George Latham (architect)
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George Latham (baptised 25 September 1793 – 8 August 1871) was an English architect and surveyor, who practised from an office in Nantwich, Cheshire. He designed two country houses, Arley Hall and Willington Hall, as well as churches, Northwich Union Workhouse, and various buildings in Nantwich.
George Latham was baptised on 25 September 1793. His father John worked making saddles.[1]
Latham married Mary Gee, the daughter of the Wesleyan Methodist minister of Nantwich, the Reverend Thomas Gee, on 7 July 1829.[1][2] They had five children[1] including at least three sons; the second, Baldwin Latham (1836–1917) became a civil engineer and meteorologist;[3] the youngest, Edwin Davenport Latham, also became a civil engineer.[4] In 1850, Latham was living on Hospital Street in Nantwich.[5] He died on 8 August 1871.[1]
