Henry Simpson Legg
Henry Simpson Legg (1832–1906) was an English architect and surveyor.
Henry Simpson Legg
Henry Simpson Legg · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection · Public Domain Mark
- Born
- 1832
- Died
- 1906
- Occupation
- architect
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Henry Simpson Legg (1832–1906) was an English architect and surveyor.
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Family
Family
His father George Legg (1799–1882) was district surveyor for Belgravia and Pimlico from 1858. Henry and his brother, Charles Arthur Legg (1833–1906), were both pupils of Sir William Tite between 1850 and 1865.
Career
Career
Legg became an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1859 and a Fellow in 1873. From 1875 he was surveyor to the Hampstead Wells Trust which owned a large area of land on the eastern side of the village. He was also district surveyor for Mile End Old Town. Legg died on 23 December 1906 and was buried with his wife and infant son on the eastern side of Highgate Cemetery.
Works
Works
• 81-83 Gracechurch Street, EC3; 1874 • Villa for R. Miley Esq, Boundstone, Surrey; 1874 • Wells Court, Oriel Place, NW3; 1876 • Trinity Church, Finchley Road, NW3; 1878 • 21-27 Well Walk, NW3; 1881 • Chalybeate Well & Drinking Fountain, Well Walk, Hampstead, NW3; 1882 • Wells & Campden Baths and Wash House, Flask Walk, NW3; 1888 • 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and the gardener's cottage, Gainsborough Gardens, NW3; 1888
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• Illustration — 21 & 23 Well Walk, Hampstead • Illustration — 25 & 27 Well Walk, Hampstead • Illustration — 21-27 Well Walk, Hampstead • Illustration — The Chalybeate Well, Hampstead • Illustration — The gardener's cottage, Gainsborough Gardens, Hampstead • Illustration — Family grave of Henry Simpson Legg in Highgate Cemetery
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Christopher, Wade. For the poor of Hampstead, for ever. Camden History Society. 1998. 0-904491-42-0.
- 2.Fieldgate Mansions. Survey of London. 2 July 2018.
- 3.81 AND 82, GRACECHURCH STREET EC3. Historic England.
- 4.Villa Residence for R. Miley Esq. Building News. 2 October 1874.
- 5.Christopher, Wade. For the poor of Hampstead, for ever. Camden History Society. 1998. 0-904491-42-0.
- 6.Trinity Church, South Hampstead. The Builder. 807. 3 August 1878.
- 7.25 and 27-29, Well Walk, London, NW3 1BY. Historic England.
- 8.CHALYBEATE WELL AND DRINKING FOUNTAIN FLANKED BY STEPS. Historic England.
- 9.Christopher, Wade. For the poor of Hampstead, for ever. Camden History Society. 1998. 0-904491-42-0.
- 10.Alistair, Service. Victorian and Edwardian Hampstead. Historical Publications. 16. 1989. 0-948667-03-6.
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