Holland W. Hobbiss
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. He also traded under the name Holland W. Hobbiss and Partners, and Holland W. Hobbiss and M. A. H. Hobbiss. His signature brick
Brick
A brick is a block of ceramic material used in masonry construction, usually laid using various kinds of mortar. It has been regarded as one of the longest lasting and strongest building materials used throughout history.-History:...
pattern was English garden wall bond with three rows of stretchers between each row of headers.
Works
He designed:- Chemical Engineering Building, University of Birmingham, 1960 (Holland W. Hobbiss and Partners)
- Christ Church, Burney Lane, Washwood Heath, 1935
- Crematorium and chapel at Lodge Hill Cemetery in Selly OakSelly OakSelly Oak is a residential suburban district in south-west Birmingham, England. The suburb is bordered by Bournbrook and Selly Park to the north-east, Edgbaston and Harborne to the north, Weoley Castle and Weoley Hill to the west, and Bournville to the south...
, 1936–37 - Edgbaston High School for Girls, 1960 (Holland W. Hobbiss and Partners)
- Fox and Goose pub, Washwood Heath, 1913
- Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VIFoundation of the Schools of King Edward VIThe Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham is a charitable institution that operates two independent schools, five voluntary aided selective state schools in Birmingham, England and one academy....
, Foundation Offices. - The Guild of Students, University of BirminghamUniversity of BirminghamThe University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
, 1928-30. Extended 1948-51 and 1960. - Holy Cross church, Brigfield Road, Billesley Common, 1937
- King Edward's SchoolKing Edward's School, BirminghamKing Edward's School is an independent secondary school in Birmingham, England, founded by King Edward VI in 1552. It is part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham, and is widely regarded as one of the most academically successful schools in the country, according to...
, 1937-47. He rebuilt and clad with brick the upper corridor of the New Street (Charles BarryCharles BarrySir Charles Barry FRS was an English architect, best known for his role in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster in London during the mid-19th century, but also responsible for numerous other buildings and gardens.- Background and training :Born on 23 May 1795 in Bridge Street, Westminster...
) King Edward's school as the current chapel, 1952-3. Chapel listed . - King Edward VI High School for GirlsKing Edward VI High School for GirlsKing Edward VI High School for Girls is an independent secondary school in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England. It is part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham and occupies the same site as, and is twinned with, King Edward's School...
, 1937-47. - The crematorium at Lodge Hill Cemetery, BirminghamLodge Hill Cemetery, BirminghamLodge Hill Cemetery is a municipal cemetery and crematorium in Selly Oak, Birmingham, England. The cemetery was first opened by King’s Norton Rural District Council in 1895, and during the 1930s became the site of Birmingham's first crematorium....
, 1937. - Pitmaston House, formerly the Ideal Benefit Society Building, Goodby Road, Edgbaston, 1930-1. Listed grade II in 2002
- Queens College, Somerset Road, Edgbaston. Residential block and lodge 1929-30, chapel 1938-47
- St Edmund, Reddings Lane, Tyseley, 1939-40
- St Francis' Hall, University of Birmingham, 1936. Extended 1968-9.
- St GilesSaint GilesSaint Giles was a Greek Christian hermit saint from Athens, whose legend is centered in Provence and Septimania. The tomb in the abbey Giles was said to have founded, in St-Gilles-du-Gard, became a place of pilgrimage and a stop on the road that led from Arles to Santiago de Compostela, the...
, Church Road, Rowley RegisRowley RegisRowley Regis is a town in the Sandwell metropolitan borough of the West Midlands county and a part of the Black Country in the United Kingdom. Being part of the Black Country, locals speak with the traditional dialect, though in a form regarded by many as the quickest and the hardest to...
, 1923 with A. S. Dixon. - St Mark's Church House, Washwood Heath, 1909–10
- St Mary and St John, Alum Rock Road, 1934-5
Sources
- Pevsner Architectural Guides - Birmingham, Andy Foster, 2005, ISBN 0-300-10731-5