William Jolley (1836 - 13 February 1919) was an English architect based in Nottingham.
History
He was born in 1836, the son of William Jolley (1801-1886) and Elizabeth Moore (1800-1857) and baptised on 9 August 1836 in St Alkmund's Church, Derby.
He trained as an architect as a pupil by Thomas Chambers Hine and then went to work for 13 years in the office of Sir George Gilbert Scott in London.[1] He then moved to be an assistant with Robert Evans JP in Eldon Chambers. The partnership of Evans and Jolley was established in 1871 and lasted until 1894.[2]
He died on 13 February 1919 and left an estate of 22,402 7s. 8d. (equivalent to £1,300,400 in 2023).[3]
Works
Club, 12 Victoria Street, Nottingham 1872[4] with Evans
Birkin Brothers lace warehouse, 16 Stoney Street, Nottingham 1872[5] with Evans (plus additions in 1881)
Lewis and Grundy ironmongers shop, Victoria Street 1873[6] extended with Evans
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