John West Hugall
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John West Hugall, FRIBA, was a British Gothic Revival architect
. His dates of birth and death are unknown.
in 1871.
Hugall spent an early part of his career in Pontefract
, Yorkshire
. While there he was Secretary of the Yorkshire Architectural Society (now the Yorkshire Architectural and York Archaeological Society). In 1848 he co-wrote a book, The Churches Of Scarborough, Filey, And The Neighbourhood and An Historical and Descriptive Guide to York Cathedral and Its Antiquities.(1850) with the Rev. G.A. Poole.
Hugall seems to have moved his practice to Cheltenham
by about 1850 and to Reading
and Oxford
by 1871.
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
. His dates of birth and death are unknown.
Career
Hugall's works span the period 1848-78. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British ArchitectsRoyal Institute of British Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...
in 1871.
Hugall spent an early part of his career in Pontefract
Pontefract
Pontefract is an historic market town in West Yorkshire, England. Traditionally in the West Riding, near the A1 , the M62 motorway and Castleford. It is one of the five towns in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield and has a population of 28,250...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
. While there he was Secretary of the Yorkshire Architectural Society (now the Yorkshire Architectural and York Archaeological Society). In 1848 he co-wrote a book, The Churches Of Scarborough, Filey, And The Neighbourhood and An Historical and Descriptive Guide to York Cathedral and Its Antiquities.(1850) with the Rev. G.A. Poole.
Hugall seems to have moved his practice to Cheltenham
Cheltenham
Cheltenham , also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, on the edge of the Cotswolds in the South-West region of England. It is the home of the flagship race of British steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup, the main event of the Cheltenham Festival held...
by about 1850 and to Reading
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
and Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
by 1871.
Buildings
- St. Edmund's parish church, Wellingborough Road, NorthamptonNorthamptonNorthampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...
, 1850 - All Saints' parish church, Durrington, WiltshireDurrington, WiltshireDurrington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is in the east of Salisbury Plain, about north of Salisbury, south of Swindon and northeast of Stonehenge...
, 1851 - St. Michael's parish church, FigheldeanFigheldeanFigheldean is a village and civil parish on the River Avon north of Amesbury in Wiltshire.Centred on the village, the parish of Figheldean extends eastwards towards Tidworth as far as Devil's Ditch and westwards beyond Larkhill towards Shrewton as far as Robin Hood's Ball. The parish includes...
, WiltshireWiltshireWiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
: rebuilt top of bell tower, 1851 - All Saints' parish church, FaringdonFaringdonFaringdon is a market town in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England. It is on the edge of the Thames Valley, between the River Thames and the Ridgeway...
, BerkshireBerkshireBerkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
(now OxfordshireOxfordshireOxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
): south transept and west chapel, 1853 - St. James' parish church, Winterbourne, BerkshireWinterbourne, BerkshireWinterbourne is a village and civil parish in the Berkshire Downs about north of Newbury in West Berkshire.-Parish church:The Church of England parish church of Saint James was completely redeveloped in the 18th and 19th centuries. The north chapel was added in 1712 and the bell tower in 1759. The...
: rebuilt church, 1854 - St. Edmund's parish church, Wellingborough Road, NorthamptonNorthamptonNorthampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...
, 1850 - All Saints' parish church, Durrington, WiltshireDurrington, WiltshireDurrington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is in the east of Salisbury Plain, about north of Salisbury, south of Swindon and northeast of Stonehenge...
, 1851 - St. Michael's parish church, FigheldeanFigheldeanFigheldean is a village and civil parish on the River Avon north of Amesbury in Wiltshire.Centred on the village, the parish of Figheldean extends eastwards towards Tidworth as far as Devil's Ditch and westwards beyond Larkhill towards Shrewton as far as Robin Hood's Ball. The parish includes...
, WiltshireWiltshireWiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
: rebuilt top of bell tower, 1851 - All Saints' parish church, FaringdonFaringdonFaringdon is a market town in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England. It is on the edge of the Thames Valley, between the River Thames and the Ridgeway...
, BerkshireBerkshireBerkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
(now OxfordshireOxfordshireOxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
): south transept and west chapel, 1853 - St. James' parish church, Winterbourne, BerkshireWinterbourne, BerkshireWinterbourne is a village and civil parish in the Berkshire Downs about north of Newbury in West Berkshire.-Parish church:The Church of England parish church of Saint James was completely redeveloped in the 18th and 19th centuries. The north chapel was added in 1712 and the bell tower in 1759. The...
: rebuilt church, 1854 - St. Mary's parish church, KingskerswellKingskerswellKingskerswell is a village and civil parish in the south of the county of Devon, England. The village grew up where an ancient track took the narrowest point across a marshy valley and it is of ancient foundation, being mentioned in the Domesday Book. It has a church dating back to the 14th century...
, DevonDevonDevon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
: restored circa 1856 - St. Mary's parish church, St MarychurchSt MarychurchSt. Marychurch in Devon, England, is one of the oldest settlements in South Devon. Its earliest documentary record dates from around 1050 AD.It is a former English urban district, abolished in 1900 when it was incorporated into the neighbouring borough of Torquay...
, TorquayTorquayTorquay is a town in the unitary authority area of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England. It lies south of Exeter along the A380 on the north of Torbay, north-east of Plymouth and adjoins the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay. Torquay’s population of 63,998 during the...
, DevonDevonDevon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
: 1856–61 (rebuilt in 1950s after war damage) - St. James' parish church, BourtonBourton, Vale of White HorseBourton is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse about southeast of Highworth in neighbouring Wiltshire. The western boundary of the parish is a stream that also forms the county boundary....
, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), 1860 or 1881 - St. John the Evangelist parish church, FernhamFernhamFernham is a village and civil parish about south of Faringdon in the Vale of White Horse. Fernham was historically part of the parish of Shrivenham...
, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), 1861 - St. Leonard's parish church, Stanton FitzwarrenStanton FitzwarrenStanton Fitzwarren is a village and civil parish northeast of Swindon. It is historically in Wiltshire, but is now part of the unitary authority of Swindon.-Parish church:...
, Wiltshire: restoration, 1865 - St. Michael & St. Mary Magdalene parish church, BracknellBracknellBracknell is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Bracknell Forest in Berkshire, England. It lies to the south-east of Reading, southwest of Windsor and west of central London...
, Berkshire, 1866-67 - St. Michael's parish church, Little Marcle, HerefordshireHerefordshireHerefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
, 1870 - St. Leonard's parish church, Sherfield on LoddonSherfield on LoddonSherfield on Loddon is a village and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire. It is located at , approximately south of Reading and north of Basingstoke...
, HampshireHampshireHampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
: spire, 1872 - St. Mary's parish church, ChieveleyChieveleyChieveley is a village and civil parish about north of Newbury in Berkshire, close to the M4 motorway and A34 road.-Character:Chieveley is a village of 1,481 people and 508 households. A map of 1877 stated the area at the time to be roughly . Chieveley Service Station serves Junction 13 of the M4...
, Berkshire: rebuilt nave, 1873 - St. James' parish church, Welland, WorcestershireWelland, WorcestershireWelland is a village and a civil parish in the administrative District of Malvern Hills in the county of Worcestershire, England. It is about from the town of Malvern and 15 miles from the city of Worcester...
, 1875 - All Saints' parish church, East GarstonEast GarstonEast Garston is a village and civil parish on the River Lambourn, about north of Hungerford in West Berkshire. The river flows through the village, dividing many houses from the main road, so that each has a bridge over the river to the front door....
, Berkshire: rebuilt chancel, 1875