Edmund Kirby

Infobox Person
name = Edmund Kirby


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birth_date = 8 April 1838
birth_place = Liverpool
death_date = 1920
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known_for = Roman Catholic Churches
occupation = Architect
nationality = English

Edmund Kirby (8 April 1838 – 1920) was an English architect. He was born in Liverpool, educated at Sedgeley Park School and Oscott College. He was articled to E. W. Pugin, then worked for Hardman & Co., and for John Douglas in Chester. By 1863 he was practicing in Birkenhead and by 1866 his office was in Derby Buildings, 24 Fenwick Street, Liverpool. He was a Roman Catholic and he designed many churches for that denomination. Most of his work was in Liverpool, the northwest of England, and North Wales. He designed 14 churches for the Diocese of Shrewsbury and built 15 Roman Catholic schools. In addition he designed a great variety of other buildings. [cite web |url=http://archive.liverpool.gov.uk/dserve.exe?&dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqSearch=((text)='edmund%20kirby')&dsqPos=1 |title=Records of Edmund Kirby & Sons architects and surveyors, Liverpool |accessdate=2008-03-24 |publisher=Liverpool Record Office ] Two of his sons joined him in his business, which is still in existence. [cite web |url=http://www.edmundkirby.co.uk/about_us.htm |title=About us |accessdate=2008-03-24 |publisher=Edmund Kirby ]

Major works

:"These include works by Kirby alone and in partnership with his sons"

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*cite book | last =Hubbard | first =Edward | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =The Buildings of Wales: Clwyd |edition= | publisher =Penguin | date = 1986| location =London | pages = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn =0 14 071052 3
*cite book | last =Pevsner | first =Nikolaus | authorlink =Nikolaus Pevsner | coauthors = | title =The Buildings of England: North Lancashire |edition= | publisher =Yale University Press | date =2002 | origyear=1969 | location = New Haven & London| pages = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 0 300 09617 8
*cite book | last =Pevsner | first =Nikolaus | authorlink =Nikolaus Pevsner | coauthors =Edward Hubbard | title =The Buildings of England: Cheshire |edition= | publisher =Yale University Press| date =2003| origyear=1971| location =New Haven & London| pages = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn =0 300 09588 0
*cite book | last =Pollard| first =Richard | authorlink = | coauthors =Nikolaus Pevsner | title =The Buildings of England: Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West |edition= | publisher =Yale University Press | date =2006 | location =New Haven & London | pages = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn =0 300 10910 5
*Sharples, Joseph; Pollard, Richard. "Liverpool." In cite book | last =Pollard| first =Richard | authorlink = | coauthors =Nikolaus Pevsner | title =The Buildings of England: Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West |edition= | publisher =Yale University Press | date =2006 | location =New Haven & London | pages =242–515 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn =0 300 10910 5