John Ladds, RIBA, (22 April 1835 – 15 October 1926) was an architect[1] best known for his work on churches and schools, very often church-affiliated schools.

Ladds' design for the church school in Alkrington.
Chorley Town Hall 1875
St Paul's Church, Long Lane, Finchley, London 1885-86

Life

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He was born on 22 April 1835 at Ellington, Cambridgeshire, the son of William Ladds (1798 - 1882) and Ann Inskip (1799 - 1875). He was the eighth child of 12.

He married Cecilia Townshend Kent (1832 - 1922) in St Clement Danes on 19 January 1867[2] and they had the following children:

  • Sidney Inskip Ladds (1868 - 1950) became an architect
  • Amy Cope Ladds (1868 - 1922)
  • Harriet Cecilia Ladds (1871 - 1940)
  • Mabel Mary Ladds (1872 - 1952)

He died on 15 October 1926 and left and estate valued at £3,560 10s 9d.

Works

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From around 1871, he worked in partnership with William Henry Powell (1847 - 1900) as Ladds and Powell, until Powell emigrated to South Africa around 1890.

His notable designs include:

Ladds spent his last years in the North London neighbourhood of Harringay, where he died in 1926.

His son Sidney Ladds worked as an architect to Ely Cathedral until 1950.

Sources

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  1. ^ Brodie, Antonia (20 December 2001). Directory of British Architects 1834-1914: Vol 2 (L-Z). Royal Institute of British Architects. p. 2. ISBN 082645514X.
  2. ^ "Marriages". London Daily News. England. 23 January 1867. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Church of St John (1367388)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Boroughbridge. Consecration of a church at Marton-cum-Grafton". Knaresborough Post. England. 15 January 1876. Retrieved 1 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Christ Church (1174037)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Kimbolton Grammar School". Cambridge Independent Press. England. 5 January 1878. Retrieved 1 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (2002). The Buildings of England. North Lancashire. Yale University Press. p. 95. ISBN 9780300096170.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Church of St John (1127366)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  9. ^ Kay, Margaret (1931). The History of Rivington and Blackrod Grammar School. Manchester University Press. p. 137.
  10. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (1998). The Buildings of England. London North. Yale University Press. p. 171. ISBN 9780300096538.
  11. ^ "East Farleigh". Maidstone Journal and Kentish Advertiser. England. 17 May 1894. Retrieved 1 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  • John Newman and Nikolaus Pevsner, Shropshire; The Buildings of England, Yale University Press, 2006, ISBN 0-300-12083-4