Charles Lynam (9 February 1829 – 21 February 1921) was an English architect, designing many public buildings and churches in the Stoke-on-Trent area. He was also a church historian, archaeologist, and preservationist.
19-995: [REDACTED] Look up lynam in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lynam may refer to: People [ edit ] Charles Lynam (1829–1921), English architect Charles Cotterill Lynam (1858–1938), English headmaster and yachtsman Des Lynam (born 1942), British television and radio presenter Donald Lynam (born 1967), American psychologist Ian Lynam (born 1970), Irish hurler and coach James Lynam Molloy (1837–1909), Irish composer Jonathan Lynam , Westmeath Gaelic footballer Jim Lynam (born 1941), American basketball coach and analyst Joe Lynam (born 1970), Irish journalist Joss Lynam (1924–2011), Irish mountaineer Ray Lynam (born 1951), Irish singer Robert Lynam (writer) (1796–1845), British writer Severus William Lynam Stretton (1783–1884), British soldier Other uses [ edit ] Lynam, Queensland ,
38-521: A drawn sword in his hand, keeping off the restoring vandals from our ancient camps and beautiful mediaeval architecture, all traces of which he so jealously guards. "Camps" here meant the ancient earthworks such as Iron Age hillforts and Roman stations. His knowledge of these was encapsulated in his chapter on ancient "Earthworks", written for the Victoria History of the County of Stafford . In 1894, he
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76-524: A number of prominent inhabitants of Stoke formed "The Stokeville Building Society". The purpose of the building society was to provide the means and the financial capability for its members to erect, and ultimately own, houses on copyhold land outside the town of Stoke-upon-Trent . The land, 'Big Meadow and Barker's Meadow', containing seven acres, two rods and 18 perches, belonged to the Reverend Thomas Minton, brother of Herbert Minton, and son of
95-560: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Charles Lynam Lynam was born in Colwich, Staffordshire , son of George and Hannah Lynam, and was educated at Christ's Hospital School in London. After being articled with a London architect he joined his father's architectural practice in Stoke-upon-Trent , and in 1853 became a partner of
114-520: The ward of Stoke and Trent Vale. Most dating from 1851 to 1855, The Villas was designed by local architect Charles Lynam , who became a prominent architect in Staffordshire , building the Minton Hollins tileworks, for example. In designing The Villas, he chose an Italianate style similar to other Staffordshire buildings, such as Trentham Hall and Alton Towers railway station . In June 1850,
133-997: The area, including the Hartshill Cemetery chapels and Christ Church in Fenton , and restored many churches in Staffordshire and elsewhere. Among industrial buildings, he designed the Milton Hollins Tile Works in 1869 as well as those of three other tile making firms, Mintons Ltd in Stoke-upon-Trent and Craven Dunnill (1874) and Maw and Company (1883) in Jackfield , Shropshire. In 1857 Lynam married Lucy (1834–1906), daughter of local historian Dr Robert Garner, author of The Natural History of Staffordshire . They lived at The Quarry in Hartshill, and had 14 children. In 1882 he
152-467: The city. The roadway which leads from London Road to The Villas is unadopted, and it remains unmetalled. Stoke-on-Trent City Council have stated that the ownership of the road is unclear, and have described the pavements as being "in an appalling state of repair" . The area gained national attention in January 1973, when Polish immigrant Demetrious Myicuria was found dead in his bed. Apparently terrified of
171-404: The county to make recordings with brass rubbings and also notes of inscriptions that might be worn away by time. From this early work he moved on to become an archaeologist, interpreting the ground plans of Croxden Abbey near Uttoxeter, and of Hulton Abbey near Stoke-on-Trent. His first published paper was on Croxden in 1868 and thereafter he continued to write for archaeological journals, and
190-731: The firm. His father died later that year. An early project was The Villas , 24 houses built for the Stokeville Building Society in Stoke-upon-Trent, some of which are now listed buildings. Lynam designed many public buildings in the Stoke-on-Trent area: these include the Public Free Library in Stoke-upon-Trent, and the North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary in Hartshill . He designed several churches in
209-437: The founder of Thomas Minton and Sons (later Mintons Ltd ), pottery manufacturer of Stoke, and was finally purchased for £1,582 on 3 May 1859. Originally built in three distinct classes, all providing accommodation for servants to “live in”, changing times meant that many were subdivided by the 1940s. In 1956, a resident of number 15 The Villas, Arnold Machin , received publicity in the national press when he chained himself to
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#1732854935825228-401: The old metal lamp-post on the turning circle in protest at its planned removal. Machin's protest, "against the destruction of all the beautiful things which is going on in this country." did not prevent the lamp-post from being replaced by a concrete one; however, it was given to him for his own garden and his wife Patricia unlocked him. A similar lamp has since been restored to the position of
247-471: The original one. The estate subsequently received the distinction, on 19 April 1972, of being the first designated conservation area in Stoke-on-Trent . Some of the houses also receive individual protection as listed buildings . Initially, a couple of the houses were listed, but more houses were listed on 15 March 1993, and The Villas now contains the highest concentration of Grade II listed buildings in
266-587: The title Lynam . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lynam&oldid=1224158228 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Surnames of Irish origin Anglicised Irish-language surnames Surnames of British Isles origin Hidden categories: Short description
285-438: Was 82 years of age. At about this time he also supervised the ancient Roman excavations at Wall. The Villas The Villas, Stoke-on-Trent , is an estate of 24 Victorian houses in Stoke-upon-Trent , England. Originally a distinct settlement set in green fields, it now merges with the late 19th- and early 20th-century suburban sprawl along London Road below Penkhull village on the outskirts of Stoke-on-Trent and within
304-592: Was awarded the club's Garner Medal "for his papers and memoirs on the Archeology of Staffordshire". He also saw the usefulness of communicating with the public on such matters, and in 1921 the Field Club noted of him that: Much of it [his archaeological writing] was only published in casual form in newspapers. Even in his very old age, he continued to publish valuable new scholarly work in archaeology, such as his monograph Croxden Abbey (1911) which he produced when he
323-554: Was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects , and in 1895 he brought their annual national Congress to Stoke. In 1899 he published an exhaustive study and illustrated catalogue of the inscriptions on the ancient church bells of Staffordshire. This work also served to illustrate his preferred method of working - as the North Staffordshire Field Club noted of him in their obituary of 1921: If, as
342-543: Was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1895. In 1865 he joined the North Staffordshire Field Club ; he wrote many articles for the club, and was elected their President in 1874 and 1894. The Club, in their annual Proceedings of 1892, also noted his tireless but more informal work in preventing damage to the remaining antiquities of the district: his portrait ought to be painted with
361-430: Was sometimes said, he worked rather in isolation, his results were freely divided [i.e.: were freely distributed and available to all who were interested]. In his old age he was elected Mayor of Stoke in 1903. Lynam died at Cliff Bank House in Stoke-on-Trent, on 21 February 1921, aged 92. His early work was done in Staffordshire church history, much of which remained in manuscript, and for which he visited every church in
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