William Dymock Pratt

William Dymock Pratt (22 December 1854 – 12 August 1916) was an architect based in Nottingham.[1]

Fellows Morton and Clayton offices 1895, now a public house.

Warehouses for A. Schmidt, 21-27 Stoney Street, Nottingham 1910

Biography

Pratt was born in Sneinton on 22 December 1854, the son of Nathan Pratt of Gedling Lodge in Nottinghamshire. He was articled to W.H. Martin, and then with Adams and Kelly in Leeds. From 1877 to 1884 he was in partnership with James Edwin Truman as Truman and Pratt, at Cauldon-chambers, Long Row, Nottingham.[2] From 1884 he practised alone in Nottingham.

On 4 September 1884 he married Lillian Edith Cropper, eldest daughter of Alderman Cropper, of Nottingham. They had two daughters, Murial Edith Amy Pratt (b. 1885) and Gwendoline Ursula Pratt (b.1890).

He died on 12 August 1916 at Bleasby, Nottinghamshire, leaving an estate valued at £17,556 11s. 11d. (equivalent to £1,199,100 in 2019).[3]

Works

Granby Hotel, Carrington Street, Nottingham 1886 with James Edwin Truman
St Matthew's Church, Talbot Street Nottingham 1887[4] restoration and re-ordering
Bakery, Bridlesmith Gate, Nottingham 1890[5]
Brick section of Debenhams, Long Row, Nottingham 1893-96[5]
Fellow Morton and Clayton offices 1895 (now public house)
The Theatre Royal, Lord Haddon Road, Ilkeston 1895[6]
Hardstaff Warehouse, Canal Street, Nottingham 1897 (Now Via Fossa)
Warehouse and Bakery, 17 Castle Gate, Nottingham 1897[5]
Gresham Hotel, Carrington Street, Nottingham 1898-99
King’s Walk, Upper Parliament Street, Nottingham 1901[5][7]
Middle Warehouse, Hollowstone, Nottingham 1904[5][8]
The Orchard, University of Nottingham 1904[5]
University Club, University of Nottingham 1906-07[5]
Warehouses for A. Schmidt 21-27 Stoney Street, Nottingham 1910[5][9]

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References

Brodie, Antonia (20 December 2001). Directory of British Architects 1834-1914: Vol 2 (L-Z). Royal Institute of British Architects. p. 406. ISBN 082645514X.
"No. 25412". The London Gazette. 7 November 1884. p. 4810.
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 2 February 2020.
"Ecclesiastical". Nottingham Guardian. England. 27 August 1887. Retrieved 21 March 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Harwood, Elain (2008). Pevsner Architectural Guides. Nottingham. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300126662.
"New Theatre at Ilkeston". The Era. England. 28 December 1895. Retrieved 21 March 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Historic England, "26 and 28, Upper Parliament Street, 1 and 3 King's Walk (1255196)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 March 2017
Historic England, "53 Stoney Street (1255183)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 March 2017
Historic England, "21 to 27, Stoney Street (1270431)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 March 2017

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[1] Brodie, Antonia (20 December 2001). Directory of British Architects 1834-1914: Vol 2 (L-Z). Royal Institute of British Architects. p. 406. ISBN 082645514X.

[2] "No. 25412". The London Gazette. 7 November 1884. p. 4810.

[inflation-UK-3] 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 2 February 2020.

[4] "Ecclesiastical". Nottingham Guardian. England. 27 August 1887. Retrieved 21 March 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[Harwood-5] Harwood, Elain (2008). Pevsner Architectural Guides. Nottingham. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300126662.

[6] "New Theatre at Ilkeston". The Era. England. 28 December 1895. Retrieved 21 March 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[7] Historic England, "26 and 28, Upper Parliament Street, 1 and 3 King's Walk (1255196)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 March 2017

[8] Historic England, "53 Stoney Street (1255183)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 March 2017

[9] Historic England, "21 to 27, Stoney Street (1270431)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 March 2017