William Brooks (architect)

William Brooks (* 1786 ; † December 11, 1867 in Headington ) was a British architect.

Brooks education took place with David Riddall Roper (~ 1774-1855) as well as at the Royal Academy Schools , which he attended since 1808. Accordingly, he exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts from 1803 to 1815 . Howard Colvin describes Brooks in his Biographical Dictionary of British Architects as an enthusiastic nonconformist and anti-papist , as well as an abolitionist and passionate writer of letters to the editor.

Brooks was a member of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths , one of the Twelve Great Livery Companies of the City of London .

Due to his poor health, he retired early.

William Brooks had been married to Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of William Sabine from Islington , since December 16, 1811. The marriage resulted in several children, including CW Shirley Brooks (1816–1874), editor of Punch .

The Finsbury Chapel and the 1815-1819 constructed building of the London institution are considered his masterpieces. Both buildings were demolished. Charles Dyer (1794–1848) and Leonard Wild Lloyd (~ 1802–1868) are given as his students .

Building (selection)

in London

Finsbury Chapel , Finsbury Circus and the corner of Bloomsfield Street (opened in 1826, demolished?)
London Institution (1815–1819; demolished 1936), Finsbury Circus

in Dudley , Worcestershire

St. Thomas (1816/17), in the style of the Gothic Revival

in Bristol

The Female Orphan Asylum (later: Salvation Army Home)

in Islington

College of the Church Missionary Society (circa 1828; demolished)

Finsbury Chapel facade, steel engraving by Thomas Barber
London institution
St. Thomas Church, Dudley

literature

Entry: William Brooks , in: Howard Colvin: A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600–1840 , Yale University Press, 3rd edition, London, New Haven 1995, p. 164.

Individual evidence

↑ George Clement Boase: Brooks, Charles William Shirley , in: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 6.
↑ The General chronicle and literary magazine, 1811, Volume 3 from Septr. to Dezr .. London, 1811, p. 443 [1]
↑ James Elmes: Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century: Displayed in a Series of Engravings . Jones & Co, London 1828, p. 163. [2]
↑ site westgallerychurches.com on St. Thomas , accessed December 18, 2011
↑ Website blackcountrygenealogyandfamilyhistory.co.uk about St. Thomas, Dudley ( Memento of the original from January 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 18, 2011 @1@ 2

personal data
SURNAME	Brooks, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British architect
DATE OF BIRTH	1786
DATE OF DEATH	December 11, 1867
Place of death	Headington

[1] George Clement Boase: Brooks, Charles William Shirley , in: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 6.

[2] The General chronicle and literary magazine, 1811, Volume 3 from Septr. to Dezr .. London, 1811, p. 443 [1]

[3] James Elmes: Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century: Displayed in a Series of Engravings . Jones & Co, London 1828, p. 163. [2]

[4] site westgallerychurches.com on St. Thomas , accessed December 18, 2011

[5] Website blackcountrygenealogyandfamilyhistory.co.uk about St. Thomas, Dudley ( Memento of the original from January 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 18, 2011 @1@ 2