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He married Mary Ann Briggs on 7 October 1856 at St Mary's Church, [[Moseley]]. Mary Ann was the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Briggs. |
He married Mary Ann Briggs on 7 October 1856 at St Mary's Church, [[Moseley]]. Mary Ann was the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Briggs. |
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There were three children: Elizabeth Henriette Holmes (1857 - 1944), Edward Briggs Holmes (1858 - 1920) and Gertrude Fanny Holmes (1861-1938). |
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There were two children. |
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There is a brass plaque in [[St. Mary's Church, Selly Oak]] to the memory of Mary Ann Holmes aged 31 years, wife of Edward Holmes (Architect of this Church) who died 5 November 1861 and is buried in the Family Vault at [[St. Mary's Church, Moseley]]. |
There is a brass plaque in [[St. Mary's Church, Selly Oak]] to the memory of Mary Ann Holmes aged 31 years, wife of Edward Holmes (Architect of this Church) who died 5 November 1861 and is buried in the Family Vault at [[St. Mary's Church, Moseley]]. |
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Holmes married Mary Lavinia Hemming on 27 May 1863 in [[Alvechurch]]. |
Holmes married Mary Lavinia Hemming on 27 May 1863 in [[Alvechurch]]. They had a further 11 children. |
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He contracted pneumonia just before Christmas 1909 and died at Wyndcliffe, School Road, Moseley on 30 December 1909<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Funeral of Mr. E Holmes |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000668/19100104/041/0002 |newspaper=Birmingham Daily Gazette |location=England |date=4 January 1910 |access-date=6 February 2018 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> and his funeral was held in Moseley parish church on 3 January 1910. |
He contracted pneumonia just before Christmas 1909 and died at Wyndcliffe, School Road, Moseley on 30 December 1909<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Funeral of Mr. E Holmes |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000668/19100104/041/0002 |newspaper=Birmingham Daily Gazette |location=England |date=4 January 1910 |access-date=6 February 2018 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> and his funeral was held in Moseley parish church on 3 January 1910. Mary Lavinia died in 1921. |
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==Buildings designed== |
==Buildings designed== |
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Revision as of 15:50, 2 November 2019
Edward Holmes | |
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| Born | 1832 |
| Died | 1909 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | St Mary's Church, Selly Oak |
Edward Holmes (1832 – 1909) was an architect from Birmingham, England.
Family
He was the son of Edward Holmes and Elisa Henrietta Roulet, christened on 7 September 1832 in St. Mary's Church, Moseley.
He married Mary Ann Briggs on 7 October 1856 at St Mary's Church, Moseley. Mary Ann was the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Briggs. There were three children: Elizabeth Henriette Holmes (1857 - 1944), Edward Briggs Holmes (1858 - 1920) and Gertrude Fanny Holmes (1861-1938).
There is a brass plaque in St. Mary's Church, Selly Oak to the memory of Mary Ann Holmes aged 31 years, wife of Edward Holmes (Architect of this Church) who died 5 November 1861 and is buried in the Family Vault at St. Mary's Church, Moseley.
Holmes married Mary Lavinia Hemming on 27 May 1863 in Alvechurch. They had a further 11 children.
He contracted pneumonia just before Christmas 1909 and died at Wyndcliffe, School Road, Moseley on 30 December 1909[1] and his funeral was held in Moseley parish church on 3 January 1910. Mary Lavinia died in 1921.
Buildings designed
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- Lodge and twin mortuary chapels, Belper Cemetery. 1858
- All Saints' Church, King's Heath with Frederick Preedy, 1860
- St. Mary's Church, Selly Oak. 1861
- Moseley Independent Congregational chapel. 1862[2]
- St. James' Church, Shirley. New roof. 1862.
- Exchange Building, 1865. Enlarged 1877. Demolished 1965.[3]
- Immanuel Church, Broad Street, Birmingham. 1865
- Former Masonic Hall, Ethel Street, Birmingham, 1865-69[3]
- Midland Bank, New Street, Birmingham. 1867-69 (now Waterstones bookshop)[3]
- Former Medical Mission, River Street, Birmingham, 1880[3]
- Lady Chapel addition to St. Paul's Church, Moseley Road, Balsall Heath. 1865.
- Freemasons' Hall, Grand Lodge of Ireland, Molesworth Street, Dublin. 1866.
- St John The Divine, Horninglow, Burton upon Trent. 1867
- St Mark's, Winshill, Burton-on-Trent, 1869
- Kings Norton Workhouse. 1870
- St Paul's Church, Dosthill. 1872
- George Wilkinson and Co, Ashted Steam Brewery, Ashted Row, Birmingham. 1874
- 37 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham. Date unknown.
- Chadwick Manor, Balsall, Solihull[4]
References
- ^ "Funeral of Mr. E Holmes". Birmingham Daily Gazette. England. 4 January 1910. Retrieved 6 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Birmingham Daily Post - Tuesday 17 June 1862. p.2. 'New Independent Chapel at Moseley'
- ^ a b c d Pevsner Architectural Guides - Birmingham, Andy Foster, 2005, ISBN 0-300-10731-5
- ^ Birmingham Daily Post 21 April 1883
External links
- Irish Architecture site entry on Grand Masonic Hall
- Derwent Valley Mills entry on Belper Cemetery
- Institutions.org.uk entry on Kings Norton Workhouse
- Project Gutenberg entry on Showells' dictionary of Birmingham
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