332:
36:
167:
340:
526:
1250:
259:
On returning to
England in 1887 Bidlake settled in Birmingham where he set up in independent practice and, from 1893, pioneered the teaching of architecture at the Birmingham School of Art. Famously
1185:
1255:
1235:
1225:
1245:
1182:
451:
1230:
228:, the son of local architect George Bidlake (1830–1892) from whom he received his earliest architectural training. He attended
1113:
1087:
1061:
1035:
1009:
971:
945:
919:
893:
867:
841:
815:
789:
763:
737:
711:
685:
659:
633:
605:
572:
1195:
1178:
157:
499:
316:
298:
315:
Bidlake died in 1938 and is buried in an unmarked grave in
Handsworth Cemetery, Birmingham. In 1909 he had designed the
1240:
610:
382:
1164:
1150:
460:
435:
356:
287:
171:
331:
233:
104:
391:
1183:
http://www.victoriansociety.org.uk/news/new-book-celebrates-birminghams-victorian-and-edwardian-architects/
483:
473:
166:
256:
Pugin
Travelling Fellowship for his draughtsmanship, which enabled him to spend 1886 travelling in Italy.
429:
35:
297:
He was an associate, member, treasurer and then, from 1902–38, Professor of
Architecture of the
464:
1036:"Gates and four sets of gate piers to Handsworth Cemetery Immediately South of East Lodge (1343119)"
282:(the latter then in Warwickshire and absorbed into Birmingham in 1974), along with a series of more
267:
194:
186:
146:
132:
1199:
547:
457:
The Knoll, Glebe Road, Oadby, Leicestershire (1907), Grade II listed and
Stables, Grade II listed
245:
397:
St
Patrick's Church, Salter Street, Hockley Heath, Birmingham (chancel) (1899), Grade II* listed
401:
369:
279:
110:
1220:
1215:
8:
470:
St
Matthew's Church, Shuttington, Warwickshire (restoration) (1908–1909), Grade II listed
283:
445:
100 Sampson Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham (St Agatha's
Vicarage) (1901), Grade II* listed
229:
207:
90:
1174:
1160:
1146:
304:
In 1924, Bidlake married a woman over twenty years younger than himself and moved to
201:
601:
487:
405:
373:
348:
1189:
552:
Mapping the
Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951
493:
Gates and four sets of gate piers to
Handsworth Cemetery. (1909), Grade II listed
448:
St Winnow, 22 Ladywood Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham (1902), Grade II listed
363:
320:
213:
477:
241:
1209:
249:
237:
225:
59:
260:
309:
362:
The Dene, 2 Bracebridge Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham (1895–1896),
439:
416:
291:
190:
412:
271:
182:
126:
868:"22, Ladywood Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B74 2QN (1075796)"
379:
17 Barker Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham (1898), Grade II listed
200:
Several of Bidlake's houses in the Birmingham area were featured in
305:
78:
1114:"Sparkhill United Church Including Church Rooms to Rear (1096067)"
339:
1251:
Members and Associates of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
423:
344:
275:
212:(The English House), which was to prove influential on the early
263:, his party trick was to sketch with both hands simultaneously.
505:
St Clears, 79 Farquhar Road, Birmingham (1914), Grade II listed
40:
Garth House in Edgbaston, Birmingham, designed by the architect
1157:
By Hammer and Hand: The Arts and Crafts Movement in Birmingham
388:
18 Dora Road, Small Heath, Birmingham (1899), Grade II listed
270:-influenced houses in upmarket Birmingham districts such as
253:
1145:. Yale University Press: New Haven & London, 2005
236:. In 1882 he moved to London where he studied at the
1256:
Fellows of the Royal Institute of British Architects
579:(NHLE), Historic England, accessed 6 September 2023.
496:
Lodge to Handsworth Cemetery (1909), Grade II listed
1111:
1085:
1059:
1033:
1007:
969:
943:
917:
891:
865:
839:
813:
787:
761:
735:
709:
683:
657:
631:
600:
312:, where he continued to practise until his death
1207:
508:Sparkhill United Church, Stratford Road (1932–3)
335:The Hurst, in Amesbury Road, Moseley, Birmingham
1171:Birmingham's Victorian and Edwardian Architects
294:– generally considered his masterpiece.
193:and Director of the School of Architecture at
634:"17 Barker Road, Sutton Coldfield (1075817)"
452:Bishop Latimer Memorial Church, Winson Green
205:
1159:. Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, 1984
408:(1900) – built for himself, Grade II listed
181:(12 May 1861 – 6 April 1938) was a British
1236:Architects from Birmingham, West Midlands
525:
359:. Apse (1890), north chancel screen (nd).
1143:Pevsner Architectural Guides: Birmingham
1062:"Lodge to Handsworth Cemetery (1219873)"
996:The Buildings of England: Worcestershire
920:"Stables at the Knoll Stables (1073647)"
606:"The Dene, 2 Bracebridge Road (1067109)"
589:The Buildings of England: Worcestershire
573:"MORTUARY CHAPEL AT HANDSWORTH CEMETERY"
338:
330:
165:
1196:Literature by and about William Bidlake
385:, Birmingham (1892–9), Grade II* listed
1208:
946:"Parish Church of St Andrew (1076219)"
542:
540:
1246:People educated at Tettenhall College
1226:Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge
467:, Birmingham (1907–9), Grade I listed
411:Garth House, 47 Edgbaston Park Road,
394:, Birmingham (1899), Grade II* listed
527:"Bidlake, William Henry (BDLK878WH)"
500:Mortuary Chapel, Handsworth Cemetery
326:
1173:Phillada Ballard. ed. Oblong, 2009
537:
442:, Birmingham (1901), Grade I listed
299:Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
13:
1118:National Heritage List for England
1092:National Heritage List for England
1066:National Heritage List for England
1040:National Heritage List for England
1014:National Heritage List for England
976:National Heritage List for England
950:National Heritage List for England
924:National Heritage List for England
898:National Heritage List for England
872:National Heritage List for England
846:National Heritage List for England
842:"100, Sampson Road, B11 (1076179)"
820:National Heritage List for England
794:National Heritage List for England
768:National Heritage List for England
742:National Heritage List for England
716:National Heritage List for England
690:National Heritage List for England
664:National Heritage List for England
638:National Heritage List for England
611:National Heritage List for England
219:
14:
1267:
1231:Burials in West Midlands (region)
577:National Historic List of England
548:"William Henry Bidlake MA, FRIBA"
972:"Church of St Matthew (1262206)"
738:"Church of St Patrick (1342833)"
158:RIBA Pugin Travelling Fellowship
34:
1105:
1079:
1053:
1027:
1001:
989:
963:
937:
911:
885:
859:
833:
816:"Church of St Agatha (1210221)"
807:
781:
755:
729:
660:"Church of St Oswald (1343113)"
461:St Andrew's Church, Oxhill Road
383:St Oswald's Church, Small Heath
368:Woodside, 51 Bracebridge Road,
179:William Henry Bidlake MA, FRIBA
703:
677:
651:
625:
594:
582:
566:
519:
357:St Thomas' Church, Stourbridge
172:St Agatha's Church, Sparkbrook
1:
998:, Nikolaus Pevsner, 1968 p338
686:"18 Dora Road, B10 (1210542)"
591:, Nikolaus Pevsner, 1968 p268
512:
480:. Roof and stair turret (nd).
392:College of Art, Balsall Heath
351:). Roof and tower by Bidlake.
286:-influenced churches such as
16:British architect (1861–1938)
484:Emmanuel Church, Wylde Green
422:The Hurst, 6 Amesbury Road,
7:
1010:"Emmanuel Church (1075819)"
531:A Cambridge Alumni Database
430:Emmanuel Church, Sparkbrook
400:Woodgate, 37 Hartopp Road,
234:Christ's College, Cambridge
105:Christ's College, Cambridge
10:
1272:
1135:
533:. University of Cambridge.
376:(1898) – built for himself
185:, a leading figure of the
1241:People from Wolverhampton
712:"School of Art (1343102)"
474:St Mary's Church, Wythall
319:, which became a Grade I
152:
142:
119:
96:
86:
67:
45:
33:
23:
1188:26 February 2012 at the
490:(1909), Grade II* listed
419:(1901), Grade II* listed
195:Birmingham School of Art
187:Arts and Crafts movement
133:Birmingham School of Art
1200:German National Library
790:"Garth House (1075616)"
554:. University of Glasgow
1155:Crawford, Alan (ed.).
352:
336:
266:Bidlake designed many
206:
197:from 1919 until 1924.
175:
170:Design by Bidlake for
1088:"St Clears (1210750)"
894:"The Knoll (1073690)"
342:
334:
252:. In 1885 he won the
238:Royal Academy Schools
169:
111:Royal Academy Schools
25:William Henry Bidlake
764:"Woodgate (1075828)"
224:Bidlake was born in
454:, Birmingham (1904)
1169:Mitchell, Trevor.
1112:Historic England.
1086:Historic England.
1060:Historic England.
1034:Historic England.
1008:Historic England.
970:Historic England.
944:Historic England.
918:Historic England.
892:Historic England.
866:Historic England.
840:Historic England.
814:Historic England.
788:Historic England.
762:Historic England.
736:Historic England.
710:Historic England.
684:Historic England.
658:Historic England.
632:Historic England.
438:, Stratford Road,
436:St Agatha's Church
353:
337:
230:Tettenhall College
208:Das englische Haus
176:
91:Tettenhall College
1179:978-0-9556576-2-7
432:Birmingham (1901)
327:Major built works
317:cemetery's chapel
202:Hermann Muthesius
164:
163:
81:, Sussex, England
1263:
1129:
1128:
1126:
1124:
1109:
1103:
1102:
1100:
1098:
1083:
1077:
1076:
1074:
1072:
1057:
1051:
1050:
1048:
1046:
1031:
1025:
1024:
1022:
1020:
1005:
999:
993:
987:
986:
984:
982:
967:
961:
960:
958:
956:
941:
935:
934:
932:
930:
915:
909:
908:
906:
904:
889:
883:
882:
880:
878:
863:
857:
856:
854:
852:
837:
831:
830:
828:
826:
811:
805:
804:
802:
800:
785:
779:
778:
776:
774:
759:
753:
752:
750:
748:
733:
727:
726:
724:
722:
707:
701:
700:
698:
696:
681:
675:
674:
672:
670:
655:
649:
648:
646:
644:
629:
623:
622:
620:
618:
602:Historic England
598:
592:
586:
580:
570:
564:
563:
561:
559:
544:
535:
534:
523:
488:Sutton Coldfield
406:Sutton Coldfield
374:Sutton Coldfield
211:
160:
107:
74:
55:
53:
38:
21:
20:
1271:
1270:
1266:
1265:
1264:
1262:
1261:
1260:
1206:
1205:
1190:Wayback Machine
1138:
1133:
1132:
1122:
1120:
1110:
1106:
1096:
1094:
1084:
1080:
1070:
1068:
1058:
1054:
1044:
1042:
1032:
1028:
1018:
1016:
1006:
1002:
994:
990:
980:
978:
968:
964:
954:
952:
942:
938:
928:
926:
916:
912:
902:
900:
890:
886:
876:
874:
864:
860:
850:
848:
838:
834:
824:
822:
812:
808:
798:
796:
786:
782:
772:
770:
760:
756:
746:
744:
734:
730:
720:
718:
708:
704:
694:
692:
682:
678:
668:
666:
656:
652:
642:
640:
630:
626:
616:
614:
599:
595:
587:
583:
571:
567:
557:
555:
546:
545:
538:
524:
520:
515:
364:Grade II listed
329:
321:listed building
268:Arts and Crafts
240:and worked for
222:
220:Life and career
214:Modern Movement
156:
147:Arts and Crafts
138:
135:(1919–24)
115:
103:
97:Alma mater
82:
76:
72:
63:
57:
51:
49:
41:
29:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1269:
1259:
1258:
1253:
1248:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1228:
1223:
1218:
1204:
1203:
1193:
1167:
1153:
1141:Foster, Andy.
1137:
1134:
1131:
1130:
1104:
1078:
1052:
1026:
1000:
988:
962:
936:
910:
884:
858:
832:
806:
780:
754:
728:
702:
676:
650:
624:
593:
581:
565:
536:
517:
516:
514:
511:
510:
509:
506:
503:
497:
494:
491:
481:
478:Worcestershire
471:
468:
458:
455:
449:
446:
443:
433:
427:
420:
409:
398:
395:
389:
386:
380:
377:
366:
360:
328:
325:
242:Gothic Revival
221:
218:
162:
161:
154:
150:
149:
144:
140:
139:
137:
136:
129:
123:
121:
117:
116:
114:
113:
108:
100:
98:
94:
93:
88:
84:
83:
77:
75:(aged 76)
69:
65:
64:
58:
47:
43:
42:
39:
31:
30:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1268:
1257:
1254:
1252:
1249:
1247:
1244:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1213:
1211:
1201:
1197:
1194:
1191:
1187:
1184:
1180:
1176:
1172:
1168:
1166:
1165:0-7093-0119-7
1162:
1158:
1154:
1152:
1151:0-300-10731-5
1148:
1144:
1140:
1139:
1119:
1115:
1108:
1093:
1089:
1082:
1067:
1063:
1056:
1041:
1037:
1030:
1015:
1011:
1004:
997:
992:
977:
973:
966:
951:
947:
940:
925:
921:
914:
899:
895:
888:
873:
869:
862:
847:
843:
836:
821:
817:
810:
795:
791:
784:
769:
765:
758:
743:
739:
732:
717:
713:
706:
691:
687:
680:
665:
661:
654:
639:
635:
628:
613:
612:
607:
603:
597:
590:
585:
578:
574:
569:
553:
549:
543:
541:
532:
528:
522:
518:
507:
504:
501:
498:
495:
492:
489:
485:
482:
479:
475:
472:
469:
466:
462:
459:
456:
453:
450:
447:
444:
441:
437:
434:
431:
428:
425:
421:
418:
414:
410:
407:
403:
399:
396:
393:
390:
387:
384:
381:
378:
375:
371:
367:
365:
361:
358:
355:
354:
350:
346:
341:
333:
324:
322:
318:
313:
311:
307:
302:
300:
295:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
264:
262:
257:
255:
251:
247:
243:
239:
235:
231:
227:
226:Wolverhampton
217:
215:
210:
209:
203:
198:
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
173:
168:
159:
155:
151:
148:
145:
141:
134:
130:
128:
125:
124:
122:
118:
112:
109:
106:
102:
101:
99:
95:
92:
89:
85:
80:
70:
66:
61:
60:Wolverhampton
48:
44:
37:
32:
22:
19:
1170:
1156:
1142:
1121:. Retrieved
1117:
1107:
1095:. Retrieved
1091:
1081:
1069:. Retrieved
1065:
1055:
1043:. Retrieved
1039:
1029:
1017:. Retrieved
1013:
1003:
995:
991:
979:. Retrieved
975:
965:
953:. Retrieved
949:
939:
927:. Retrieved
923:
913:
901:. Retrieved
897:
887:
875:. Retrieved
871:
861:
849:. Retrieved
845:
835:
823:. Retrieved
819:
809:
797:. Retrieved
793:
783:
771:. Retrieved
767:
757:
745:. Retrieved
741:
731:
719:. Retrieved
715:
705:
693:. Retrieved
689:
679:
667:. Retrieved
663:
653:
641:. Retrieved
637:
627:
615:. Retrieved
609:
596:
588:
584:
576:
568:
558:14 September
556:. Retrieved
551:
530:
521:
426:, Birmingham
314:
303:
296:
265:
261:ambidextrous
258:
223:
216:in Germany.
199:
178:
177:
73:(1938-04-06)
71:6 April 1938
18:
1221:1938 deaths
1216:1861 births
310:East Sussex
288:St Agatha's
244:architects
120:Occupations
56:12 May 1861
1210:Categories
513:References
465:Handsworth
440:Sparkbrook
417:Birmingham
292:Sparkbrook
191:Birmingham
131:Director,
52:1861-05-12
1202:catalogue
1123:23 August
1097:23 August
1071:23 August
1045:23 August
1019:23 August
981:23 August
955:23 August
929:23 August
903:23 August
877:23 August
851:23 August
825:23 August
799:23 August
773:23 August
747:23 August
721:23 August
695:23 August
669:23 August
643:23 August
617:23 August
413:Edgbaston
402:Four Oaks
370:Four Oaks
349:redundant
343:St Mary,
323:in 1982.
280:Four Oaks
272:Edgbaston
183:architect
127:Architect
87:Education
62:, England
28:MA, FRIBA
1186:Archived
306:Wadhurst
204:'s book
79:Wadhurst
1198:in the
1136:Sources
424:Moseley
345:Wythall
276:Moseley
1177:
1163:
1149:
502:(1910)
284:Gothic
278:, and
250:Garner
246:Bodley
174:, 1899
153:Awards
143:Style
1175:ISBN
1161:ISBN
1147:ISBN
1125:2021
1099:2021
1073:2021
1047:2021
1021:2021
983:2021
957:2021
931:2021
905:2021
879:2021
853:2021
827:2021
801:2021
775:2021
749:2021
723:2021
697:2021
671:2021
645:2021
619:2021
560:2013
254:RIBA
248:and
232:and
68:Died
46:Born
308:in
189:in
1212::
1181:.
1116:.
1090:.
1064:.
1038:.
1012:.
974:.
948:.
922:.
896:.
870:.
844:.
818:.
792:.
766:.
740:.
714:.
688:.
662:.
636:.
608:.
604:.
575:,
550:.
539:^
529:.
486:,
476:,
463:,
415:,
404:,
372:,
301:.
290:,
274:,
1192:.
1127:.
1101:.
1075:.
1049:.
1023:.
985:.
959:.
933:.
907:.
881:.
855:.
829:.
803:.
777:.
751:.
725:.
699:.
673:.
647:.
621:.
562:.
347:(
54:)
50:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
