William Hopkins (architect)

William Hopkins
William Hopkins
Born	1820
Died	1901
Nationality	British
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	Saints Philip and James Parish church, Hallow, Worcestershire

William Jeffrey Hopkins (1820–1901) was a British architect.

Career[]

One of Hopkins' earliest works, the Public Hall in Worcester (1848–49), was Italianate.^[3] Most of his work thereafter was of the Gothic Revival. For many years he was the Worcester Diocesan Architect, and as such he mostly built or rebuilt Church of England parish churches in Worcestershire.

Works[]

Public Hall, Worcester, 1848–49 (demolished circa 1968)^[3]
St. Martin's parish church, Worcester: east window, 1855–62^[4]
St. Barnabas' parish church, Drakes Broughton, Worcestershire, 1857^[5]
Cow Honeybourne parish church, Honeybourne, Worcestershire, 1861–63^[6]
Holy Trinity parish church, Shrub Hill, Worcester, 1863^[7]
St. James' parish church, Hindlip, Worcestershire: rebuilding, 1864^[8]
St. John the Baptist parish church, Bradley, Worcestershire, 1864–65^[9]
St.Nicholas' parish church, Worcester: restoration, 1867^[10]
Saints Philip and James parish church, Hallow, Worcestershire, 1867–69^[11]
Bohun Court, Hallow, Worcestershire, 1860s (demolished 1925)^[1]
St. James' parish church, Churchill, Worcestershire, 1868^[12]
St. Peter ad Vincula parish church, Tibberton, Worcestershire, 1868^[13]
St. Paul's parish church, Blackheath, Birmingham, 1869^[14]
Bromsgrove School, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire: enlarged chapel, 1869^[15]
St. Mary's parish church, Icomb, Gloucestershire: restoration, 1871^[16]
St. Nicholas' parish church, King's Norton, Birmingham: restoration, 1871^[17]
St. Kenelm's parish church, , Worcestershire: rebuilt church, 1873–74^[18]
St. James' parish church, : restoration (with Ewan Christian), 1874–75^[19]
St. John the Baptist parish church, Grafton Flyford, Worcestershire: rebuilding, 1875^[20]
St. John the Baptist parish church, Suckley, Worcestershire: rebuilt church, 1878–79^[21]
All Saints' parish church, Wilden, Worcestershire, 1880^[22]
St. Peter's parish church, Besford, Worcestershire: restoration, 1880–81^[23]
St. James' parish church, Kington, Worcestershire: rebuilt chancel, 1881^[24]
St. Eadburga's parish church, Abberton, Worcestershire, 1881–82^[25]
St. Peter's parish church, Flyford Flavell, Worcestershire: rebuilding, 1883^[26]
Saints Mathias and George parish church, Astwood Bank, Worcestershire, 1884^[27]
St. Bartholomew's parish church, Naunton Beauchamp, Worcestershire: rebuilding, 1897^[28]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Mr W.J. Hopkins – Summary". Parks & Gardens UK. Parks and Gardens Data Services. 2007–2009. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
^ Pevsner, 1968, page 37
^ ^a ^b Pevsner, 1968, pages 329–330
^ Pevsner, 1968, page 319
^ Pevsner, 1968, page 134
^ Pevsner, 1968, page 125
^ Pevsner, 1968, page 321
^ Pevsner, 1968, page 196
^ Pevsner, 1968, page 95
^ Pevsner, 1968, page 320
^ Pevsner, 1968, page 182
^ Pevsner, 1968, page 119
^ Pevsner, 1968, page 280
^ Pevsner, 1968, page 88
^ Pevsner, 1968, page 111
^ Verey, 1970, page 280 (mis-transcribed as "W.J. Hophis")
^ Pevsner & Wedgwood, 1966, page 188
^ Pevsner, 1968, page 283
^ Pevsner, 1968, page 227
^ Pevsner, 1968, pages 156–157
^ Pevsner, 1968, page 275
^ Pevsner, 1968, page 290
^ Pevsner, 1968, page 82
^ Pevsner, 1968, page 208
^ Pevsner, 1968, page 68
^ Pevsner, 1968, page 156
^ Pevsner, 1968, page 74
^ Pevsner, 1968, page 223

Sources and further reading[]

Brodie, Antonia; Felstead, Alison; Franklin, Jonathan; Pinfield, Leslie; Oldfield, Jane, eds. (2001). Directory of British Architects 1834–1914, A–K. London & New York: Continuum. ISBN 0-8264-5513-1.
Pevsner, Nikolaus (1968). Worcestershire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
Pevsner, Nikolaus; Wedgwood, Alexandra (1966). Warwickshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 188.
Verey, David (1970). Gloucestershire: The Cotswolds. The Buildings of England. I. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 280. ISBN 0-14-071040-X.

[Parks-1] "Mr W.J. Hopkins – Summary". Parks & Gardens UK. Parks and Gardens Data Services. 2007–2009. Retrieved 20 July 2010.

[2] Pevsner, 1968, page 37

[Pevsner330-3] Pevsner, 1968, pages 329–330

[4] Pevsner, 1968, page 319

[5] Pevsner, 1968, page 134

[6] Pevsner, 1968, page 125

[7] Pevsner, 1968, page 321

[8] Pevsner, 1968, page 196

[9] Pevsner, 1968, page 95

[10] Pevsner, 1968, page 320

[11] Pevsner, 1968, page 182

[12] Pevsner, 1968, page 119

[13] Pevsner, 1968, page 280

[14] Pevsner, 1968, page 88

[15] Pevsner, 1968, page 111

[16] Verey, 1970, page 280 (mis-transcribed as "W.J. Hophis")

[17] Pevsner & Wedgwood, 1966, page 188

[18] Pevsner, 1968, page 283

[19] Pevsner, 1968, page 227

[20] Pevsner, 1968, pages 156–157

[21] Pevsner, 1968, page 275

[22] Pevsner, 1968, page 290

[23] Pevsner, 1968, page 82

[24] Pevsner, 1968, page 208

[25] Pevsner, 1968, page 68

[26] Pevsner, 1968, page 156

[27] Pevsner, 1968, page 74

[28] Pevsner, 1968, page 223

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William Hopkins
Born	1820^[1]
Died	1901^[1]^[2]
Nationality	British
Occupation	Architect

Buildings	Saints Philip and James Parish church, Hallow, Worcestershire