John Ladds

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

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

Life

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; who became an architect)[3]
  • Amy Cope Ladds (1868 - 1922)
  • Harriet Cecilia Ladds (1871 - 1940)
  • Mabel Mary Ladds (1872 - 1952)

Shortly after his marriage, he and his wife moved to 4 Chapel Street, Bedford Row, London. By 1881 he was living in the parish of St. George Martyr, Borough London. In the 1891 England and Wales Census his address was given as 7 Doughty Street, St. Pancras, London, where he remained until at least 1901. In 1911 his address was given as 93 Pemberton Road, Harringay, and it was in Harringay that he practised as an architect for the remainder of his career as an architect.[4]

Ladds was also an amateur watercolour artist. His works included one looking towards his Harringay home from Finsbury Park.[5]

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

Works

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 designs include:

Some of Ladds' watercolours and drawings are held in the collection of The Norris Museum[15]

Further reading

  • John Newman and Nikolaus Pevsner, Shropshire; The Buildings of England, Yale University Press, 2006, ISBN 0-300-12083-4

Sources

  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. ^ https://www.parksandgardens.org/people/sidney-inskip-ladds
  4. ^ https://architecture.arthistoryresearch.net/architects/ladds-john Biographical Dictionary of British and Irish Architects 1800-1950
  5. ^ https://harringayonline.com/photo/finsbury-park-landscape-watercolour-1905
  6. ^ Historic England. "Church of St John (1367388)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Boroughbridge. Consecration of a church at Marton-cum-Grafton". Knaresborough Post. England. 15 January 1876. Retrieved 1 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Christ Church (1174037)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Kimbolton Grammar School". Cambridge Independent Press. England. 5 January 1878. Retrieved 1 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (2002). The Buildings of England. North Lancashire. Yale University Press. p. 95. ISBN 9780300096170.
  11. ^ Historic England. "Church of St John (1127366)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  12. ^ Kay, Margaret (1931). The History of Rivington and Blackrod Grammar School. Manchester University Press. p. 137.
  13. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (1998). The Buildings of England. London North. Yale University Press. p. 171. ISBN 9780300096538.
  14. ^ "East Farleigh". Maidstone Journal and Kentish Advertiser. England. 17 May 1894. Retrieved 1 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. ^ Ladds' works held in The Norris Museum and Library
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