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Adams, Maurice Bingham [1849-1933. UK. Architect]
Adams, Maurice Bingham [1849-1933. UK. Architect]
Maurice Bingham Adams was born in Brighton, Sussex, England in 1849 and worked for two building firms in Brighton, Sussex in 1865-66 before being articled to Horatio Nelson Goulty (1829?-1869) in Brighton from 1867. He then worked as an assistant o Sir William Emerson (1843-1924) and to Thomas Maynard, Parish Surveyor. From 1870 to 1872 he was Clerk of Works and architect to Philip Causton Lockwood, Borough Surveyor of Brighton.
Adams commenced independent practice as an architect in London in 1873. He was architect to Brighton Borough Council, and architect to Chiswick Charity Trustees. He was also on the staff of Building News from 1872 to 1923.
Adams was a key figure in the early development of Bedford Park in Chiswick. He not only lived there from 1878, but designed many of the properties in the community including houses, the Church Hall, and the School of Art in Bath Road. He also completed St. Michael and All Angels Church, begun by Richard Norman Shaw
Notable among his commissions outside Bedford Park was Camberwell Polytechnic and Art Gallery (1902). He also designed town and country houses in and around London and for clients in the USA and Australia, and several public libraries including the Passmore Edwards Library in Acton, London (1898-1900), and the Carnegie Free Libraries in Bromley, Kent and Eltham, London (1905).
Adams was author of Artists' Homes : a portfolio of drawings including the houses and studios of several eminent painters, sculptors and architects (London: Batsford: 1883); Examples of Old English Houses and Furniture (London: Batsford, 1888); and Modern Cottage Architecture (London: Batsford, 1904; revised, 2nd edition, 1912).
He was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA) in 1876, and a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1886.
His address was given as 31 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London in 1876 and 1893; 332 Strand, London and Kirkote, Chiswick Park, London in 1886; 14 Woodstock Road, Bedford Park, 1894 and 1899; Clement House, Clement's Inn Passage, London in 1905; "Edenhurst", Bedford Park, Chiswlck in 1914; Effingham House, Arundel Street, Strand, London in 1914 and 1923; and 1, Marlborough Crescent, Bedford Park, Chiswlck in 1926
He died in Bedford Park, London on 17 August 1933.
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Works:
Chiswlck School of Art; Completion of St. Michael and All Angels' Church and Chapel of All Souls and Parish Hall, Bedford Park; Public Libraries — Shepherd's Bush, Edmonton, Acton, St. George's-in-the-East, Shoreditch, Camberwell, Eltham — the last part of scheme for town hall, public baths, public offices, and electricity station; restoration of Blickling Hall, Norfolk, for Lady Lothian; Queensmead, Windsor, for General the Hon. Sir Reginald Talbot; South London Art Galleries extension (Lord Leighton Memorial) and Polytechnic, Peckham Road; Public Baths, Camberwell; Epileptic Homes,
Adams commenced independent practice as an architect in London in 1873. He was architect to Brighton Borough Council, and architect to Chiswick Charity Trustees. He was also on the staff of Building News from 1872 to 1923.
Adams was a key figure in the early development of Bedford Park in Chiswick. He not only lived there from 1878, but designed many of the properties in the community including houses, the Church Hall, and the School of Art in Bath Road. He also completed St. Michael and All Angels Church, begun by Richard Norman Shaw
Notable among his commissions outside Bedford Park was Camberwell Polytechnic and Art Gallery (1902). He also designed town and country houses in and around London and for clients in the USA and Australia, and several public libraries including the Passmore Edwards Library in Acton, London (1898-1900), and the Carnegie Free Libraries in Bromley, Kent and Eltham, London (1905).
Adams was author of Artists' Homes : a portfolio of drawings including the houses and studios of several eminent painters, sculptors and architects (London: Batsford: 1883); Examples of Old English Houses and Furniture (London: Batsford, 1888); and Modern Cottage Architecture (London: Batsford, 1904; revised, 2nd edition, 1912).
He was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA) in 1876, and a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1886.
His address was given as 31 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London in 1876 and 1893; 332 Strand, London and Kirkote, Chiswick Park, London in 1886; 14 Woodstock Road, Bedford Park, 1894 and 1899; Clement House, Clement's Inn Passage, London in 1905; "Edenhurst", Bedford Park, Chiswlck in 1914; Effingham House, Arundel Street, Strand, London in 1914 and 1923; and 1, Marlborough Crescent, Bedford Park, Chiswlck in 1926
He died in Bedford Park, London on 17 August 1933.
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Works:
Chiswlck School of Art; Completion of St. Michael and All Angels' Church and Chapel of All Souls and Parish Hall, Bedford Park; Public Libraries — Shepherd's Bush, Edmonton, Acton, St. George's-in-the-East, Shoreditch, Camberwell, Eltham — the last part of scheme for town hall, public baths, public offices, and electricity station; restoration of Blickling Hall, Norfolk, for Lady Lothian; Queensmead, Windsor, for General the Hon. Sir Reginald Talbot; South London Art Galleries extension (Lord Leighton Memorial) and Polytechnic, Peckham Road; Public Baths, Camberwell; Epileptic Homes,
Photograph of Maurice Bingham Adams
Bibliography
1. Armstrong, Barrie and Armstrong, Wendy. The Arts and Crafts movement in the North West of England: a handbook. Wetherby, England: Oblong Creative Ltd., 2006
2. Directory of British Architects 1834-1914. Compiled by Antonia Brodie, et al. Volume 1: A-K. London; New York: British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects/Continuum, 2001
3. Gray, A. Stuart. Edwardian architecture: a biographical dictionary. London: Gerald Duckworth & Co., Ltd., 1985
4. ‘Obituary’. The Builder vol. 145, 25 August 1933 p. 300
5. ‘Obituary’. Architect & Building News vol. 135, 25 August 1933 pp. 202-208
6. ‘Obituary’. RIBA Journal vol. 40, 1933 p. 814-815
1. Armstrong, Barrie and Armstrong, Wendy. The Arts and Crafts movement in the North West of England: a handbook. Wetherby, England: Oblong Creative Ltd., 2006
2. Directory of British Architects 1834-1914. Compiled by Antonia Brodie, et al. Volume 1: A-K. London; New York: British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects/Continuum, 2001
3. Gray, A. Stuart. Edwardian architecture: a biographical dictionary. London: Gerald Duckworth & Co., Ltd., 1985
4. ‘Obituary’. The Builder vol. 145, 25 August 1933 p. 300
5. ‘Obituary’. Architect & Building News vol. 135, 25 August 1933 pp. 202-208
6. ‘Obituary’. RIBA Journal vol. 40, 1933 p. 814-815
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British Listed Buildings - 59-63, Greendale Road, Bromborough, Wirral
British Listed Buildings - Acton Public Library
British Listed Buildings - Eltham Library,Greenwich, Greenwich
British Listed Buildings - Haggerston Branch Library, Haggerston, Hackney
British Listed Buildings - South London Art Gallery, Southwark
Dictionary of Scottish Architects
Historic England - 18 entries on architectural work by Maurice B. Adams
National Trust
The Bedford Park Society
Wikipedia