Richard Charles Hussey

British architect (1806–1887)

R.C. Hussey
Born	1806
Died	1887
Nationality	British
Occupation	Architect

Richard Charles Hussey (1806–1887), often referred to as R. C. Hussey, was a British architect. He was in partnership with Thomas Rickman from 1835, whose practice he assumed in 1838 with the latter's failing health; Rickman died on 4 January, 1841.^[1]

Works

1838: Bishop Ryder Church, Birmingham^{[citation needed]}
1838-1839 Christ Church, Clevedon^[2]
1841: St Matthew's parish church, Warwick Street, Rugby, Warwickshire^[3]
1843: rebuilt west front of Holy Trinity parish church, Coventry^[4]
1843–4: restorations to Chester Cathedral, Cheshire^[5]
1844: rebuilt St Peter's parish church, Barford, Warwickshire^[6]
1844: raised roof of SS Mary and Nicholas parish church, Littlemore, Oxfordshire^[7]
1845: west tower of All Saints' parish church, Old Grendon, Warwickshire^[8]
1846: St John the Evangelist parish church, Stoke Row, Oxfordshire^[9]

1846 Clarke Stevenson Memorial,Deeping St Nicholas church Lincolnshire [Pevsner]

1846–8: rebuilt St Mary's parish church, Frittenden, Kent^[10]
1848–51: St John the Evangelist parish church, school and vicarage, Knypersley, Staffordshire^[11]
1849–50: St Saviour's parish church, Saltley, Birmingham^[12]
1850–51: rectory for St Michael's parish church, Winterbourne Steepleton, Dorset^[13]
1851–52: rebuilt nave of St Mary Magdalene parish church, Stockbury, Kent^[14]
1853–5: south arcade of St Catherine's parish church, Preston, Faversham, Kent^[15]
1854: rebuilt chancel, SS Peter and Paul parish church, Swalcliffe, Oxfordshire^[16]
1855: rebuilt chancel, St Margaret's Church, Halstead, Kent^[17]
1858: Rebuilt Nave and extended N. Transept St Mary and St Eanswythe's Church (1138), Folkestone, Kent
1859–62: south aisle at All Saints' parish church, Waldron, East Sussex^[18]
1860: rebuilt St Laurence parish church, South Weston, Oxfordshire^[19]
1861: spire and top of tower of St Martin of Tours parish church, Detling, Kent^[20]

References

^ Colvin 1997, p. 813, sub "Thomas Rickman"
^ Historic England. "Christ Church (1129663)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
^ Pevsner & Wedgwood 1966, p. 386.
^ Pevsner & Wedgwood 1966, p. 260.
^ Pevsner & Hubbard 1971, p. 136.
^ Pevsner & Wedgwood 1966, p. 85.
^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 659.
^ Pevsner & Wedgwood 1966, p. 300.
^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 789.
^ Newman 1976, p. 290.
^ Pevsner 1974, p. 69.
^ Pevsner & Wedgwood 1966, p. 201.
^ Newman & Pevsner 1972, p. 490.
^ Newman 1969, p. 450.
^ Newman 1969, p. 304.
^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 796.
^ Newman 2012, p. 283.
^ Nairn & Pevsner 1965, p. 691.
^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 774.
^ Newman 1969, p. 272.

Sources

Colvin, H.M. (1997). A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-07207-4.
Nairn, Ian; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1965). Sussex. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 619. ISBN 0-14-071028-0.
Newman, John (1969). North East and East Kent. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071039-6.
Newman, John (1976) [1969]. West Kent and the Weald. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071038-8.
Newman, John (2012) [1969]. Kent: West and the Weald. The Buildings of England. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-30-018509-6.
Newman, John; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1972). Dorset. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 397. ISBN 0-14-071044-2.
Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Staffordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 69. ISBN 0-14-071046-9.
Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1973) [1961]. Northamptonshire. The Buildings of England (2nd ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071022-1.
Pevsner, Nikolaus; Hubbard, Edward (1971). Cheshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071042-6.
Pevsner, Nikolaus; Wedgwood, Alexandra (1966). Warwickshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.