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'''Edward Holl''', Architect to the Navy Board. |
'''Edward Holl''', Architect to the Navy Board. |
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His father is presumed to be Edward Holl (a stone mason from [[Beccles]] in [[Suffolk]]) who died in January 1816.<ref>{{cite book|first=Sir Richard |last=Philips | title=The Monthly Magazine|url={{Google books|jeOMfpYMOtYC&pg|The Monthly Magazine|page=565|plainurl=yes}}|page=565}}</ref> |
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==Early Life== |
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==Career== |
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| ⚫ | In 1804, he became an archiect to the Navy Board. He was the second architect employed after Samuel Bunce. He was employed by [[Samuel Bentham|Brigadier General Sir Samuel Bentham]].<ref name=civilengineer>{{cite book|first=A. W. |last=Skempton | title=A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland|url={{Google books|jeOMfpYMOtYC&pg|A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland|page=329|plainurl=yes}}|page=329}}</ref> |
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In 1808-1811, he worked on the Royal Dockyard church, Sheerness (now [[Grade II* listed]]) |
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http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1268203 |
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The Royal Dockyard Church, Chatham was designed by Edward Holl and built largely by the dockyard’s own workforce between 1806 and 1810. |
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Admirals Office, Chatham Dockyard |
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In 1815, he drew up plans of John Rennie for [[Pembroke Dockyard]]. This included a row of shipbuilding slips, a dry dock, a single line of buildings (including storehouses, offices, kilns, mould loft and a pitch house).<ref name=pembroke>{{cite book|first=Thomas |last=Lloyd |first2=Julian |last2=Orbach |first3=Robert |last3=Scourfield| title=Pembrokeshire|url={{Google books|A4V0osYKTJYC&pg|Pembrokeshire|page=346|plainurl=yes}}|page=346}}</ref> |
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The entrance gates and lodges were built in 1817. The Captain Superintendant's House (later used as a hotel) (1832-1834), several terracea of houses (1817-1818), Fleet surgeon's house, Sunderland House (an office building) (1822), the Old Storehouse (1822) <ref name=pembroke/> |
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Bermuda Royal Naval Hospital built in 1818 (demolished in 1970's) |
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url=http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20140301/ISLAND/140309993 Dr Edward Harris title=From sickbed to scrapheap date=1 March 2014 accessdate=27 March 2014 |
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In 1824-29, he designed a large storehouse building at Sheerness Dockyard. This was a large quarangle of four-storeyed ranges, with a big granite entrance. They had thich stock brick walls supporting an iron frame and stone floors. But in 1980 it was demolished.<ref name=civilengineer>{{cite book|first1=John |last1=Newman |title=North East and East Kent|url={{Google books|A4V0osYKTJYC&pg|North East and East Kent|page=457|plainurl=yes}}|page=457}}</ref>Seen http://www.ribapix.com/index.php?a=wordsearch&s=item&key=WczoxMToiRWR3YXJkIEhvbGwiOw==&pg=3 |
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He died in 1824. |
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Inside Chelsea Old church (there is a memorial to EDWARD HOLL, 1823)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=99957|title=Chelsea Old Church, Monuments in the chancel| year=1924| publisher=british-history.ac.uk|accessdate=27 March 2014}}</ref> |
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In December 1823, Edward Holl died in Chelsea.<ref>{{cite book|title=The New Monthly Magazine Volume 9|url={{Google books|Ln9HAAAAYAAJ&pg|The New Monthly Magazine Volume 9|page=567|plainurl=yes}}|page=567}}</ref> |
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(question if related) |
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(the children of Mary Holl, the wife, and afterwards the widow of, Edward Holl), Children - Samuel Holl, Edward Holl, and Jane Susannah Foulger Holl |
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Castell v. Foulger, 1883,Case No. 2151 date 29th June, 1883,ref-http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25364/pages/2627/page.pdf date=June 13 1884 |
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==Major works== |
==Major works== |
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*1804-1824 Chatham Dockyard Offices, Chatham Dockyard Chapel and sawmills (with M. I. Brunel),lead and paint mills and pumping station (with [[John Rennie the Younger|John Rennie]]) |
*1804-1824 Chatham Dockyard Offices, Chatham Dockyard Chapel and sawmills (with M. I. Brunel),lead and paint mills and pumping station (with [[John Rennie the Younger|John Rennie]]) |
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*1806-1807 [[Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda]] and Commissioner's House (now used by [[Bermuda Maritime Museum]]) |
*1806-1807 [[Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda]] and Commissioner's House (now used by [[Bermuda Maritime Museum]]) |
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*1809-1811 St Nicholas Naval Hospital, Great Yarmouth (closed in 1993, converted into apartments in 1996)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=134095 |title=ST NICHOLAS HOSPITAL|year=2007|publisher=pastscape.org.uk|accessdate=27 March 2014}}</ref> |
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*1812 [[HMNB Devonport|Devonport Dockyard]], ropery spinning house |
*1812 [[HMNB Devonport|Devonport Dockyard]], ropery spinning house |
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Revision as of 22:43, 27 March 2014
Edward Holl | |
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| Died | 1824 |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Chatham Dockyard buildings, Royal Dockyard Buildings, Bermuda |
Edward Holl, Architect to the Navy Board. His father is presumed to be Edward Holl (a stone mason from Beccles in Suffolk) who died in January 1816.[1]
Early Life
Career
In 1804, he became an archiect to the Navy Board. He was the second architect employed after Samuel Bunce. He was employed by Brigadier General Sir Samuel Bentham.[2]
In 1808-1811, he worked on the Royal Dockyard church, Sheerness (now Grade II* listed) http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1268203
The Royal Dockyard Church, Chatham was designed by Edward Holl and built largely by the dockyard’s own workforce between 1806 and 1810. Admirals Office, Chatham Dockyard
In 1815, he drew up plans of John Rennie for Pembroke Dockyard. This included a row of shipbuilding slips, a dry dock, a single line of buildings (including storehouses, offices, kilns, mould loft and a pitch house).[3]
The entrance gates and lodges were built in 1817. The Captain Superintendant's House (later used as a hotel) (1832-1834), several terracea of houses (1817-1818), Fleet surgeon's house, Sunderland House (an office building) (1822), the Old Storehouse (1822) [3]
Bermuda Royal Naval Hospital built in 1818 (demolished in 1970's) url=http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20140301/ISLAND/140309993 Dr Edward Harris title=From sickbed to scrapheap date=1 March 2014 accessdate=27 March 2014
In 1824-29, he designed a large storehouse building at Sheerness Dockyard. This was a large quarangle of four-storeyed ranges, with a big granite entrance. They had thich stock brick walls supporting an iron frame and stone floors. But in 1980 it was demolished.[2]Seen http://www.ribapix.com/index.php?a=wordsearch&s=item&key=WczoxMToiRWR3YXJkIEhvbGwiOw==&pg=3
He died in 1824. Inside Chelsea Old church (there is a memorial to EDWARD HOLL, 1823)[4] In December 1823, Edward Holl died in Chelsea.[5]
(question if related) (the children of Mary Holl, the wife, and afterwards the widow of, Edward Holl), Children - Samuel Holl, Edward Holl, and Jane Susannah Foulger Holl Castell v. Foulger, 1883,Case No. 2151 date 29th June, 1883,ref-http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25364/pages/2627/page.pdf date=June 13 1884
Major works
- 1804-1824 Chatham Dockyard Offices, Chatham Dockyard Chapel and sawmills (with M. I. Brunel),lead and paint mills and pumping station (with John Rennie)
- 1806-1807 Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda and Commissioner's House (now used by Bermuda Maritime Museum)
- 1809-1811 St Nicholas Naval Hospital, Great Yarmouth (closed in 1993, converted into apartments in 1996)[6]
- 1812 Devonport Dockyard, ropery spinning house
References
- ^ Philips, Sir Richard. The Monthly Magazine. p. 565.
- ^ a b Skempton, A. W. A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland. p. 329. Cite error: The named reference "civilengineer" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b Lloyd, Thomas; Orbach, Julian; Scourfield, Robert. Pembrokeshire. p. 346.
- ^ "Chelsea Old Church, Monuments in the chancel". british-history.ac.uk. 1924. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ The New Monthly Magazine Volume 9. p. 567.
- ^ "ST NICHOLAS HOSPITAL". pastscape.org.uk. 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
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