Edward Holmes

Edward Holmes was an architect from Birmingham, England. He was the son of Edward Holmes and Elisa Henrietta Roulet, christened on 7 September 1832 in St Mary's Church, Moseley. He died at the end of 1909.

Family

Edward Holmes married Mary Ann Briggs on 7 October 1856 at St Mary's Church, Moseley. Mary Ann was the daugher of Samuel and Elizabeth Briggs.There were two children
*Edward Briggs Holmes Birth: Born 21 October 1858, Christened: 17 November 1858 St Marys, Birmingham. Attended Rugby School.
*Gertrude Fanny Holmes Birth Born 25 October 1861 Christened: 22 November 1861 St Marys, Birmingham

Brass plaque in St. Mary's Church, Selly Oak to the memory of Mary Ann Holmes aged 31 yrs, wife of Edward Holmes (Architect of this Church) who died 5 November 1861 and is buried in the Family Vault at St Mary's Moseley.

Edward Holmes married Mary Lavinia Hemming on 27 May 1863 in Alvechurch. She was the daughter of William Thomas Hemming and Ann, and christened 13 May 1838 in Redditch. The children were:
*Mary E. G. Holmes - ca. 1866
*Alice Annie Holmes - Christened 27 May 1867 Moseley
*John B.B. Holmes - ca. 1869
*Constance L. Holmes - ca. 1870
*Walter S. Holmes - ca. 1871
*Margaret J. Holmes - ca. 1873
*George H. Holmes - ca 1874
*Dorothy Holmes - ca 1880
*Catherine Holmes - ca 1885

Buildings designed

*Lodge and twin mortuary chapels, Belper Cemetery. 1858
*All Saints' Church, King's Heath with Frederick Preedy, 1860
*St. Mary's Church, Selly Oak. 1861
*Moseley Independent chapel. 1862
*St. James' Church, Shirley. New roof. 1862.
*"Exchange Building, 1865. Enlarged 1877. Demolished 1965.""Pevsner Architectural Guides - Birmingham", Andy Foster, 2005, ISBN 0-300-10731-5]
*Immanuel Church, Broad Street, Birmingham. 1865
*Former Masonic Hall, Ethel Street, Birmingham, 1865-69
*Midland Bank, New Street, Birmingham. 1867-69 (now Waterstones bookshop)
*Former Medical Mission, River Street, Birmingham, 1880
*Lady Chapel addition to St. Paul's Church, Moseley Road, Balsall Heath. 1865.
*Grand Masonic Hall, Molesworth Street, Dublin. 1866
*St John The Divine, Horninglow, Burton upon Trent. 1867
*Kings Norton Workhouse. 1870
*St. Paul's Church, Dosthill. 1872
*George Wilkinson and Co, Ashted Steam Brewery, Ashted Row, Birmingham. 1874
*37 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham. Date unknown.

References

External links

* [http://www.irish-architecture.com/buildings_ireland/dublin/southcity/molesworth_street/masonic.html Irish Architecture site entry on Grand Masonic Hall]
* [http://www.derwentvalleymills.org/03_cons/cons_detail.asp?id=43 Derwent Valley Mills entry on Belper Cemetery]
* [http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/worcs/kings_norton_workhouse.htm Institutions.org.uk entry on Kings Norton Workhouse]
* [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/14472 Project Gutenberg entry on Showalls' dictionary of Birmingham]