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| RASTRICK, John Urpeth 1780-1856 |
Civil engineer. Born at Morpeth, Northumberland, son of an engineer and machinist, to whom he was articled, he learned iron founding in Shropshire, becoming a partner in a foundry at Bridgnorth in his twenties, when his interest in trailway traction developed. He patented a steam engine in 1814 and in 1815-16 built a cast-iron bridge across the River Wye at Chepstow. In 1825 the promoters of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway employed him (and George Stephenson) to report on colliery tramways in the north of England. He was the first witness at the parliamentary enquiry into the proposed railway and thereafter supported Bills for other railway proposals. He was a judge in the Rainbird trials on the Liverpool-Manchester railway in 1829 that decided in favour of Stephenson's Rocket and was employed thereafter by the railway company in its surveying and construction. From 1836 he joined Sir John Rennie as consultant engineer for the railways that merged to become the London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) and was responsible with David Mocatta for the design and construction of the Preston Road viaduct, the tunnels at Clayton, Balcombe and Merstham and the Ouse Viaduct to the north of the city. He retired in 1847 and died at his home in Chertsey but was buried in the new Brighton cemetery. |
WORK • Viaduct, Preston Road (1840) • Brighton Railway Station train shed, Junction Road (1840) |
| REED, C G & Son | Furnishing ironmongers and founders. The firm was previously known as Longworthy & Reed (1862) and C & J Reed (1867-1870). |
WORK • iron fence on Madeira Drive (1879) BUSINESS • 26 North Street [ironomonger 1865-1914] • Eagle Foundry, 114 Gloucester Road[1862-1868] • Regent Foundry, 63 North Road [1869-1912] |
| REYNOLDS, James 1795-1849 REYNOLDS, Jabez 1824-1893 REYNOLDS, Jabez Jr 1849-1931 |
James Reynolds. Carpenter. Jabez Reynolds. Carpenter, builder and contractor. James's second son, was a carpenter initially but became a successful builder and contractor. Born in Brighton, he was baptised at the Dorset Gardens Wesleyan Chapel. In 1881 he was employing 40 men. He built Palmeira Mansions speculatively. By the time of his death he lived in Westminster. Jabez Reynolds. Carpenter, builder and contractor. Jabez' son, joined the St Cecilia masonic lodge in Brighton in 1881 but left Brighton in the late 1880s for north London. |
WORK • Church of St Martin, Lewes Road (1872-75) • Seafield Villas/Road (1875-79) • Palmeira Mansions, Church Road (1883-1884) PERSONAL • 1 Clarence Gardens [family residence 1841-1851; James's deathplace] • 2 Albert Road [family residence 1870-1875] • 15 St John's Terrace [family residence 1878] • 4 Tisbury Road [JR Jr residence 1881-1882] • 6 Regent Row [premises 1856-1885] • 19 Goldstone Villas [JR Jr residence 1881-1887] |
| RICHARDS, T R FRIBA |
Architect. He appears to have practised in Brighton only briefly. |
WORK • No work identified so far PERSONAL • 78 Lansdowne Place [1912] |
| RIDGE, Lacy William FRIBA 1839-1922 |
Surveyor. Dioscesan Surveyor for Chichester. |
WORK • Church of St Alban, Coombe Road • St Matthias' Church, Ditchling Road |
| Ridley & Co | Architectural practice. | WORK • No work identified so far PRACTICE • 34 Goldstone Villas [1912] • 14 Goldstone Villas [1914] |
| ROBINSON, Peter Frederick 1776-1858 |
London architect. Pupil of Henry Holland. Assisted William Porden with the Royal Stables. Author of several architectural pattern books. In practice until 1839. |
WORK • Royal Stables (The Dome), Church Street |
| ROTH, Stanley (Henry James) 1907-1993 |
Architect. In a partnership in Chichester from 1938, then as a partner in Stanley Roth, Tetley & Felce with an office also in Brighton where P I D Tetley was based. |
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| Stanley Roth, Tetley & Felce | Architectural firm. Stanley Roth, P I D Tetley and Felce, established in 1948. It became Felce and Guy in 1960; under that name it is still in practice with different partners. |
PRACTICE • 60 West Street [1948-] • 73 Holland Road [c1973- ] |
| RUSSELL, Samuel Bridgman FRIBA 1864-1955 |
Architect. Based in London and Bromley, Kent. FRIBA 1902. Chief architect to the Ministry of Health. |
WORK • Brighton Hove and Sussex Grammar School, Dyke Road (now BHASVIC) (1912) |
| RUSSELL, Samuel 1806- |
Surveyor and builder. Born in Brighton and baptised at the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion church. As a builder he was in partnership with his brother Samuel and employed 15 men (1861) |
WORK • No work identified so far PERSONAL † 51 Henry Street [1839-1843] † 18, 50 Henry Street [1848] † 17 William Street [1843] • 40 Marlborough Place [1856-1861] |
| RUSSELL, William 1802-c1878 RUSSELL, Samuel 1806-1884 |
Surveyor and builders. Brothers in partnership 1839-1865. William Russell. Surveyor and builder. Born in Brighton and baptised at the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion church. As a builder he employed 15 men (1861). Samuel Russell. Builder. Born in Brighton and baptised at the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion church. His son Samuel (1835-1931) also became a builder. |
WORK • No work identified so far. PERSONAL † 17 Henry Street [1846] † 18 Henry Street [1848-1865] masonry yard in 1854 † 50 Henry Street [1839-1865] Timber yard in 1854; the premises were taken oveer by E S Buckwell PERSONAL (William) † 16 or 17 William Street [1843-1845] • 40 Marlborough Place [1852-1878] PERSONAL (Samuel) • 22 Marlborough Place [1850-1852] • 31 Marlborough Place [1854-1884] |
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