Frederick William Porter
Frederick William Porter (19 October 1821 – 17 November 1901) was an Anglo-Irish architect.
Also recorded as F. W. Porter
Frederick William Porter
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- 1821 · Rathmines.
- Died
- 1901 · Hythe.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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- architect
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Frederick William Porter was born in Rathmines, Dublin, on 19 October 1821, the second son of William Edward Porter (1783-1859) and his wife Anne (née Coultate). Porter was a pupil of Lewis Vulliamy. In 1865, he designed the Union Bank of London branch at 95 Chancery Lane and 61 Carey Street, which was featured in the architectural journal, The Builder. He also designed the bank's branch at 66 Trafalgar Square, completed in 1871. In 1875, St James' Church, Islington, designed by Porter, was opened. His son Horace Porter (1861–1918) was also an architect. His daughter Bertha Porter was a biographer and bibliographer.
St James' parish church, Islington, London N1, seen from the west from Britannia Row at the junction with Popham Street
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Detail of St James' parish church, Islington, London N1, seen from the west from Britannia Row
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- 1.PORTER, FREDERICK WILLIAM - Dictionary of Irish Architects. www.dia.ie.
- 2.The Union Bank of London, Chancery-Lane. The Builder. 24. 1203. 136-137. 24 February 1866.
- 3.1217744.
- 4.A&C Black. Directory of British Architects, 1834-1914: Vol. 2 (L-Z). 394. 20 December 2001. 978-0-8264-5514-7.
- 5.Crowther, Michelle. Bertha Porter (1852-1941). Kent Maps Online. 2 January 2022.
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