William Arthur Heazell

William Arthur Heazell (7 January 1831 - 22 January 1917) FRIBA was an architect based in Nottingham.

Warehouse for W. Cotton, Weekday Cross 1874-75
Bank on corner of Gregory Boulevard and Radford Road, Nottingham 1901
Oriel Chambers, Long Row 1905-06
34-35 Long Row (now Pizza Hut) 1910
All Saints' Church, Stanley Common 1913

History

William Arthur Heazell was born on 7 January 1831, the son of Robert Heazell (1799-1867) and Mary (1809-1872). He was educated at Standard Hill Academy, Nottingham.[1]

He was articled to Messrs Waler of Nottingham in 1846 and later was assistant to Walker and Rawlinson.

He set himself up in practice in Nottingham in 1854, later entering into a partnership with Arthur Ernest Heazell as Heazell and Son. In 1893 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

He was President of the Nottingham Architectural Society in 1883.

He married Anne Nicholson on 18 June 1861 at Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Square, and they had eight children:

  • Emily Annie Heazell (1862-1952)
  • Arthur Ernest Heazell (1863-1941) who later joined him in practice
  • Francis Nicholson Heazell (1866-1953)
  • Edward Henry Heazell (1867-1948)
  • Kate Mary Heazell (1869-1948)
  • Frederic William Heazell (1871-1945)
  • Walter Albert Heazell (1873-1959)
  • Edith May Heazell (1878-1889)

He retired in 1903 and died in 1917 and is buried in the Church (Rock) Cemetery, Mansfield Road, Nottingham.

Works

References

  1. Brodie, Antonia (20 December 2001). Directory of British Architects 1834-1914: Vol 1 (A-K). Royal Institute of British Architects. p. 883. ISBN 0826455131.
  2. Harwood, Elain (2008). Pevsner Architectural Guides. Nottingham. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300126662.
  3. Wells, J.F. (1875). British Architect, Volume 3. The British Architect Company. p. 68.
  4. Wells, J.F. (1876). British Architect, Volume 5. The British Architect Company. p. 50.
  5. "1288" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  6. "St Jude's Mapperley. Corner Stone Laying". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 17 September 1892. Retrieved 19 March 2017 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. Harwood, Elain (2008). Pevsner Architectural Guides. Yale University Press. p. 95. ISBN 9780300126662.
  8. Historic England, "6 Bridlesmith Gate, 21 St Peter's Gate (1270506)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 March 2017
  9. "New Reredos at Bulwell Church". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 26 February 1900. Retrieved 19 March 2017 via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "Items of Local Interest". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 24 February 1908. Retrieved 19 March 2017 via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "Church Work in Nottm. New hall for St Mark's". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 16 July 1908. Retrieved 19 March 2017 via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. "Dedication of Stanley Church". Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. England. 8 November 1913. Retrieved 19 March 2017 via British Newspaper Archive.
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