William Herbert Higginbottom

William Herbert Higginbottom JP (23 March 1868 - 6 December 1929) was an architect based in Nottingham.

Life[]

He was born on 23 March 1868 in Leeds to Anthony Higginbottom (1842-1895) and Elizabeth Ackroyd (1844-1913). When he was one year of age, his family moved to Arnold, Nottingham, where his father became the headmaster of the British School.^[1]

He married Elizabeth Spencer (1869-1924) on 25 January 1897 at Redcliffe Road Methodist Chapel, Nottingham, and they had the following children:

Hilda Margaret Higginbottom (1899-1973)
William Herbert Higginbottom (1899-1899)
(Anthony) John Higginbottom (1902-1972) LRIBA also an architect
Elizabeth May Higginbottom (1904-1904)
Elizabeth Higginbottom (1906-1972)

He died on 6 December 1929 and left an estate valued at £2882 16s 2d.^[2] (equivalent to £179,100 in 2020).^[3]

Career[]

He attended the Nottingham School of Art.^[4]

For a time he worked from King John's Chambers in Nottingham. In 1905 he moved to an office at 16 George Street, Nottingham^[5] but in 1906 he moved to 2 Friar Yard, Friar Lane, Nottingham.^[6] along with Hedley John Price.

After qualifying as an architect Higginbottom designed many of the important buildings in Arnold.

He was a local councillor on Arnold Urban District Council and chairman from 1911 to 1913. He was a member of Nottinghamshire County Council, for the Bestwood Park Division, where he worked on the old age pension and highways committees.^[1]

Buildings[]

Sir John Robinson's Almshouses

Cross Street Baptist Church, Arnold

Chilwell Memorial Institute 1924

St Matthias' Day Schools, Carlton Road, Sneinton, Nottingham 1895 (enlargement)^[7]
Stapleford Schools^[1] 1896
Sir John Robinson’s Almshouses, Daybrook 1899^[8]
Wesleyan Chapel, Arnold^[1] 1900
Carlton Methodist Church, 1903^[9]
Five semi-detached houses, 44-62 Meadow Road, Beeston
United Methodist Church, Sneinton Boulevard, Sneinton 1904-05^[10]
The Carnegie Library, Arnold^[1] 1906^[11]
Calverton Methodist Church, 1907^[12]
Cross Street Baptist Church^[1] 1909^[13]
St Albans Picturedrome, Arnold 1912^[14] (with George Francis Grimwood)
Daybrook Baptist Church,^[1] 1912
Ruddington Village Hall^[1] 1912-13
Victoria Picture Palace, 49 Station Road, Carlton^[1] 1912-13
Empress Cinema, Arnold^[1] 1913
Mission Church at Daybrook^[1]
War Memorial Cross, Beeston^[1] 1921^[15]
War Memorial in Arnot Hill Park, Arnold^[1] 1922
Chilwell Memorial Institute 1924^[1]
Park House Carlton ^[1]
Warehouses on Plumptre Street, Nottingham
Sunday School, Ebenezer United Methodist Chapel, Arnold 1929^[16]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "W H Higginbottom and James Shirtcliff". Arnold Local History Group. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
^ "Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1995" (1930). England & Wales, National Probate Calendar, p. 182. The National Archives.
^ 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.
^ "Nottingham School of Art List of Awards". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 30 August 1888. Retrieved 15 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "W.H. Higginbottom". Nottingham Journal. England. 18 January 1905. Retrieved 25 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Notice of Removal". Nottingham Journal. England. 26 March 1906. Retrieved 25 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "St Matthias Day Schools". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 16 April 1895. Retrieved 25 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "The Sandford Robinson Almshouses". Nottingham Journal. England. 4 October 1899. Retrieved 15 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Methodism at Carlton. New Chapel Opened". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 13 August 1903. Retrieved 15 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "New Methodist Church at Sneinton". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 16 June 1904. Retrieved 15 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Carnegie Library at Arnold". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 27 October 1906. Retrieved 15 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "The foundation stones of a new Primitive Methodist Chapel at Calverton…". Nottingham Journal. England. 8 April 1907. Retrieved 15 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "New Baptist Chapel at Arnold". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 18 February 1909. Retrieved 15 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Bonington Theatre, 98 Nottingham Road, Arnold, NG5 6LF". Cinema Treasures. Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
^ "Beeston's Heroes. Celtic Memorial Cross Unveiled". Beeston Gazette and Echo. England. 28 May 1921. Retrieved 25 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Arnold Stone Laying". West Bridgford Times & Echo. England. 21 June 1929. Retrieved 25 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[arnold_people-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "W H Higginbottom and James Shirtcliff". Arnold Local History Group. Retrieved 28 September 2014.

[2] "Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1995" (1930). England & Wales, National Probate Calendar, p. 182. The National Archives.

[inflation-UK-3] 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.

[4] "Nottingham School of Art List of Awards". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 30 August 1888. Retrieved 15 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[5] "W.H. Higginbottom". Nottingham Journal. England. 18 January 1905. Retrieved 25 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[6] "Notice of Removal". Nottingham Journal. England. 26 March 1906. Retrieved 25 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[7] "St Matthias Day Schools". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 16 April 1895. Retrieved 25 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[8] "The Sandford Robinson Almshouses". Nottingham Journal. England. 4 October 1899. Retrieved 15 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[9] "Methodism at Carlton. New Chapel Opened". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 13 August 1903. Retrieved 15 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[10] "New Methodist Church at Sneinton". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 16 June 1904. Retrieved 15 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[11] "Carnegie Library at Arnold". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 27 October 1906. Retrieved 15 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[12] "The foundation stones of a new Primitive Methodist Chapel at Calverton…". Nottingham Journal. England. 8 April 1907. Retrieved 15 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[13] "New Baptist Chapel at Arnold". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 18 February 1909. Retrieved 15 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[14] "Bonington Theatre, 98 Nottingham Road, Arnold, NG5 6LF". Cinema Treasures. Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

[15] "Beeston's Heroes. Celtic Memorial Cross Unveiled". Beeston Gazette and Echo. England. 28 May 1921. Retrieved 25 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[16] "Arnold Stone Laying". West Bridgford Times & Echo. England. 21 June 1929. Retrieved 25 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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