Robert Evans FRIBA, JP (11 November 1832 – 19 July 1911) was an English architect based in Nottingham.[1]
History
He was born on 11 November 1832 in West Hallam, Derbyshire, the son of Robert Evans (1802-1864) and Jane Attenborough (1815-1881).
He trained as an architect and in the 1850s was taken on as a pupil by Thomas Chambers Hine with whom he formed a partnership in 1857[2] which lasted until 1867.[3] Evans then set up on his own in Eldon Chambers, with an assistant William Jolley (1837–1919). The partnership of Evans and Jolley was established in 1871 and lasted until 1894.[4]
He was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1888.
Robert Evans married Sarah Ann Mulcock on 11 February 1858 in St Martin's Church, Stamford and they had six children:
His son, Robert Evans Jun. (1863–1927) was articled to the firm, and eventually entered into a partnership with his father as Evans and Son.
He died on 19 July 1911 and left an estate of £32,221 8s. 6d.(equivalent to £4,144,700 in 2023).[5] A new reredos by Albert Toft in St Peter's Church, Nottingham was dedicated in 1913 in his memory.[6]
Works
Nottinghamshire Club, Victoria Street, Nottingham 1868[7]
Catholic Church & presbytery, Melbourne, Derbyshire 1907–09
Fairholme, 13 Lenton Road, Nottingham 1910[7] with Robert Evans Jun. Extensions.
References
^Brodie, Antonia (20 December 2001). Directory of British Architects 1834–1914: Vol 1 (A-K). Royal Institute of British Architects. p. 620. ISBN 0826455131.
^"Obituary. Mr. T.C. Hine". Nottingham Guardian. England. 11 February 1899. Retrieved 7 March 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^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.
^"Late Mr. Robert Evans". Nottingham Journal. England. 14 March 1913. Retrieved 17 April 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s tHarwood, Elain (2008). Pevsner Architectural Guides. Nottingham. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300126662.