Born in Cheam, Surrey to William Aherne (b. 1841) and Emma Paterson (b. 1842), de Lacy Aherne came from a family of devout Plymouth Brethren, a faith that he ceased to share in early adulthood.[2]
He married Annie Louise Thomas (1872 – 1942), daughter of William Thomas (1841 - 1901) and Mary Louise Wright (1847 - 1912) in 1898 and they had two sons- the actors Pat Aherne and *Brian Aherne- and a daughter, Elana Aherne.[2] When he died on 4 December 1945 he was living at 25 Ladbrooke Road, London.[3]
In 1898 de Lacy Aherne was commissioned to build a series of houses by his father-in-law, whose local contacts in the Moseley area were helpful to the rising young architect; his work quickly became fashionable among the rapidly growing and wealthy professional middle class of the area.[6] From 1903 onwards he designed a large number of speculative houses in high-status Moseley roads such as Russell Road, Salisbury Road, Amesbury Road, Reddings Road and Oxford Road, financed either by himself or in conjunction with local building firms.[7] Several of these houses, including 9 St Agnes Road and 110 and 112 Oxford Road are now listed buildings.[8] He was probably also the architect of Blackhill, the home of Birmingham Repertory Theatre founder Barry Jackson in the Malvern Hills.[9]
^Ballard, Phillada (2009). Birmingham's Victorian and Edwardian Architects. Oblong Creative Limited. p. 569. ISBN978-0-9556576-2-7.
^"An attractive modern residence known as Court Hey, Chantry Road, Moseley". Birmingham Daily Gazette. England. 7 July 1906. Retrieved 12 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
william, lacy, aherne, friba, april, 1867, december, 1945, english, architect, notable, designing, many, arts, crafts, houses, moseley, area, birmingham, court, moseley, contents, family, career, selected, works, references, bibliographyfamily, editborn, cheam. William de Lacy Aherne FRIBA 17 April 1867 4 December 1945 was an English architect notable for designing many Arts and Crafts houses in the Moseley area of Birmingham 1 Court Hey Moseley Contents 1 Family 2 Career 3 Selected works 4 References 5 BibliographyFamily editBorn in Cheam Surrey to William Aherne b 1841 and Emma Paterson b 1842 de Lacy Aherne came from a family of devout Plymouth Brethren a faith that he ceased to share in early adulthood 2 He married Annie Louise Thomas 1872 1942 daughter of William Thomas 1841 1901 and Mary Louise Wright 1847 1912 in 1898 and they had two sons the actors Pat Aherne and Brian Aherne and a daughter Elana Aherne 2 When he died on 4 December 1945 he was living at 25 Ladbrooke Road London 3 Career editIn 1886 or 1887 he took a job as an architect s apprentice in Birmingham where he worked for the King s Norton and Northfield Sanitary Authority 4 His earliest recorded private commissions were in the King s Norton area and date from 1889 and in 1890 he was elected to the Birmingham Architectural Association 5 In 1898 de Lacy Aherne was commissioned to build a series of houses by his father in law whose local contacts in the Moseley area were helpful to the rising young architect his work quickly became fashionable among the rapidly growing and wealthy professional middle class of the area 6 From 1903 onwards he designed a large number of speculative houses in high status Moseley roads such as Russell Road Salisbury Road Amesbury Road Reddings Road and Oxford Road financed either by himself or in conjunction with local building firms 7 Several of these houses including 9 St Agnes Road and 110 and 112 Oxford Road are now listed buildings 8 He was probably also the architect of Blackhill the home of Birmingham Repertory Theatre founder Barry Jackson in the Malvern Hills 9 He was elected a Licentiate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1926 and became a Fellow in 1931 10 Selected works editFord House Castle Road Kenilworth 1896 Court Hey 25 Chantry Road Moseley Birmingham ca 1901 11 House 9 St Agnes Road Moseley Birmingham 1906 07 12 Two houses 110 and 112 Oxford Road Moseley Birmingham 1906 07 13 Two houses 37 39 Poplar Avenue Bearwood Birmingham 1908 House 40 Reddings Road Moseley Birmingham 1908 The Grey House 28 Amesbury Road Moseley Birmingham 1908 Three houses 30 34 Amesbury Road Moseley Birmingham 1908 Five houses 42 50 Reddings Road Moseley Birmingham 1908 House 40 Sommerville Road Sutton Coldfield 1910 Three houses 189 193 Russell Road Moseley Birmingham 1911 Three houses 42 46 Wake Green Road Moseley Birmingham 1911 House 54 Sommerville Road Sutton Coldfield 1911 Inverblair 52 Sommerville Road Sutton Coldfield 1911 Richmond 50 Sommerville Road Sutton Coldfield 1911 Siviter House 17 Ludgate Hill Birmingham 1912 14 Five houses 78 86 Eastern Road Wylde Green Birmingham 1914 House 187 Russel Road Moseley Birmingham 1914 House 179 Russell Road Moseley Birmingham 1915 House 55 Russell Road Moseley Birmingham 1915References edit Wood 2009 p 567 a b Wood 2009 p 568 Deaths Birmingham Daily Post England 7 December 1945 Retrieved 12 May 2020 via British Newspaper Archive Wood 2009 pp 568 569 Wood 2009 p 569 Wood 2009 pp 570 571 Wood 2009 pp 572 573 Wood 2009 pp 573 576 Wood 2009 p 578 Ballard Phillada 2009 Birmingham s Victorian and Edwardian Architects Oblong Creative Limited p 569 ISBN 978 0 9556576 2 7 An attractive modern residence known as Court Hey Chantry Road Moseley Birmingham Daily Gazette England 7 July 1906 Retrieved 12 May 2020 via British Newspaper Archive Historic England 9 St Anges Road B13 1220717 National Heritage List for England retrieved 24 May 2020 Historic England 110 and 112 Oxford Road B13 1343117 National Heritage List for England retrieved 24 May 2020 Foster Andy 2005 Birmingham Pevsner Architectural Guides p 164 ISBN 0 300 10731 5 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to William De Lacy Aherne Bibliography editWood Christine 2009 William de Lacey Aherne in Ballard Phillada ed Birmingham s Victorian and Edwardian Architects Wetherby Oblong Creative pp 567 583 ISBN 978 0955657627 nbsp This article about a United Kingdom architect or firm of architects is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William de Lacy Aherne amp oldid 1219100045, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
