Samuel Worth

Samuel Worth (1798 - 20 January 1870) was an architect based in Sheffield.[1][2]

Non-conformists’ Chapel, Sheffield General Cemetery
Royal Hotel, Winster Gardens, Buxton 1849-51
Borough Bridge, Corporation Street, Sheffield 1853

Life

He was born in 1798 in Hougham, Lincolnshire, the son of Thomas Worth (1767-1833) a builder, and Elizabeth Arnold (1772-1847). He was baptised in All Saints' Church, Hougham on 13 March 1798.

He married Anne Andrews, daughter of William C. Andrews on 11 March 1829 in Sheffield Parish Church.[3]

He died at his home in Clinton Place, Worksop, on 26 January 1870.[4] He was buried in Sheffield General Cemetery.

Career

His career as an architect began in Sheffield around 1824. He was in partnership with Joseph Botham of Sheffield from 1826 to 1827,[5] then a partnership with James Harrison from 1828 to 1831.[6] Following the dissolving of the partnership in October 1831 he moved from his offices and home in Chapel Walk to new premises on East Parade.[7]

Around 1840 he entered into a partnership with John Frith which lasted until 1846.[8]

Amongst his pupils were John Dodsley Webster and John Brightmore Mitchell-Withers, both of whom made significant contributions to the built environment of Sheffield.

In 1856 he moved his offices from 46 High Street to 8 George Street.

Works
  • Free Writing School, Townhead Street, Sheffield 1827-28[9]
  • Surgeon's Hall, Medical Society, Surrey Street, Sheffield 1829 (with James Harrison)[2]
  • Eighteen dwelling houses for James Fearnley, Glossop Road, Sheffield 1831
  • Cutlers' Hall, Sheffield 1832-33 (with Benjamin Broomhead Taylor)
  • Non-conformist Chapel, General Cemetery, Sheffield 1836[2]
  • Sheffield and Hallamshire Bank, Church Street, Sheffield 1838[10]
  • Hayfield Union Workhouse, Low Leighton, New Mills, Derbyshire 1839[11]
  • Royal Hotel, Winster Place, Buxton 1849-51[12]
  • Borough Bridge, Sheffield 1853[13] (with Samuel Holmes)

References
  1. Brodie, Antonia (20 December 2001). Directory of British Architects 1834-1914: Vol 2 (L-Z). Royal Institute of British Architects. p. 1065. ISBN 082645514X.
  2. Colvin, Howard (1995) [1954]. A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600–1840 (3rd ed.). New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 1083. ISBN 9780300060911.
  3. "Marriages". Sheffield Independent. England. 14 March 1829. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Deaths". Sheffield Independent. England. 27 January 1870. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Partnerships dissolved". Aris’s Birmingham Gazette. England. 10 December 1827. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Partnership Dissolved". Sheffield Independent. England. 21 May 1831. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "To Be Let". Sheffield Independent. England. 22 October 1831. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Notice is Hereby Given". Sheffield Independent. England. 6 June 1846. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "To builders". Sheffield Independent. England. 21 July 1827. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. Harman, Ruth; Minnis, John (2004). Pevsner Architectural Guides Sheffield. Yale University Press. p. 109. ISBN 9780300105858.
  11. "Hayfield Union". Derbyshire Courier. England. 20 October 1838. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. Historic England, "Winster Place (1257949)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 July 2023
  13. Historic England, "Borough Bridge (1247312)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 July 2023
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