Joseph Henry Hirst (1863–1945) was a leading architect of the post-Victorian era based in
Kingston upon Hull.
Life
He was born in 1863 in South Milford, Yorkshire, the son of William Hirst (1833-1918) and Mary Ann Carr (1839-1883). He married Hannah Whitehead (1852-1951) in 1890 in St Charles Catholic Church, Hull. They had the following children:
Captain Joseph Francis Xavier Hirst MC (1891-1978)
William Leo Hirst (1896-1983)
Irene Mary Hirst (1900-1973)
During the
Second World War his home in Hymers Avenue, Hull was damaged in an air raid. He moved to Selby where he died aged 82.[1]
Career
He started his career as a surveyor under Colonel William H. Wellsted.
He was appointed first City Architect for Kingston upon Hull on 1 January 1900, and he retained this until retirement on 1 July 1926[2] and was "the man who more than any other designed the face of the modern city".[3]
He was responsible for some of Hull's best-known buildings, among them the City Hall, swimming baths, schools and housing estates.
[4]
(1913) The block houses of Kingston-upon-Hull and who went there: A glimpse of catholic life in the penal times and a missing page of local history. Hull: A. Brown & Sons.
(1916) The Armorial Bearings of Kingston Upon Hull. Hull: A. Brown & Sons.
References
^"Built City Hall". Hull Daily Mail. England. 15 May 1945. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"City Architect Retires". Hull Daily Mail. England. 24 March 1926. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Joseph Henry Hirst (1863–1945) was a leading architect of the post-Victorian era based in
Kingston upon Hull.
Life
He was born in 1863 in South Milford, Yorkshire, the son of William Hirst (1833-1918) and Mary Ann Carr (1839-1883). He married Hannah Whitehead (1852-1951) in 1890 in St Charles Catholic Church, Hull. They had the following children:
Captain Joseph Francis Xavier Hirst MC (1891-1978)
William Leo Hirst (1896-1983)
Irene Mary Hirst (1900-1973)
During the
Second World War his home in Hymers Avenue, Hull was damaged in an air raid. He moved to Selby where he died aged 82.[1]
Career
He started his career as a surveyor under Colonel William H. Wellsted.
He was appointed first City Architect for Kingston upon Hull on 1 January 1900, and he retained this until retirement on 1 July 1926[2] and was "the man who more than any other designed the face of the modern city".[3]
He was responsible for some of Hull's best-known buildings, among them the City Hall, swimming baths, schools and housing estates.
[4]
(1913) The block houses of Kingston-upon-Hull and who went there: A glimpse of catholic life in the penal times and a missing page of local history. Hull: A. Brown & Sons.
(1916) The Armorial Bearings of Kingston Upon Hull. Hull: A. Brown & Sons.
References
^"Built City Hall". Hull Daily Mail. England. 15 May 1945. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"City Architect Retires". Hull Daily Mail. England. 24 March 1926. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.