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About Edmund Sharpe, JP MA FRIBA
Edmund Sharpe (31 October 1809 – 8 May 1877)
- English architect, architectural historian, railway engineer, and sanitary reformer.
- Born in Knutsford, Cheshire
- Educated first by his parents and then at schools locally and in Runcorn, Greenwich and Sedbergh.
- Graduated from Cambridge University
- Awarded a travelling scholarship, enabling him to study architecture in Germany and southern France.
- 1835 he established an architectural practice in Lancaster, initially working on his own
- 1845 he entered into partnership with Edward Paley, one of his pupils. Sharpe's main focus was on churches, and he was a pioneer in the use of terracotta as a structural material in church building, designing what were known as "pot" churches, the first of which was St Stephen and All Martyrs' Church, Lever Bridge. Geograph -Church of St Stephen & All Martyrs, Lever Bridge
See - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Sharpe
Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
- Name: Edmund Sharpe
- Birth Date: 31 Oct 1809
- Birth Place: Heathfield, Knutsford, Cheshire
- Death Date: 8 May 1877
- Father: Francis Sharpe
Marriages Sep 1843
- FLETCHER Elizabeth Bolton 21 59
- SHARPE Edmund Bolton 21 59
27 Jul 1843 Bolton Le Moors, Lancashire, England
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183415695
English Architect, Historian, Engineer, and Sanitary Reformer.
- Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jan 13 2019, 16:50:13 UTC
- Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: May 1 2020, 8:50:18 UTC
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Edmund Sharpe, JP MA FRIBA's Timeline
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October 31, 1809
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Heathfield, Knutsford, Cheshire, England (United Kingdom)
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November 2, 1845
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Lancaster, Lancashire, England (United Kingdom)
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1846
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Lancaster, Lancashire, England (United Kingdom)
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July 21, 1849
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December 21, 1850
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May 19, 1853
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Lancaster, Lancashire, England UK
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May 8, 1877
Age 67
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Milan, Italy
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Lancaster Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (United Kingdom)
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