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John Wallen

March 14, 2024

John Wallen (1785–1865) was a 19th-century British architect and surveyor. He was the principal quantity surveyor in the City of London during the 1830s. Many of his former students, such as Edward I'Anson went on to have notable careers.

Biography edit

Wallen was born in St Saviour parish, London. He was the older brother of William Wallen (1790-1873)[1] who also became a well known surveyor.[2] In 1807, as a minor, John married Maria Adams with the consent of his father, William Wallen.[3] John and Maria had two sons and four daughters. Maria died in 1827.

On 3 July 1830, at Deptford St Paul, John married Harriet Edwards (1808–1852). Harriet was the sister-in-law of John's former pupil, Edward Jones. John and Harriet had two sons and four daughters. John Wallen died at 80 years of age, on 13 February 1865, at 14 Bedford Road, Stockwell.[4]

Professional life edit

Wallen was a pupil of Daniel Asher Alexander (1768–1846), architect and engineer.[5] It is probable that Alexander's specialisation in the design of large industrial buildings and warehouses influenced Wallen's career. While Wallen produced only a few prominent buildings, his practice not only undertook projects requiring huge budgets but also offered an exceptional standard of training for his pupils.[6] From about 1812 to 1826, Wallen was in partnership with George Ferry . From 1812 to 1819, 'Ferry and Wallen, Surveyors', operated from 5 Spital Square and also No. 17 (now No. 13) Elder Street. In 1817, 'Wallen and Ferry, Surveyors and Architects' appeared at No. 22 Folgate Street.[7]

In 1813, Ferry and Wallen produced a report for the repair of Norton Folgate workhouse and in 1818, they built Myddelton House, Bulls Cross, Enfield for Henry Carrington Bowles the last Governor of the New River Company.[2][8]

Myddelton House

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In 1817, Wallen joined other surveyors and builders to give opinion to the House of Commons that "the practice of employing children to climb and sweep chimneys should be abolished…" They also asserted that mechanical devices should be used instead of children.[9]

In 1818, Thomas Wilson of Highbury outlaid over £6,000 to build Claremont Chapel in New Road (now No. 44a Pentonville Road), Pentonville.[10] Wilson was a philanthropist who built several Non-conformist chapels in London. John Wallen, practicing nearby at 10 White Lion Street,[11] was possibly the "Mr Wallen" who was paid £203 17s 8d for surveying.[12][13] This substantial fee suggests that John or his brother William Wallen also designed the chapel. William is credited with two similar architectural projects; the non-conformist chapels in Newbury, Berkshire and Newark, Nottinghamshire, built between 1822 and 1823.[14][15]

In 1830, William Beatson married John's daughter Maria Wallen. By 1831, John occupied 11 Spital Square, Liberty of Norton Folgate, London.[7] Also by 1831, John, his son William Wallen(1807-1888) and William Beatson had become business partners.[16] In 1836, the firm, Wallen, Son and Beatson, superintended the repairs of Christ Church, Spitalfields.[16][17]

Warehouse design predominated in Wallen's work. At a time when the use of steel was treated with suspicion by many architectural theorists, his designs used "interior metal skeleton construction".[18] Not only did this innovation allow Wallen to create warehouses with improved natural light and open space, it also gave him design flexibility in the emerging Neo-Classical era.[19]

His work included warehouses in Milton Street (formerly Grub Street), Cripplegate for Messers Morrison; a block of buildings in Gresham (formerly Cateaton) Street for Morley & Co and a warehouse in Wood Street for Dent & Co.[20]

In 1843, Wallen repaired the Unitarian Chapel, South Place, Finsbury Circus and from 1847 to 1850, he repaired the Church of St. Anne and St. Agnes, Gresham Street. In 1852, he repaired the Great Synagogue, Duke's Place, Aldgate.[20] In 1852, Wallen designed St Mark's Hospital in City Road.[20] The site was acquired from Dyers Company and the almshouses that occupied it were converted to a "fine new, three storey, Italianate building". The 25-bed hospital was opened on St Mark's Day, 25 April 1854.[21]

In 1856, a witness to a burglary at 11 Spital Square told the Old Bailey "[John Wallen] is a great invalid, and not able to attend to his business". However, his son, John James Wallen (1818-c.1865), an auctioneer, continued his father's interest in the development of London, publishing both criticism of the Bishopsgate Rail Terminus and advice for the improvement of railway shares.[22]

Pupils edit

Wallen's pupils included:

References edit

  1. ^ He died in Hackney see London Volume: 1b Page: 381.
  2. ^ a b c Colvin (1954), p. 863
  3. ^ London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
  4. ^ 1841 Census, HO107,701,15, Norton Folgate Liberty,Middlesex, District 9 Fol.5, P.3,roll 438814; England & Wales, Free BMD Death Index, 1837-1915, London Vol. 1d P. 297.
  5. ^ Peach (2004)
  6. ^ Webster (2010), pp. 8–9
  7. ^ a b The St. John and Tillard estate: Spital Square, Survey of London, volume 27: Spitalfields and Mile End New Town (1957), 55-73. Available online, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50153
  8. ^ . www.londongardensonline.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015.
  9. ^ House of Commons, 1817. Reports from Committees: Poor Laws; Chimney Sweepers; Steam Boats ;&e. Opinion of Surveyors and Builders, 51.
  10. ^ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol47/pp339-372 [accessed 30 January 2015].
  11. ^ Graves (1906), p. 262
  12. ^ MDR 1818/8/96: ILHC, Claremont Chapel Minute Book 1822–48
  13. ^ Colvin (1954), p. 1019
  14. ^ Colvin (1954), p. 1085
  15. ^ Royal Commission for Historical Monuments, Non-conformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Central England, 159-60
  16. ^ a b Webster (2010), p. 11
  17. ^ Bowman (2005), p. 11
  18. ^ Hitchcock (1954)
  19. ^ Bowman 2005,26;91-3.
  20. ^ a b c Colvin (1954), pp. 862–863
  21. ^ Black (2007)
  22. ^ Wallen J. W., 1857
  23. ^ Colvin (1954), p. 467
  24. ^ Hitchcock (1954), p. 387
  25. ^ Bowman (2005), p. 6
  26. ^ Brodie (2001), p. 902
  27. ^ Law (2009)
  28. ^ Jones (2010)
  29. ^ Bowman (2005), p. 12
  30. ^ "A house suitable for the German Vice-Consul | Rusholme & Victoria Park Archive".
  31. ^ Brodie A. (ed.) 2001, Directory of British Architects, 1834-1914: Vol. 2 (L-Z),p.8

Bibliography edit

  • Black, Nick (2007). "The Lost Hospitals of St Luke's". Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 100 (3): 125–129. doi:10.1177/014107680710000310. PMC 1809165. PMID 17339307.
  • Bowman, Ian (2005). William Beatson: a colonial architect. Auckland: Balasoglou Books. ISBN 9780958262545.
  • Brodie, Antonia (2001). Directory of British architects 1834-1914. London: Continuum.
  • Colvin, H. M. (1954). A Biographical Dictionary of English Architects, 1660-1840. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780719502545.
  • Graves, A. (1906). The Royal Academy of Arts: A Complete Dictionary of Contributors and Their Work.
  • Hitchcock, Henry-Russell (1954). Early Victorian Architecture in Britain. New Haven: Yale University Press.
  • Jones, Phillip E. (2010). Building Chester. P. J. Publishing. ISBN 9780956554901.
  • Law, Edward (2009). "Architects of Huddersfield & District to 1860". Huddersfield & District History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  • Peach, A. (2004). "Alexander, Daniel Asher (1768–1846)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/329. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  • Wallen, J. (1857). The Eastern Counties Railway and District: Their Capabilities for Yielding Good Dividends to the Shareholders of the Former. A Letter to the Proprietors. London:J & I Tirebuck.
  • Webster, C. (2010). "An alternative to Ecclesiology: William Wallen (1807–53)". In G. Brandwood (ed.). Seven Church Architects 1830-1930, Ecclesiology To-day. London: Ecclesiological Society.

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John Wallen 1785 1865 was a 19th century British architect and surveyor He was the principal quantity surveyor in the City of London during the 1830s Many of his former students such as Edward I Anson went on to have notable careers Contents 1 Biography 2 Professional life 3 Pupils 4 References 4 1 BibliographyBiography editWallen was born in St Saviour parish London He was the older brother of William Wallen 1790 1873 1 who also became a well known surveyor 2 In 1807 as a minor John married Maria Adams with the consent of his father William Wallen 3 John and Maria had two sons and four daughters Maria died in 1827 On 3 July 1830 at Deptford St Paul John married Harriet Edwards 1808 1852 Harriet was the sister in law of John s former pupil Edward Jones John and Harriet had two sons and four daughters John Wallen died at 80 years of age on 13 February 1865 at 14 Bedford Road Stockwell 4 Professional life editWallen was a pupil of Daniel Asher Alexander 1768 1846 architect and engineer 5 It is probable that Alexander s specialisation in the design of large industrial buildings and warehouses influenced Wallen s career While Wallen produced only a few prominent buildings his practice not only undertook projects requiring huge budgets but also offered an exceptional standard of training for his pupils 6 From about 1812 to 1826 Wallen was in partnership with George Ferry From 1812 to 1819 Ferry and Wallen Surveyors operated from 5 Spital Square and also No 17 now No 13 Elder Street In 1817 Wallen and Ferry Surveyors and Architects appeared at No 22 Folgate Street 7 In 1813 Ferry and Wallen produced a report for the repair of Norton Folgate workhouse and in 1818 they built Myddelton House Bulls Cross Enfield for Henry Carrington Bowles the last Governor of the New River Company 2 8 Myddelton House nbsp In 1817 Wallen joined other surveyors and builders to give opinion to the House of Commons that the practice of employing children to climb and sweep chimneys should be abolished They also asserted that mechanical devices should be used instead of children 9 In 1818 Thomas Wilson of Highbury outlaid over 6 000 to build Claremont Chapel in New Road now No 44a Pentonville Road Pentonville 10 Wilson was a philanthropist who built several Non conformist chapels in London John Wallen practicing nearby at 10 White Lion Street 11 was possibly the Mr Wallen who was paid 203 17s 8d for surveying 12 13 This substantial fee suggests that John or his brother William Wallen also designed the chapel William is credited with two similar architectural projects the non conformist chapels in Newbury Berkshire and Newark Nottinghamshire built between 1822 and 1823 14 15 In 1830 William Beatson married John s daughter Maria Wallen By 1831 John occupied 11 Spital Square Liberty of Norton Folgate London 7 Also by 1831 John his son William Wallen 1807 1888 and William Beatson had become business partners 16 In 1836 the firm Wallen Son and Beatson superintended the repairs of Christ Church Spitalfields 16 17 Warehouse design predominated in Wallen s work At a time when the use of steel was treated with suspicion by many architectural theorists his designs used interior metal skeleton construction 18 Not only did this innovation allow Wallen to create warehouses with improved natural light and open space it also gave him design flexibility in the emerging Neo Classical era 19 His work included warehouses in Milton Street formerly Grub Street Cripplegate for Messers Morrison a block of buildings in Gresham formerly Cateaton Street for Morley amp Co and a warehouse in Wood Street for Dent amp Co 20 In 1843 Wallen repaired the Unitarian Chapel South Place Finsbury Circus and from 1847 to 1850 he repaired the Church of St Anne and St Agnes Gresham Street In 1852 he repaired the Great Synagogue Duke s Place Aldgate 20 In 1852 Wallen designed St Mark s Hospital in City Road 20 The site was acquired from Dyers Company and the almshouses that occupied it were converted to a fine new three storey Italianate building The 25 bed hospital was opened on St Mark s Day 25 April 1854 21 In 1856 a witness to a burglary at 11 Spital Square told the Old Bailey John Wallen is a great invalid and not able to attend to his business However his son John James Wallen 1818 c 1865 an auctioneer continued his father s interest in the development of London publishing both criticism of the Bishopsgate Rail Terminus and advice for the improvement of railway shares 22 Pupils editWallen s pupils included Sir Horace Jones 1819 1887 architect and surveyor to the City of London and designer of the Tower Bridge London 2 Edward Jones 1797 1835 architect and surveyor who practiced in Wrexham Wales and regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy 23 Edward I Anson 1812 1888 his work includes buildings in London 24 William Beatson 1807 1870 one of the first practicing architects to immigrate to New Zealand 25 William Wallen 1807 1888 John Wallen s son practiced in Manchester Road Huddersfield 26 27 Richard Hussey 1806 1887 architect to Chester Cathedral vice president of RIBA partnership with Thomas Rickman 28 Edward Walters 1808 1872 Pupil of Thomas Cubitt Lewis Vulliamy John Wallen and finally Sir John Rennie From 1939 he practised in Manchester 29 30 Henry Jones Lanchester 1834 1914 Articled to William Wallen educated in offices of John Wallen Edward Ryde Charles Broadbridge and William James Gardiner 31 References edit He died in Hackney see London Volume 1b Page 381 a b c Colvin 1954 p 863 London England Marriages and Banns 1754 1921 1841 Census HO107 701 15 Norton Folgate Liberty Middlesex District 9 Fol 5 P 3 roll 438814 England amp Wales Free BMD Death Index 1837 1915 London Vol 1d P 297 Peach 2004 Webster 2010 pp 8 9 a b The St John and Tillard estate Spital Square Survey of London volume 27 Spitalfields and Mile End New Town 1957 55 73 Available online http www british history ac uk report aspx compid 50153 London Gardens Online www londongardensonline org uk Archived from the original on 3 February 2015 House of Commons 1817 Reports from Committees Poor Laws Chimney Sweepers Steam Boats amp e Opinion of Surveyors and Builders 51 http www british history ac uk survey london vol47 pp339 372 accessed 30 January 2015 Graves 1906 p 262 MDR 1818 8 96 ILHC Claremont Chapel Minute Book 1822 48 Colvin 1954 p 1019 Colvin 1954 p 1085 Royal Commission for Historical Monuments Non conformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Central England 159 60 a b Webster 2010 p 11 Bowman 2005 p 11 Hitchcock 1954 Bowman 2005 26 91 3 a b c Colvin 1954 pp 862 863 Black 2007 Wallen J W 1857 Colvin 1954 p 467 Hitchcock 1954 p 387 Bowman 2005 p 6 Brodie 2001 p 902 Law 2009 Jones 2010 Bowman 2005 p 12 A house suitable for the German Vice Consul Rusholme amp Victoria Park Archive Brodie A ed 2001 Directory of British Architects 1834 1914 Vol 2 L Z p 8 Bibliography edit Black Nick 2007 The Lost Hospitals of St Luke s Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 100 3 125 129 doi 10 1177 014107680710000310 PMC 1809165 PMID 17339307 Bowman Ian 2005 William Beatson a colonial architect Auckland Balasoglou Books ISBN 9780958262545 Brodie Antonia 2001 Directory of British architects 1834 1914 London Continuum Colvin H M 1954 A Biographical Dictionary of English Architects 1660 1840 Cambridge MA Harvard University Press ISBN 9780719502545 Graves A 1906 The Royal Academy of Arts A Complete Dictionary of Contributors and Their Work Hitchcock Henry Russell 1954 Early Victorian Architecture in Britain New Haven Yale University Press Jones Phillip E 2010 Building Chester P J Publishing ISBN 9780956554901 Law Edward 2009 Architects of Huddersfield amp District to 1860 Huddersfield amp District History Retrieved 26 March 2015 Peach A 2004 Alexander Daniel Asher 1768 1846 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 329 Subscription or UK public library membership required Wallen J 1857 The Eastern Counties Railway and District Their Capabilities for Yielding Good Dividends to the Shareholders of the Former A Letter to the Proprietors London J amp I Tirebuck Webster C 2010 An alternative to Ecclesiology William Wallen 1807 53 In G Brandwood ed Seven Church Architects 1830 1930 Ecclesiology To day London Ecclesiological Society Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Wallen amp oldid 1211260175, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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