Henry Lord
- Born: 21 May 1843
- Married: Tuesday 25th August 1874 Sarah Ellen, eldest daughter of the Rev J M Calvert, of Gargrave, at the Parish Church, Clapham, Yorkshire.
- Died: 2 June 1926 Salford Royal Infirmary
- Burial: St Catherine’s Church, Barton-on-Irwell.
Henry Lord was born on 21 May 1843 at Chester, the son of Henry Hardman Lord, engineer and was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Making Place Hall at Ripponden near Halifax. He was articled to Charles Reboul Sacre (1831-1889) at Manchester Railway Works Gorton as an engineer for one year but illness forced him to give up the profession. Shortly afterwards he was articled to Ernest Bates, architect of Manchester, 1860-1864 and remained as chief clerk until 1867. He then entered the Architects Department of the London and North Western Railway until 1871, at which time he commenced independent practice in Manchester. Member of the MSA 1877 and was elected Fellow of the RIBA on 17 December 1888 proposed by J. Holden, J. Murgatroyd and G T Redmayne.
A staunch Conservative, he was a member of the Manchester Conservative Club, St Ann’s Street and Vice Chairman of South Salford Conservative Association. A Justice of the Peace for the County Borough of Salford, he was appointed to the bench in November 1885 and at the time of his death he was the longest serving magistrate. Member of Salford Borough Council 1878-1890
On Tuesday 25th August 1874 he married Sarah Ellen, the eldest daughter of the Rev J M Calvert, of Gargrave, at the Parish Church, Clapham, Yorkshire. They had four sons and four daughters.
Henry Lord died at about 11pm 2 June 1926 at Salford Royal Hospital as a result of injuries received when he was knocked down by a motor car close to his home in Bolton Road, Pendleton. The inquest was reported in the Salford City Reporter the following week. One of his sons, Henry Hardman Lord of Gilda Brook Road, Eccles, described his father as generally healthy but deaf and short sighted. Verdict “Accidental death”
Address
1872: St Mary’s Gate, Manchester
1873: John Dalton Street Manchester
1894: Henry Lord FRIBA FMSA. 42 John Dalton Street
1894: Henry Lord FRIBA FMSA. 42 John Dalton Street
1903: Henry Lord FRIBA FMSA. 42 Deansgate
1911: Henry Lord FRIBA FMSA. 42 Deansgate
1924: Henry Lord JP FRIBA FMSA. Architect & Surveyor. 43?, Deansgate, Manchester (No residence given)
Residence
1851: Kent Place, Ordsall Lane, Salford
1861: Tank (?) Row, Gorton
1871: Howard Street, off Eccles New Road, Weaste, Salford
1877-1879: 56, Fitzwarren Street Pendleton
1881: 71 Eccles Old Road (Census)
1883: Henry Lord, Hope View Cottage, Eccles (Manchester Guardian 5 July 1883 page 8)
1884: Victoria Villas, Eccles (Manchester Guardian 25 Oct 1884 p5)
1885: Higher Bentcliffe, Eccles Old Road, Pendleton (Manchester Guardian 30-11- 1885)
1891-1911: The Red House, 5, Devonshire Road Bentcliffe Park, Pendleton
1926: 166 Bolton Road
Image: The Graphic 28 March 1896 page 378
Obituary: RIBAJ v33 1926 Page 495
Obituary: Builder 1926 Page 940
Obituary: Manchester City News Saturday June 5, 1926
Obituary: Salford City Reporter 5 June 1926 Page 5
Inquest: Salford City Reporter 12 June 1926 Page 4 (Inquest report)
References
Harper
Pike - Manchester
Stewart - Buildings of Manchester
Who’s who in Architecture 1914, 1923, 1926
