Robert Charles Clarke

Robert Charles Clarke (1843-16 February 1904) was an architect based in Nottingham.[1]

The chapel, Carlton Cemetery, 1885-86

Beeston Church School, 1900

History

He was born in 1843, the son of Robert Clarke and went into business with his father to form Robert Clarke & Son.

He married Fanny Tinkler on 27 March 1882 at St Guthlac's Church, Branston, Leicestershire.[2]

He died on 16 February 1904 at Goverton Villa, Bleasby, Nottinghamshire, and left an estate of £1,052 (equivalent to £114,200 in 2019)[3] to his widow, Fanny Clarke.

Works

• St John's Church, Worksop 1869 (with Robert Clarke)
• Carlton Board Schools, Nottingham 1878[4]
• Carlton Cemetery gates, chapel and ancillary buildings 1885-86[5] restoration
• Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church, Carlingford Road, Hucknall 1886-87[6] (now replaced)
• St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Hucknall 1887-88[7] restoration
• St Peter’s Church, Watnall Road, Hucknall 1892[8] (now demolished)
• St Catharine's Church, Nottingham 1895[9]
• St John’s Church, Butler's Hill, Hucknall 1895[10] new chancel
• Mundella School (Higher Grade Centre) 1899[11]
• All Saints' Church, Nottingham 1900[12] Choir Vestry
• Church Schools, Humber Road/Hassocks Lane, Beeston. 1900[13]

References

1. Brodie, Antonia (20 December 2001). Directory of British Architects 1834-1914: Vol 1 (A-K). Royal Institute of British Architects. p. 384. ISBN 0826455131.
2. "Births, Marriages and Deaths". Grantham Journal. England. 15 April 1882. Retrieved 6 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
4. "Opening of Carlton Board Schools". Nottingham Journal. England. 31 December 1878. Retrieved 6 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "New Cemetery at Carlton". Nottingham Journal. England. 4 August 1886. Retrieved 6 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "New Roman Catholic Church at Hucknall". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 6 May 1887. Retrieved 6 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Hucknall Torkard Parish Church". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 6 June 1888. Retrieved 6 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Consecration of a new church at Hucknall Torkard". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 6 August 1892. Retrieved 6 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "Church Extension in Nottingham". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 23 July 1895. Retrieved 6 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
10. "Bazaar at Hucknall". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 6 July 1895. Retrieved 6 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
11. "The Mundella Higher Grade Centre". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 6 May 1899. Retrieved 6 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
12. Harwood, Elain (2008). Pevsner Architectural Guides. Nottingham. Yale University Press. p. 143. ISBN 9780300126662.
13. "New Church Schools for Beeston". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 3 May 1900. Retrieved 6 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.