Thomas Marsh Nelson
Thomas Marsh Nelson (c. 1817 - 24 February 1884) was an English architect who worked principally in London. He was particularly active in the development of Westbourne Terrace in the 1840s on behalf of the builder William Kingdom.
Thomas Marsh Nelson
- Name
- Thomas Marsh Nelson
- Born
- c. 1817
- Birthplace
- London
- Died
- 24 February 1884
- Place of death
- West Kensington, London
- Occupation
- architect
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Thomas Marsh Nelson (c. 1817 - 24 February 1884) was an English architect who worked principally in London. He was particularly active in the development of Westbourne Terrace in the 1840s on behalf of the builder William Kingdom.
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Thomas Marsh Nelson (1817–1884) was an architect. The architect was born in London and died in West Kensington.
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• Name — Thomas Marsh Nelson • Born — c. 1817 • Birthplace — London • Died — 24 February 1884 • Place of death — West Kensington, London • Significant Buildings — Warehouse at York Way, Kings Cross • Significant Projects — Houses at Westbourne Terrace
Early life and family
Early life and family
Thomas Marsh Nelson was born around 1817 in London. His family were involved in slavery in the West Indies. He married Julia Satara Briggs, daughter of General John Briggs and Jane Dodson, on 10 November 1852 at St. George Hanover Square, London.
Career
Career
In 1838 he gave evidence before the Select Committee of the House of Commons on Metropolis Improvements in relation to the need for new streets in the centre of London to improve traffic flow. In 1841 he was living or working from 3 Charles Street, St James, London. He was in partnership with Charles Innes.
Later life
Later life
Nelson was made bankrupt in 1881 when he was living at 6 Comeragh Road, Baron's Court Road, West Kensington. He died on 24 February 1884 at West Kensington, London.
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• He was appointed by the Victoria Building Company in Great Yarmouth in the 1840s. • St John the Evangelist, Clapham, 1840-42: Grade II listed church, built in a classical style as a chapel of ease • He was active in Westbourne Terrace in the 1840s on behalf of the builder William Kingdom. • In 1873 he designed the grade II listed warehouse at 34B York Way, Kings Cross, with William Harvey.
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- 1.Smith, Simon David. Slavery, Family, and Gentry Capitalism in the British Atlantic: The World of the Lascelles, 1648–1834. Cambridge University Press. 239. 2006. 978-1-139-45885-6.
- 2.Thomas Marsh Nelson England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005. Family Search. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- 3.Shaftesbury Avenue. British History Online. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- 4.The Law Journal. 22. 1841.
- 5.Brodie, Antonia. Directory of British Architects, 1834-1914: Vol. 2 (L-Z). Continuum. 247. 2001. 978-0-8264-5514-7.
- 6."Bankrupts", The Edinburgh Gazette, 24 June 1881, p. 519.
- 7.Magnificent archways were part of a much grander plan. Great Yarmouth Borough Council. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- 8.Palmer, Charles John. The Perlustration of Great Yarmouth: With Charleston and Southtown &c. Vol. III. George Nall. 148. 1875.
- 9.Clapham: St John the Evangelist - The Diocese of Southwark. southwark.anglican.org.
- 10.Pevsner, Nikolaus & Bridget Cherry. The Buildings of England: London 3: North West. Yale University Press. 684–686. 2002. 0300096526.
- 11.1389313. 34B York Way.
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