Henry Isaac Stevens
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Henry Isaac Stevens was an architect based in Derby
Derby
Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...

. He was born in London, in 1806, and died in 1873. In the late 1850s he changed his name to Isaac Henry Stevens.

Family

His parents were Isaac Stevens and Elizabeth Young.

He married Anne, the daughter of William Martin on 7 August 1832 in Repton
Repton
Repton is a village and civil parish on the edge of the River Trent floodplain in South Derbyshire, about north of Swadlincote. Repton is close to the county boundary with neighbouring Staffordshire and about northeast of Burton upon Trent.-History:...

, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...

. They had four children.

In the 1861 census he is listed as Isaac H Stevens living in Ashbourne Road, Mackworth, Derbyshire.

In the 1871 census he is listed as living at 20 Peartree Road in Litchurch, Derby.

Career

In 1849 he is listed as being based on Friar Gate in Derby.

In 1857 he is listed as living in Mackworth.

New buildings

  • Christ Church, Coalville 1836–38
  • St James Church, Shardlow. 1837–38
  • St. John the Evangelist, Donisthorpe
    Donisthorpe
    Donisthorpe is a village in the East Midlands of England, administered as part of the Leicestershire district of North West Leicestershire.The historic county boundary between Leicestershire and Derbyshire is the River Mease, which runs through the village, with the village centre being on the...

    , Leicestershire 1837–38
  • Holy Trinity, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
    Holy Trinity, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
    Holy Trinity, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, is a parish church in the Church of England in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.-Description:The church was built between 1838 and 1840 to designs by the Derby architect, Henry Isaac Stevens. The chancel was added in 1866 by James Piers St Aubyn.The church was...

    , Leicestershire. 1840.
  • Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Square, Nottingham
    Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Square
    Holy Trinity Church, Nottingham was a Church of England church in Nottingham from 1841 to 1958.-History:It was designed by the architect Henry Isaac Stevens....

    . 1841. Demolished 1958.
  • Holy Trinity Church, Lenton
    Holy Trinity Church, Lenton
    Holy Trinity Church, Lenton is a parish church in the Church of England.The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.-History:...

    , Nottingham. 1842
  • St. Mary's Church, Stretton, Staffordshire 1837–42
  • St. Paul's Church, Hyson Green
    Hyson Green
    Hyson Green is an area of Nottingham, England. It is the second most popular shopping area after the city centre and is now home to a variety of cultures with a thriving local economy...

    , Nottingham 1843–44
  • Congregational Chapel, London Road, Derby
    Congregational Chapel, Derby
    Derby Congregational Chapel was designed by architect Henry Isaac Stevens and was built in 1843. It stood on the corner of Traffic Street and London Road. Built in a classical style, but incorporating Greek architectural touches, the chapel was extremely popular with worshippers.The chapel was...

    . 1843–45
  • St Martins Church, Osmaston, Derbyshire, 1845
  • St Alkmund's Church, Derby
    St Alkmund's Church, Derby
    Saint Alkmund's Church was a Victorian Church, which stood in a Georgian square between Bridgegate and Queen Street in Derby; this was the only Georgian square in the city.-History:...

    . 1845
  • Holy Trinity, Clifton, Derbyshire 1844–45
  • St. John the Evangelist, Hazlewood, Derbyshire 1844–46
  • St. Stephen's Church, Woodville, Leicestershire 1845–46
  • Holy Trinity Church, Kimberley, Nottinghamshire
    Kimberley, Nottinghamshire
    Kimberley is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, lying 6 miles northwest of Nottingham along the A610. The town grew as a centre for coal mining, brewing and hosiery manufacturing...

     1843–47
  • St. Mary the Virgin, Coton in the Elms
    Coton in the Elms
    Coton in the Elms is a village and parish in the English county of Derbyshire. It is located five miles south of Burton upon Trent.South east of the village is Church Flatts Farm, which is defined by the Ordnance Survey as the farthest point from the sea in Great Britain.-History:Coton is mentioned...

    , Derbyshire 1844–47
  • Osmaston Manor. 1846–49
  • Christchurch, Ilkeston Road, New Radford, Nottingham. 1847. Demolished 1950.
  • Emmanuel Church, Swadlincote
    Swadlincote
    Swadlincote is a town and unparished area in South Derbyshire, about southeast of Burton-upon-Trent and about south of Derby. It is the main town of South Derbyshire and the seat of South Derbyshire District Council....

    , Derbyshire 1844–47
  • Christ Church, Cotmanhay, Ilkeston
    Ilkeston
    Ilkeston is a town within the Borough of Erewash, in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the River Erewash, from which the local borough takes its name. Its population at the 2001 census was 37,550...

    , Derbyshire 1846–48
  • St. Edward King & Martyr, Fenny Bentley
    Fenny Bentley
    Fenny Bentley is a village close to Dovedale, Derbyshire, England. It lies two north of Ashbourne, on the A515 Buxton to Ashbourne Road.The Church of St Edmund at Fenny Bentley probably dates back to the 14th century but it was very heavily restored in the 19th century when the spire was added to...

    , Derbyshire 1846–49
  • St. Peter, Fordcombe, Penshurst
    Penshurst
    Penshurst is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. The parish is located on the northern slopes of the Weald, west of Tonbridge. Within the parish boundaries are the two villages of Penshurst and Fordcombe, with a combined population of some 1,479 persons. The...

    , Kent 1847–49
  • Church of St. Mary the Virgin and All Souls, Bulwell
    Church of St. Mary the Virgin and All Souls, Bulwell
    The Church of St. Mary the Virgin and All Souls, Bulwell is a parish church in the Church of England.The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.-History:...

    , Nottingham. 1849–50.
  • Christ Church, Bridgehill, Belper
    Belper
    Belper is a town and civil parish in the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England.-Geography:Belper is situated eight miles north of Derby and is centred in the valley of the River Derwent...

     1846–50
  • St. Bartholomew's Church, Clay Cross
    Clay Cross
    Clay Cross is a former mining town and civil parish in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England, about six miles south of Chesterfield. It is directly on the A61, the former Roman road Ryknield Street...

    , Derbyshire 1846–51
  • St. Paul's Church, Rusthall, Speldhurst
    Speldhurst
    Speldhurst is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England. The parish is to the west of Tunbridge Wells: the village is west of the town.-Parish Church:...

    , Kent 1849–51
  • Melbourne Athenaeum, Derbyshire. 1853
  • Brewery at Burton. 1854–55
  • St. Helen's Church, Darley, Derbyshire 1853–55
  • St. John the Evangelist, St. John's Street, Mansfield
    St. John's Church, Mansfield
    St. John's Church, Mansfield is a parish church in the Church of England located in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest....

    . 1854–56
  • Full Street Baths, Derby. 1856
  • St. James' Church, Idridgehay
    Idridgehay
    Idridgehay is a village in the English county of Derbyshire. -Geography:Idridehay lies south of the town Wirksworth west of the town of Belper in the valley of the River Ecclesbourne. Idridgehay Green is immediately to its west and the hamlet of Ireton Wood a mile to its south.-Transport:The...

    , Derbyshire 1853–56
  • St. Michael & All Angels, Alvaston
    Alvaston
    Alvaston is a suburb and ward of Derby, England. Alvaston is situated on the A6, three miles south-east of Derby city centre. It is bordered to the north by the wards of Derwent, Chaddesden and Spondon, to the east is the City Centre, to the south are Sinfin and Chellaston and to the west the...

    , Derbyshire. 1856
  • St. Margaret's Church, Blackfordby
    Blackfordby
    Blackfordby is a small village about to the northwest of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in England. It is supposedly named after the Black Ford where water from the village spring crosses the main street over a coal outcrop...

    , Leicestershire 1856–58
  • St. Paul's Church, Low Moor, Prestwich
    Prestwich
    Prestwich is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies close to the River Irwell, north of Manchester city centre, north of Salford and south of Bury....

    , Lancashire 1867–70 with Frederick J Robinson.
  • St. Luke's Church, Derby 1868–71 with Frederick J Robinson.
  • St. James, Blackburn, Lancashire 1872–74 with Frederick J Robinson.

Repairs and alterations

  • St. George's Church, Ticknall
    Ticknall
    Ticknall is a small village and civil parish in South Derbyshire, England. Situated on the A514 road, close to Melbourne, it has three pubs, several small businesses, and a primary school. Two hundred years ago it was considerably larger and noisier with lime quarries, tramways and potteries. Coal...

    , Derbyshire
    Derbyshire
    Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...

     1840–42. Rebuild.
  • St. Michael's Church, Shirley, Derbyshire
    Shirley, Derbyshire
    Shirley is a small village in Derbyshire, close to the town of Ashbourne. It is situated in the countryside on top of a small hill.-History:Shirley was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers and being worth forty shillings.....

     1840–42. Enlargement.
  • St. Peter's Church, Swepstone
    Swepstone
    Swepstone is a village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, about five miles south of Ashby de la Zouch. The parish includes the villages of Swepstone and Newton Burgoland....

    , Leicestershire 1842. Repairs.
  • St. Chad's Church, Longford, Derbyshire
    Longford, Derbyshire
    Longford is a village in Derbyshire, England. It is six miles from Ashbourne and eleven miles west of Derby.-History:In 1872 the parish of Longford was described as having just over 1150 people and 220 dwellings. This parish took in the settlements of Alkmonton, Rodsley, Hollington and the...

     1843–44. Repairs.
  • All Saints, Dalbury, Derbyshire
    Derbyshire
    Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...

     1844–45. Enlargement.
  • St. John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire
    Heather, Leicestershire
    The village of Heather is due west of the village of Ibstock in North West Leicestershire, England. In the Domesday Book of 1086, its name is recorded as Hadre, meaning "the heathland"...

     1846–47. Enlargement.
  • St. Leonard's Church, Shirland
    Shirland
    Shirland is a parish and former mining village in Derbyshire, England. It is continuous with the villages of Higham, Stretton and Stonebroom. Shirland has existed since at least 1086. Local politics is largely Labour. The River Amber flows through the parish....

    , Derbyshire 1847–49. Repairs.
  • Derbyshire Royal Infirmary
    Derbyshire Royal Infirmary
    The London Road Community Hospital, , is a hospital in Derby, part of the Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It is based in the city centre...

    . 1850, 1867 - additions
  • St. Werburgh's Church, Friar Gate, Derby 1850–51. Enlargement.
  • All Saints Church, Heath, Derbyshire
    Heath, Derbyshire
    Heath is a village in the North East Derbyshire district of the English county of Derbyshire.- Location :Heath is immediately adjacent to junction 29 of the M1 motorway and the A617 dual carriageway into Chesterfield....

     1852–53. Rebuild
  • St. Paul's Church, Little Eaton
    Little Eaton
    Little Eaton is a village in the English county of Derbyshire. The name originated from Anglo Saxon times and means the little town by the water....

    , Derbyshire 1851–54. Enlargement.
  • St. Paul's Church, Fazeley
    Fazeley
    Fazeley is a small town and civil parish in the District of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. Fazeley is located on the outskirts of Tamworth and the civil parish of Fazeley also includes Mile Oak and Bonehill....

    , Staffordshire 1851–55. Rebuild.
  • Christ Church, Coalville
    Coalville
    Coalville is a town in North West Leicestershire, England, with a population estimated in 2003 to be almost 33,000. It is situated on the A511 trunk road between Leicester and Burton upon Trent, close to junction 22 of the M1 motorway where the A511 meets the A50 between Ashby-de-la-Zouch and...

    , Leicestershire 1853–54. Enlargement.
  • St. Michael & All Angels, Colwich, Staffordshire
    Colwich, Staffordshire
    Colwich is a civil parish and village in Staffordshire, England. It is situated off the A51 road, about 3 miles north west of Rugeley, and 7 miles south east of Stafford...

     1852–56. Enlargement and repairs.
  • St. Michael's Church, Derby 1856–58. Rebuild.
  • St. Stephen's Church, Great Haywood
    Great Haywood
    Great Haywood is a village in central Staffordshire, England, just off the A51 about four miles from Rugeley.Great Haywood lies on the River Trent, where the Trent is met by its tributary, the River Sow...

    , Staffordshire 1856–58. Enlargement.
  • St. Peter's Church, Littleover
    Littleover
    Littleover is a large suburb of Derby, England situated between Rose Hill, Normanton, Sunny Hill, South Derbyshire and Mickleover about three miles south west of Derby city centre.-History:The history of the name of Littleover is simple...

    , Derbyshire
    Derbyshire
    Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...

     1856–58. Enlargement.
  • All Saints Church, Mickleover
    Mickleover
    Mickleover is a suburb located two miles west of the city centre and is the most westerly suburb of the City of Derby in the United Kingdom.-History:...

    , Derbyshire
    Derbyshire
    Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...

     1858–60. Enlargement.
  • St. James' Church, Barton under Needwoord, Staffordshire 1863–65 with Frederick J Robinson. Rebuild
  • All Saints Church, Findern
    Findern
    Findern is a village in south Derbyshire. Although a railway runs through it, there is no station, the nearest stations are Willington, Pear Tree and Derby...

    , Derbyshire 1861–65 with Frederick J Robinson. Rebuild.
  • Hartington Hall
    Hartington Hall
    Hartington Hall is a much altered and extended 17th century manor house at Hartington, Derbyshire which is now a youth hostel.The hall was built by the Bateman family. They were a well established Norfolk family who settled at Hartington in the 16th century...

    , Hartington
    Hartington
    Hartington is a village in the Derbyshire Peak District, England, lying on the River Dove close to the Staffordshire border. According to the 2001 census, the parish of Hartington Town Quarter, which also includes Pilsbury, had a population of 345...

    , Derbyshire
    Derbyshire
    Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...

    , 1861–66. Rebuilt west front.
  • St. Mary Magdalene, Skegby
    Skegby
    Skegby is a small village in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, England, located two miles west of Mansfield and one mile north of Sutton-in-Ashfield, close to Stanton Hill lying on the B6014 road. Skegby sits on both sides of a deep valley near the source of the River Meden...

    , Nottinghamshire 1868–70 with Frederick J Robinson. Enlargement.
  • St. Mary's Church, Gisburn, Yorkshire 1868–71 with Frederick J Robinson. Repairs.
  • Holy Trinity Church, Tansley
    Tansley
    Tansley is a village on the southern edge of the Derbyshire Peak District, two miles east of Matlock.-History:Tansley is recorded in the Domesday Book as Tanslege, and its name comes from the combination of the Old English words lega, meaning "wood or glade" and tan meaning "a branch of a...

    , Derbyshire 1867–71 with Frederick J Robinson. Enlargement.
  • St. Philip & St. James Church, Atlow
    Atlow
    Atlow is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, about eight miles west of Belper. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 98.-History:...

    , Derbyshire 1871–74 with Frederick J Robinson. Rebuild

Source

  • The Buildings of England, Nikolaus Pevsner
    Nikolaus Pevsner
    Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner, CBE, FBA was a German-born British scholar of history of art and, especially, of history of architecture...

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