Walter Edward Mills
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Walter Edward Mills was an English architect.
Mills was articled to the architect Henry Edward Cooper of Bloomsbury
in 1868. He established his own independent practice in Banbury
, Oxfordshire
in about 1875, where by 1881 he had premises at 13, High Street.
Mills served as architectural clerk to the agent for the Clifden Estates, for whom he completed Holdenby House
in 1878. Mills designed a number of public buildings in mixed styles, usually neo-Jacobean
. His extension of the Oxford Union
was completed posthumously.
Mills was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects
(ARIBA) in 1882.
Mills was articled to the architect Henry Edward Cooper of Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury
-Places:* Bloomsbury is an area in central London.* Bloomsbury , related local government unit* Bloomsbury, New Jersey, New Jersey, USA* Bloomsbury , listed on the NRHP in Maryland...
in 1868. He established his own independent practice in Banbury
Banbury
Banbury is a market town and civil parish on the River Cherwell in the Cherwell District of Oxfordshire. It is northwest of London, southeast of Birmingham, south of Coventry and north northwest of the county town of Oxford...
, Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
in about 1875, where by 1881 he had premises at 13, High Street.
Mills served as architectural clerk to the agent for the Clifden Estates, for whom he completed Holdenby House
Holdenby House
Holdenby House is a historic country house in Northamptonshire, traditionally pronounced and sometimes spelt Holmby. The house is situated in the parish of Holdenby, six miles northwest of Northampton and close to Althorp....
in 1878. Mills designed a number of public buildings in mixed styles, usually neo-Jacobean
Jacobean architecture
The Jacobean style is the second phase of Renaissance architecture in England, following the Elizabethan style. It is named after King James I of England, with whose reign it is associated.-Characteristics:...
. His extension of the Oxford Union
Oxford Union
The Oxford Union Society, commonly referred to simply as the Oxford Union, is a debating society in the city of Oxford, Britain, whose membership is drawn primarily but not exclusively from the University of Oxford...
was completed posthumously.
Mills was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects
Royal Institute of British Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...
(ARIBA) in 1882.
Works
- Holdenby House, HoldenbyHoldenbyHoldenby is a village and civil parish about north-west of Northampton in Northamptonshire.The Church of England parish church of All Saints, Holdenby dates from the 14th century...
, NorthamptonshireNorthamptonshireNorthamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
: extension, 1877-78 - St. Leonard's parish church, GrimsburyGrimsburyGrimsbury is a largely residential area forming the eastern part of Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. It is east of the River Cherwell, the Oxford Canal and the Cherwell Valley Line railway.-History:...
, Oxfordshire, 1890 - St. Mary's parish church, Holwell, OxfordshireHolwell, OxfordshireHolwell is a village and civil parish about south of Burford in West Oxfordshire.-History:During the time that Robert de Chesney was Bishop of Lincoln , land at Holwell was given to the Cistercian Abbey at Bruern....
: rebuilding, 1895 - St. James' parish church, SarsdenSarsdenSarsden is a village and civil parish south of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.Sarsden House is a country house, rebuilt in 1689 after it was damaged by fire. In 1795 Humphry Repton landscaped the park, adding a serpentine lake and a Doric temple. In about 1825 Repton's son, the architect G.S...
, Oxfordshire: north transept and bellcote, 1896 - Warwick Road Hospital, Banbury, Oxfordshire: hospital wing, late 19th century
- St Hilda's College, OxfordSt Hilda's College, OxfordSt Hilda's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.The college was founded in 1893 as a hall for women, and remained an all-women's college until 2006....
: extension, 1909 - Oxford Union, Oxford: second library, 1910-11 (with Thorpe)