William Wimble
William James Wimble FRIBA (1848–1903) was an English architect based in London.[1]
Life
He was born on 22 March 1848 in Maidstone, Kent the son of Edward Wimble (1804–1875) and Mary Margaret Wildish (1810–1889). He died on 12 January 1903 at 74 Jermyn Street aged 54[2] and left an estate of £8,023 (equivalent to £807,200 in 2023).[3]
Career
He commenced independent practice in 1873 based at 2 Walbrook, London, and shortly thereafter joined into a partnership with his brother John Wimble (1837–1877). His brother John died in 1877 and William continued the business alone.[4]
His practice was at 9 Queen Victoria Street, London.
In 1887 he was appointed architect and surveyor to the Worshipful Company of Vintners[5] and in 188 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
Architectural Works
- 106 Cheapside, London 1879 [6]
- Warehouse for G.R. Herron and Son, St Thomas's Street, Borough, London 1880–81[7]
- Palsgrave Hotel (then Lloyds Bank from 1894 to 2017), Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London 1882–83 (with Goymour Cuthbert)[8] Grade II listed[9]
- New Building, Coventry Street, Haymarket, London 1884[10] Grade II listed[11]
- London Salvage Corps offices, 90–92 Upper Street, Islington, London 1884–85 Grade II listed[12]
- Business Premises, Queen Victoria Street/Upper Thames Street, London 1885. (demolished)
- Bunch of Grapes public house, 14 Lime Street, London 1893[13]
- Baltic Exchange, 24–28 St Mary Axe, London 1902[14] with T.H. Smith (damaged by the Provisional IRA on 10 April 1992 and subsequently demolished)
- 23 Haymarket, London (right hand side)[15]
Sources
- Bradley, Simon; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1997). London 1: The City of London. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-14-071092-2.
- Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2002). London 3: North West. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09652-6.
- Bradley, Simon; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2003). London 6: Westminster. The Buildings of England. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-09595-1.
References
- ^ Antonia Brodie; British Architectural Library; Royal Institute of British Architects (20 December 2001). Directory of British Architects, 1834–1914: Vol. 1 (L-Z). A&C Black. p. 1033. ISBN 978-0-8264-5514-7.
- ^ "Deaths". Morning Leader. United Kingdom. 15 January 1903. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ UK Consumer Price Index inflation figures from 1209–2024 based on data from "Inflation calculator". Bank of England. London: Bank of England. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ^ "Death of an Old Tonbridgeian". Kent & Sussex Courier. United Kingdom. 20 July 1877. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Mr. William Wimble". Building News. United Kingdom. 25 November 1887. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "London". Building News. United Kingdom. 28 February 1879. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Southwark". Building News. United Kingdom. 29 October 1880. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Bradley 2003, p. 370.
- ^ Historic England. "Former Lloyds Bank (Grade II) (1236755)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "London". Building News. United Kingdom. 4 January 1884. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Historic England. "1 and 2, Shavers Place W1, 22, oventry Sreet W1, 35 and 35A, Haymarket W1 (Grade II) (1356974)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ Historic England. "90–92 Upper Street (Grade II) (1195772)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ Bradley 1997, p. 594.
- ^ Bradley 1997, p. 592.
- ^ Bradley 2003, p. 415.