Guest Jeremy Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Architect responsible for a number of buildings (especially churches) around Sheffield. His sons (Thomas James Flockton and Marcus Flockton) and grandson (Charles Burrows Flockton) carried on the family business with a number of various Flockton partnerships continuing into the 1920s... Some buildings by William Flockton: The Mount (1830) Wesley College (1838) Ecclesall Bierlow Union Workhouse (1844) Kenwood Park (1845) Aizlewood's Mill (1847) Holy Trinity Church (1848) Anglican Chapel at the Sheffield General Cemetery (1850) as Flockton & Son: Christ Church, Pitsmoor Road, Sheffield (1850) Church of St Thomas, Brightside, Sheffield (1854) St Matthew's Church, Sheffield (1855) St Andrew's United Reformed Church, Sheffield (1855–56) Church of St Stephen, Sheffield (1857) Church of St. Thomas and St. James, Barnsley (1858) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Some directory entries: 1833 (White's): William Flockton; Architect, joiner and builder; Devonshire Street 1841 (Pigot's): William Flockton; Architect; 93 Devonshire Street 1846 (Slater's): William Flockton; Architect; 29 Fargate 1849 (White's): William Flockton & Son; architects, surveyors & civil engineers; 3 Hartshead 1849 (White's): William Flockton; Architect, surveyor &c.; h. Spring Villa, 275 Glossop Road 1852 (White's): William Flockton & Son; architects and surveyors; Figtree Lane 1852 (White's): William Flockton; Architect &c.; h. Spring Villa, Glossop Road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 William Flockton and his son and business partner Thomas James Flockton in Odom's Hallamshire Worthies: http://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/i...ost&p=37729 obituary for Thomas James Flockton: (From: Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects, Volume 7, 1900) The late Thomas James Flockton Mr. T. J. Flockton (of the firm of Messrs. Flockton, Gibbs & Flockton), whose death occurred on the 7th inst., in his seventy-fifth year, had been a Fellow of the Institute since 1888. The Hon. Secretary, in making the formal announcement to the Meeting last Monday, referred in appreciative terms to the long and fruitful career of the deceased, observing that Mr. Flockton was almost in himself an embodiment of Sheffield, for wherever one went in that city his hand was visible. Mr. Flockton entered the office of his father, Mr. William Flockton, architect and surveyor, in 1837, at the age of thirteen, and was afterwards for a short time in the offices of Sir Gilbert Scott and Mr. John Johnson of London. He was engaged on railway work under Mr. John Fowler for some months. In the year 1845 he entered into partnership with his father, and ever since then was actively engaged in his profession until within a few days of his death. He erected, during his long career of sixty-two years' active work, no fewer than fifteen churches in and about the neighbourhood of Sheffield, and many of the banks and other important buildings of the town. He held for forty-one years the post of Surveyor to the Sheffield Church Burgesses, during which time the income of the Trust was raised from a comparatively small sum up to several thousands of pounds per annum, also the Surveyorship to the Town Trustees, Birley's Charity, Grammar School Trustees, and the Boys' and Girls' Charity Schools. He was for many years Consulting Surveyor to the Improvement Committee of the Sheffield Corporation. He designed the whole of the street improvements, and negotiated the greater part of the land purchases, amounting to about a quarter of a million of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 His family in 1841: I think that his wife, Mary, might be the daughter of Thomas and Hannah Tibbitts (see http://books.google.com/books?id=CR8vAAAAM...p;pg=RA1-PA360) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Household in 1851 Springfield House, Glossop Road FLOCKTON, William; Head; Married; M; 47; Architect & Engineer; b. Sheffield, Yorkshire FLOCKTON, Mary; Wife; Married; F; 47; Wife Of Architect & Engineer; b. Sheffield, Yorkshire FLOCKTON, William Bradford; Son; Unmarried; M; 20; Architect & Engineer; b. Sheffield, Yorkshire FLOCKTON, Gertrude; Daughter; Unmarried; F; 19; b. Sheffield, Yorkshire FLOCKTON, Eliza; Daughter; Unmarried; F; 14; b. Sheffield, Yorkshire FLOCKTON, Annie; Daughter; Unmarried; F; 8; b. Sheffield, Yorkshire FLOCKTON, Charles; Son; Unmarried; M; 9; b. Sheffield, Yorkshire FLOCKTON, Lucy; Daughter; Unmarried; F; 6; b. Sheffield, Yorkshire BROADHURST, Mary Jane; Servant; Unmarried; F; 17; Female Servant; b. Sheffield, Yorkshire WEBSTER, Mary; Servant; Unmarried; F; 15; Female Servant; b. Dronfield, Derbyshire LUCAS, Edward; Son-In-Law; Married; M; 26; Spindle Manufacturer; b. Dronfield, Derbyshire LUCAS, Charlotte; Daughter; Married; F; 24; Wife Of Spindle Manufacturer; b. Sheffield, Yorkshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 His family in 1861: 275 Glossop Road William Flockton; Head; Married; 57; Architect & Surveyor; born Sheffield Mary Flockton; Wife; Married; 57; ; born Sheffield Marcus Flockton; Son; Unmarried; 22; Architect & Surveyor; born Sheffield Charles Flockton; Son; Unmarried; 18; Engineer; born Sheffield Annie Flockton; Daughter; Unmarried; 18; ; born Sheffield Lucy M Flockton; Daughter; Unmarried; 16; ; born Sheffield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 The Mount (1830) From map 232: PictureSheffield: Architect's drawing 1840s painting 1959 renovations Images of England record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Wesley College/King Edward VII School (1838) (see also: http://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/i...showtopic=1186) From map 231 PictureSheffield: 1849 engraving Facade view Images of England Record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Ecclesall Bierlow Union Workhouse (1844) Website on workhouses in Ecclesall: http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Ec...llBierlow.shtml PictureSheffield: Architect's drawing Photo Images of England: http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/....aspx?id=456927 http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/....aspx?id=456928 http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/....aspx?id=456929 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Aizlewood's Mill (1847) From map 10: PictureSheffield: http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/pi...ff.refno=v01976 Images of England: http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/...1&id=455879 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Holy Trinity Church (1848) See Aizlewood's Mill (above) for map. PictureSheffield: 1850s engraving Aizlewood's Mill and Holy Trinity Church Images of England: http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/...1&id=455880 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Anglican Chapel at the Sheffield General Cemetery (1850) From map 270: PictureSheffield: Early engraving 1940s 1970s Images of England: http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/...1&id=456205 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Christ Church, Pitsmoor Road, Sheffield (1850) From map 8 (just): PictureSheffield: Clean Not so clean 1950s Images of England: http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/....aspx?id=456258 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Church of St Thomas, Brightside, Sheffield (1854) From map 60: PictureSheffield: http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/pi...ff.refno=c01526 Images of England: http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/....aspx?id=458820 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 St Matthew's Church, Sheffield (1855) From map 2: PictureSheffield: Front Rear Interior Images of England: http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/....aspx?id=456193 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 St Andrew's United Reformed Church, Sheffield (1855–56) PictureSheffield: Engraving 1860s Images of England: http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/....aspx?id=456932 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Church of St Stephen, Sheffield (1857) From map 275: PictureSheffield: Engraving 1960s Images of England: http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/....aspx?id=458132 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Superb stuff, once again Jeremy. Thank you on behalf of us all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Thanks Richard. One last church from my current list. This one's not in Sheffield: Church of St. Thomas and St. James, Barnsley (1858) Images of England: http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/....aspx?id=333945 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Kenwood Park, Sheffield (1845) From maps 226 and 267: PictureSheffield: http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/pi...ff.refno=s05340 http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/pi...ff.refno=s05342 The house (now a hotel) itself is not a listed building but the North Lodge (also probably by William Flockton) is: http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/....aspx?id=456375 Now Kenwood Hall Hotel -- some history on their website: http://www.kenwoodhallsheffield.com/history.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 From the flood claims archive: Claim 5693 http://www2.shu.ac.uk/sfca/claimDetails.cfm?claim=7-5693 "The Claimants are the Trustees and Executors of the Will of William Flockton deceased, who died on the 28th day of September last and who at the time of the Inundation & henceforth to the time of his decease was the owner of six leasehold dwellinghouses and a Beerhouse situate in Mill Street (now Alma Street) Sheffield" Any idea which beerhouse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ATCAllom Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 I am very interested in the Flockton family. Do you or anyone else have more details. Thomas James Flockton was my great-great grandfather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayleaf Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 I am very interested in the Flockton family. Do you or anyone else have more details. Thomas James Flockton was my great-great grandfather. Welcome to the Forum! I don't know if this adds anything you didn't know, it's from the latest Pevsner Guide for Sheffield. Sheffield Architects. Major commissions in 19th Century Sheffield were in the hands of a limited number of firms.Those associated with the Flockton & Hadfield families were the most prominent and included several generations. The broad stages of their development are set out below. Dates of changes in partnerships are approximate. The Flockton firm: William Flockton (1804-64); 1845-9 Flockton, Lee & (Thomas James ) Flockton (1846-99); 1849-64 Flockton & Son; 1864-78 Flockton & (G.L.) Abbott (c. 1823-84); 1878-95 Flockton & (Edward Mitchell) Gibbs (1847-1935); 1895-9 Flockton, Gibbs & ( Charles Burrows) Flockton (1867-1945); 1899-1910 Gibbs & (C.B. ) Flockton; 1910-21 Gibbs, Flockton & (J.C.A.) Teather (1874-1957) Experience outside Sheffield was less common, although T.J. Flockton & E.M. Gibbs had worked in London as assistants, Flockton to G.G. Scott c.1840. In 1887 the Sheffield Society of Architects was formed at the instigation of T.J. Flockton. (If you haven't already it would be worth getting sight of a copy of this Pevsner (published 2004), there are numerous entries for the Flocktons and their work.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ATCAllom Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Welcome to the Forum! I don't know if this adds anything you didn't know, it's from the latest Pevsner Guide for Sheffield. Sheffield Architects. Major commissions in 19th Century Sheffield were in the hands of a limited number of firms.Those associated with the Flockton & Hadfield families were the most prominent and included several generations. The broad stages of their development are set out below. Dates of changes in partnerships are approximate. The Flockton firm: William Flockton (1804-64); 1845-9 Flockton, Lee & (Thomas James ) Flockton (1846-99); 1849-64 Flockton & Son; 1864-78 Flockton & (G.L.) Abbott (c. 1823-84); 1878-95 Flockton & (Edward Mitchell) Gibbs (1847-1935); 1895-9 Flockton, Gibbs & ( Charles Burrows) Flockton (1867-1945); 1899-1910 Gibbs & (C.B. ) Flockton; 1910-21 Gibbs, Flockton & (J.C.A.) Teather (1874-1957) Experience outside Sheffield was less common, although T.J. Flockton & E.M. Gibbs had worked in London as assistants, Flockton to G.G. Scott c.1840. In 1887 the Sheffield Society of Architects was formed at the instigation of T.J. Flockton. (If you haven't already it would be worth getting sight of a copy of this Pevsner (published 2004), there are numerous entries for the Flocktons and their work.) Will try that thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Wikipedia Flockton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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