1809 - 1877
Edmund Sharpe British Architect
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Details
| First Name |
Edmund
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| Last Name |
Sharpe
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| Birthday |
31st October, 1809
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| Birthplace |
Knutsford, Cheshire, England
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| Died |
8th May, 1877
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| Place of Death |
Milan, Italy
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| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation Text |
Architect, architectural historian, railway engineer, sanitary reformer
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| Occupation |
Architect
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Edmund Sharpe (31 October 1809 – 8 May 1877) was an English architect, architectural historian, railway engineer, and sanitary reformer.
Born in Knutsford, Cheshire, he was educated first by his parents and then at schools locally and in Runcorn, Greenwich and Sedbergh.
Following his graduation from Cambridge University he was awarded a travelling scholarship, enabling him to study architecture in Germany and southern France. In 1835 he established an architectural practice in Lancaster, initially working on his own.
In 1845 he entered into partnership with Edward Paley, one of his pupils.
Sharpe's main focus was on churches, and he was a pioneer in the use of terracotta as a structural material in church building, designing what were known as "pot" churches, the first of which was St Stephen and All Martyrs' Church, Lever Bridge.
