Name Henry Stevens Role Architect | Died 1873 | |
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Structures Holy Trinity Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Square | ||
Henry Isaac Stevens FRIBA was an architect based in Derby. He was born in London, in 1806, and died in 1873. In the late 1850s he changed his name to Isaac Henry Stevens.
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Family
His parents were Isaac Stevens and Elizabeth Young. He married Anne, the daughter of William Martin on 7 August 1832 in Repton, Derbyshire. They had four children.
In the 1861 census he is listed as Isaac H Stevens living in Ashbourne Road, Mackworth, Derbyshire. In the 1871 census he is listed as living at 20 Peartree Road in Litchurch, Derby.
Career
He was articled to William Martin in Bretby, and was also a pupil of George Maddox. He started in independent practice in 1834 in Hartshorne, Derbyshire. He moved to Derby in the late 1830s or early 1840s and was based at 16 Full Street in Derby. By 1847 he was at 49 Friargate, Derby. In 1857 he is listed as living in Mackworth.
He was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Institute of British Architects on 21 January 1850.
He entered into a partnership with Frederick Josias Robinson, a former pupil, from 1859.