James Turner (architect)
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James Turner (c. 1852 – 12 October 1899) was a British architect based in Matlock.
He was born in New Mills, Derbyshire around 1852, the son of Thomas B Turner and Mary. With his wife Elizabeth, he had 5 sons:
- Thomas B Turner (1877-1888)
- James Parson Turner (b. 1879)
- Joseph Turner (1881-1957)
- Frederick Turner (1883-1963)
- John Edward Turner (b. 1885)
- Samuel William Turner (b. 1888)
Until 1893 he was in partnership with George Robert Hall in Matlock as Architects, Surveyors and Estate Agents, as Turner and Hall.[1]
He died on 12 October 1899 and left an estate valued at £159 14s (equivalent to £22,700 in 2023).[2]
Works
- Day Schools, Tansley, Derbyshire 1889 enlargement
- Co-operative Store, Matlock Bank Industrial and Provident Society, Smedley Street, Matlock 1891[3]
- Church Schools, South Darley, Derbyshire 1892 Enlargement
- Depot for Matlock Cable Tramway 1893[4]
- Bank House Hydro, Matlock 1894[5]
- Pavilion, Swimming Bath and Gardens, Matlock 1894-95[6]
- Matlock Board School, School Road, Matlock Bank 1897[7]
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References
- ↑ "Notice is hereby given..." The London Gazette. No. 26372. 14 February 1893. p. 839.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Co-operative Society". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. England. 2 May 1891. Retrieved 24 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1978). The Buildings of England: Derbyshire. Penguin Books. p. 275. ISBN 0-14-071008-6.
- ↑ "Bank House Hydro". Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. England. 4 May 1894. Retrieved 24 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "The New Pavilion and Gardens". Derby Mercury. England. 22 August 1894. Retrieved 24 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Matlock New Board School". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. England. 25 September 1897. Retrieved 24 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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