Richard Charles Hussey
Richard Charles Hussey (1806–1887), often referred to as R. Hussey, was a British architect. He was in partnership with Thomas Rickman from 1835, whose practice he assumed in 1838 with the latter's failing health; Rickman died on 4 January 1841.
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Richard Charles Hussey

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- Name
- R.C.
- Born
- 1806
- Died
- 1887
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- Occupation
- architect.
- Known for
- St John the Baptist's Church, Chester, St Leonard's Church and Warmingham.
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Richard Charles Hussey (1806–1887), often referred to as R. Hussey, was a British architect. He was in partnership with Thomas Rickman from 1835, whose practice he assumed in 1838 with the latter's failing health; Rickman died on 4 January 1841.
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• Name — R.C. Hussey • Born — 1806 • Died — 1887
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• 1838: Bishop Ryder Church, Birmingham • 1838-1839 Christ Church, Clevedon • 1840: Restoration of St Margaret of Antioch Church, Church Street, Crick, Northamptonshire • 1841: St Matthew's parish church, Warwick Street, Rugby, Warwickshire • 1843: rebuilt west front of Holy Trinity parish church, Coventry • 1843–4: restorations to Chester Cathedral, Cheshire • 1844: rebuilt St Peter's parish church, Barford, Warwickshire • 1844: raised roof of SS Mary and Nicholas parish church, Littlemore, Oxfordshire • 1845: west tower of All Saints' parish church, Old Grendon, Warwickshire • 1846: St John the Evangelist parish church, Stoke Row, Oxfordshire 1846 Clarke Stevenson Memorial,Deeping St Nicholas church Lincolnshire [Pevsner] • 1846–8: rebuilt St Mary's parish church, Frittenden, Kent • 1848–51: St John the Evangelist parish church, school and vicarage, Knypersley, Staffordshire • 1849–50: St Saviour's parish church, Saltley, Birmingham • 1850–51: rectory for St Michael's parish church, Winterbourne Steepleton, Dorset • 1851–52: rebuilt nave of St Mary Magdalene parish church, Stockbury, Kent • 1853–5: south arcade of St Catherine's parish church, Preston, Faversham, Kent • 1854: rebuilt chancel, SS Peter and Paul parish church, Swalcliffe, Oxfordshire • 1855: rebuilt chancel, St Margaret's Church, Halstead, Kent • 1858: Rebuilt Nave and extended N. Transept St Mary and St Eanswythe's Church (1138), Folkestone, Kent • 1859–62: south aisle at All Saints' parish church, Waldron, East Sussex • 1860: rebuilt St Laurence parish church, South Weston, Oxfordshire • 1861: spire and top of tower of St Martin of Tours parish church, Detling, Kent

Chester cathedral from the Archaeological Journal, Volume 5
Richard Charles Hussey (1806–1887)
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