891[7]
  • Pair of Villas for William Bacton, Denison Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1892[8]
  • Anglo Scotian Mills, Beeston 1892[9]
  • House for William Lowe, 52 Denison Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1893[10]
  • House for Mr Turner, Styring Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1893[11]
  • Houses in Grange Avenue, Beeston 1893-94 (with Arthur Richard Calvert)[12]
  • Semi-detached houses at 17-19 Chilwell Road, Beeston 1894
  • House, Clinton Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1894[13]
  • House for John Lee, 90 Denison Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1895[14]
  • Pair of Villas for Mrs Brecknock, Park Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1895[15]
  • House and shop alterations for Mr Hooley, 101 Wollaton Road, Beeston, Nottingham 1895[16]
  • Two houses and stabling for William Low, Denison Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1898-99[17]
  • Five houses for Mr. J. Stone, Denison Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1897[18]
  • Pair of villas for Mr A. Elliot, Denison Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1898-99[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "690" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  3. ^ "780" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  4. ^ "775" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  5. ^ "641" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  6. ^ "570" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  7. ^ "256" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  8. ^ "738" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  9. ^ Pearson, Lynn (31 August 2016). Victorian and Edwardian British Industrial Architecture. The Crowood Press. ISBN 9781785001901.
  10. ^ "738" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  11. ^ "1337" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  12. ^ "472" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  13. ^ "252" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  14. ^ "738" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  15. ^ "763" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  16. ^ "1424" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  17. ^ "735" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  18. ^ "737" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  19. ^ "718" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.