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Arthur Brewill

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Creswell Schools, Derbyshire, Brewill and Baily architects

Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur William Lancelot Brewill DSO TD FRIBA (17 May 1861 – 18 February 1923) was an architect based in Nottingham.[1]

Background and family

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He was the son of William Rastall Brewill (1804–1897)[2] and Sophia (1820–1886). He was educated at University School with a private tutor. He married Clementine Katherine Thornley in 1881 in St. Andrew's Church, Nottingham.[3] They had 3 sons and 2 daughters.

  • Arthur William Lancelot Brewill (Commander R.N. died 1966)
  • Lionel Colin Brewill (1889–1943) ARIBA
  • Basil Herbert Brewill (1895–1973)
  • Winifred Irene Brewill (born 1885)
  • Dorothy Sophia Brewill (born 1888)

Military career

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He was made Lieutenant in the Robin Hood Rifles in 1881 which became the 7th (Robin Hood) Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters, taking over command of the Battalion on 31 July 1915 at Hooge when they were ordered to dig a new trench and connect the British line where it had been captured by the Germans.

He commanded the Battalion at the attack on the Hohenzollern Redoubt on 13 October 1915[4] He was mentioned in despatches and awarded the Distinguished Service Order.

Architect career

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He studied architecture under Samuel Dutton Walker in Nottingham from 1877 to 1882. He studied at the Nottingham School of Art in 1882. He became a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects on 21 November 1892, and was Surveyor to the Diocese of Southwell.

He worked in partnership with Basil Edgar Baily from 1894 to 1922 in Nottingham. He was succeeded by his son, Lionel Colin Brewill.

He was appointed Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1892.

Buildings

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St. John's Church, Colston Bassett
Former Beeston Police Station
Memorial at Crich, known as Crich Stand
Memorial to Albert Ball in the grounds of Nottingham Castle

References

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  1. ^ Brodie, Antonia (20 December 2001). Directory of British Architects 1834-1914: Vol 1 (A-K). Royal Institute of British Architects. p. 249. ISBN 0826455131.
  2. ^ 'The Lenton Listener' Issue 16. Jan-Feb 1982
  3. ^ The Nottinghamshire Historian, No. 87, Autumn/Winter 2011
  4. ^ Who Was Who, 1916–1928
  5. ^ Historic England, "Church of St John the Divine (1210496)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 January 2018
  6. ^ Historic England, "Church of the Holy Rood (1302765)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 January 2018
  7. ^ Historic England, "Church of Christ Scientist and Boundary Wall (1254767)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 January 2018
  8. ^ Historic England, "Bardencroft (1387482)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 January 2018
  9. ^ Historic England, "Friary United Reformed Church and attached Sunday School (1045638)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 January 2018
  10. ^ Historic England, "29 and 31, Long Row (1254716)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 January 2018
  11. ^ Historic England, "Cresswell Church of England Infants School (1045900)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 January 2018
  12. ^ Historic England, "Edwalton Hall Hotel and adjoining buildings (1370140)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 January 2018
  13. ^ The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire. Nikolaus Pevsner
  14. ^ Historic England, "Nottingham Road Methodist Church (1279859)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 January 2018
  15. ^ "Ruddington - Cross".
  16. ^ Historic England, "The Albert Ball Memorial Homes, including boundary walls, railings and gateways (1246781)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 January 2018
  17. ^ Historic England, "Statue of Captain Albert Ball, Nottingham Castle (1246929)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 January 2018
  18. ^ Historic England, "Crich Stand (Sherwood Foresters Regimental Memorial) (1072594)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 January 2018