Sir Philip Stott, 1st Baronet
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Sir Philip Sidney Stott, 1st Baronet (20 February 1858–31 March 1937), usually known as Sidney Stott until 1920, was an English architect
, civil engineer
and surveyor
.
Stott was born in Chadderton
, Lancashire
, the third son of Abraham Henthorn Stott
. He was educated at Oldham High School and then joined the family firm
, which had offices in Oldham
and Manchester
. In 1883 he set up his own business, P. S. Stott, specialising in the design of cotton mill
s. Many of his designs were erected in Lancashire
and across the world, especially in India and the Far East
.
He benefited by the innovations made both by his father and Edward Potts
, another Oldham architect. His first mill design was for Chadderton Mill in 1885. Sidney Stott designed 22 mills in Oldham and 55 elsewhere in Lancashire
. His last design was the Maple No 2 in 1915. His work accounted for 44% of the increase in the spinning capacity of the county between 1887 and 1925, and for 40% of the new spindles laid down in Oldham between 1887 and 1914. His mills created 9 million spindles He relied on the triple brick arches supported on steel beams favoured by George Stott, rather than concrete. However, his wealth came from the shares that he took out in the mills he was designing rather than his professional fees. Many of his designs were also erected across the world, especially in India and the Far East
.
Stott was a freemason. He was also president of the Oldham Lyceum and played rugby
for Oldham Football Club
. He held several directorships
in the Lancashire cotton spinning industry.
He moved to Stanton Court, Gloucestershire
(near Broadway, Worcestershire
) in 1913 and began to devote much of his time to the Conservative Party
and to the protection of the countryside. He was created a baronet
in the 1920 Birthday Honours. He became a Justice of the Peace and, in 1925, High Sheriff of Gloucestershire
.
In 1923 he presented Overtone Park, Northamptonshire
, to the Conservative Party to be used as a training college for speakers and election agents. It was named the Philip Stott College. However, it closed in 1929 and its work was transferred to the Bonar Law College. Stott claimed that it had never been given enough support and in May 1935 resigned from the presidency of the Cirencester
-Tewkesbury
Conservative and Unionist Association, citing differences with the party leadership over Indian policy. He died in 1937.
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
, civil engineer
Civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering; the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructures while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures that have been neglected.Originally, a...
and surveyor
Surveying
See Also: Public Land Survey SystemSurveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them...
.
Stott was born in Chadderton
Chadderton
Chadderton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England, historically a part of Lancashire...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, the third son of Abraham Henthorn Stott
Stott and Sons
Stott and Sons was an architectural practice in Greater Manchester between 1847 and 1931. It specialised in cotton mills, designing 191 buildings of which 130 were mills or buildings related to the cotton industry....
. He was educated at Oldham High School and then joined the family firm
Stott and Sons
Stott and Sons was an architectural practice in Greater Manchester between 1847 and 1931. It specialised in cotton mills, designing 191 buildings of which 130 were mills or buildings related to the cotton industry....
, which had offices in Oldham
Oldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester...
and Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. In 1883 he set up his own business, P. S. Stott, specialising in the design of cotton mill
Cotton mill
A cotton mill is a factory that houses spinning and weaving machinery. Typically built between 1775 and 1930, mills spun cotton which was an important product during the Industrial Revolution....
s. Many of his designs were erected in Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
and across the world, especially in India and the Far East
Far East
The Far East is an English term mostly describing East Asia and Southeast Asia, with South Asia sometimes also included for economic and cultural reasons.The term came into use in European geopolitical discourse in the 19th century,...
.
He benefited by the innovations made both by his father and Edward Potts
Edward Potts (architect)
Edward Potts was an architect who practised in Oldham, Lancashire, England. He was born on 2 March 1839 in Bury, Lancashire. He moved to Oldham and designed many of the town's Cotton mills and was ranked with P. S. Stott as the greatest mill architect of Victorian Lancashire...
, another Oldham architect. His first mill design was for Chadderton Mill in 1885. Sidney Stott designed 22 mills in Oldham and 55 elsewhere in Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
. His last design was the Maple No 2 in 1915. His work accounted for 44% of the increase in the spinning capacity of the county between 1887 and 1925, and for 40% of the new spindles laid down in Oldham between 1887 and 1914. His mills created 9 million spindles He relied on the triple brick arches supported on steel beams favoured by George Stott, rather than concrete. However, his wealth came from the shares that he took out in the mills he was designing rather than his professional fees. Many of his designs were also erected across the world, especially in India and the Far East
Far East
The Far East is an English term mostly describing East Asia and Southeast Asia, with South Asia sometimes also included for economic and cultural reasons.The term came into use in European geopolitical discourse in the 19th century,...
.
Stott was a freemason. He was also president of the Oldham Lyceum and played rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
for Oldham Football Club
Oldham Roughyeds
Oldham Roughyeds is an English professional rugby league club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Championship One. Oldham is one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895....
. He held several directorships
Non-executive director
A non-executive director or outside director is a member of the board of directors of a company who does not form part of the executive management team. He or she is not an employee of the company or affiliated with it in any other way...
in the Lancashire cotton spinning industry.
He moved to Stanton Court, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
(near Broadway, Worcestershire
Broadway, Worcestershire
Broadway is a village and civil parish in the Worcestershire part of the Cotswolds in England.Often referred to as the "Jewel of the Cotswolds", Broadway village lies beneath Fish Hill on the western Cotswold escarpment...
) in 1913 and began to devote much of his time to the Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
and to the protection of the countryside. He was created a baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
in the 1920 Birthday Honours. He became a Justice of the Peace and, in 1925, High Sheriff of Gloucestershire
High Sheriff of Gloucestershire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Gloucestershire.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred...
.
In 1923 he presented Overtone Park, Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
, to the Conservative Party to be used as a training college for speakers and election agents. It was named the Philip Stott College. However, it closed in 1929 and its work was transferred to the Bonar Law College. Stott claimed that it had never been given enough support and in May 1935 resigned from the presidency of the Cirencester
Cirencester
Cirencester is a market town in east Gloucestershire, England, 93 miles west northwest of London. Cirencester lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames, and is the largest town in the Cotswold District. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural College, the oldest agricultural...
-Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury is a town in Gloucestershire, England. It stands at the confluence of the River Severn and the River Avon, and also minor tributaries the Swilgate and Carrant Brook...
Conservative and Unionist Association, citing differences with the party leadership over Indian policy. He died in 1937.