William Knight (architect)

William Knight (1840 - 21 November 1923) was an English architect based in Nottingham.

St Michael's Church, Hoveringham 1865
St Andrew's Church, Nottingham 1870-71
Church of St John the Divine, Bulwell 1884-85

Career

He was born in Sneinton, Nottingham, the son of William Knight (1808-1897), timber merchant, and Mary Ann (b. 1817).

He had offices at 28 Derby Road, and in 1882 moved to East Circus Street, Nottingham.[1]

He married Elizabeth Lindsay Symington (1842-1894), 3rd daughter of James Symington, on 3 April 1872[2] in St Helen's Church, Oxendon, Leicestershire and they had the following children:

  • William P. Knight (b. 1873)
  • Harold Knight (1874-1961)
  • Ethel Lindsay Knight (1875-1941)
  • Agnes Mary Knight (1877-1950)
  • Edgar Knight (b. 1881)

He retired to Great Bowden, Leicestershire, where he died on 21 November 1923.

Notable works

References
  1. "Legal and Public Notices". Nottingham Journal. England. 9 November 1882. Retrieved 27 January 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Marriages". Leicester Chronicle. England. 6 April 1872. Retrieved 27 January 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. Historic England. "Church of St Michael (1370181)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  4. Historic England. "Church of St Andrew and Boundary Wall (1058983)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  5. Historic England. "Vicarage to the Church of St Andrew (1246777)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  6. "The large new National Schools…". Nottingham Journal. England. 18 January 1872. Retrieved 27 January 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. Historic England. "Christ Church Parish Church (1359404)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  8. Harwood, Elain (2008). Pevsner Architectural Guides. Nottingham. Yale University Press. p. 103. ISBN 9780300126662.
  9. "Nether Broughton". Grantham Journal. England. 23 December 1882. Retrieved 27 January 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. Historic England. "Church of St John the Divine (1270623)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  11. Lee, J M; McKinley, R A (1964). A History of the County of Leicestershire. 5. British History Online. p. 133-153.
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