James Turner (architect)

James Turner (c. 1852 – 12 October 1899) was a British architect based in Matlock.

Former Co-operative Store, Smedley Street, Matlock 1891
Matlock Cable Tramway depot 1893

History

He was born in New Mills, Derbyshire around 1852, the son of Thomas B Turner and Mary. With his wife Elizabeth, he had 5 sons:

  • Thomas B Turner (1877-1888)
  • James Parson Turner (b. 1879)
  • Joseph Turner (1881-1957)
  • Frederick Turner (1883-1963)
  • John Edward Turner (b. 1885)
  • Samuel William Turner (b. 1888)

Until 1893 he was in partnership with George Robert Hall in Matlock as Architects, Surveyors and Estate Agents, as Turner and Hall.[1]

He died on 12 October 1899 and left an estate valued at £159 14s (equivalent to £18,400 in 2020).[2]

Works
  • Day Schools, Tansley, Derbyshire 1889 enlargement
  • Co-operative Store, Matlock Bank Industrial and Provident Society, Smedley Street, Matlock 1891[3]
  • Church Schools, South Darley, Derbyshire 1892 Enlargement
  • Depot for Matlock Cable Tramway 1893[4]
  • Bank House Hydro, Matlock 1894[5]
  • Pavilion, Swimming Bath and Gardens, Matlock 1894-95[6]
  • Matlock Board School, School Road, Matlock Bank 1897[7]

References
  1. "Notice is hereby given..." The London Gazette. No. 26372. 14 February 1893. p. 839.
  2. 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 December 2021.
  3. "Co-operative Society". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. England. 2 May 1891. Retrieved 24 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1978). The Buildings of England: Derbyshire. Penguin Books. p. 275. ISBN 0-14-071008-6.
  5. "Bank House Hydro". Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. England. 4 May 1894. Retrieved 24 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "The New Pavilion and Gardens". Derby Mercury. England. 22 August 1894. Retrieved 24 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Matlock New Board School". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. England. 25 September 1897. Retrieved 24 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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