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Holland William Hobbiss, FRIBA (8 February 1880 – 22 July 1970) was an English architect in the Birmingham area. He traded under the names Holland W. Hobbiss and Partners and Holland W. Hobbiss and M. A. H. Hobbiss.
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Holland W. Hobbiss | |
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| Born | 8 February 1880 Birmingha, England |
| Died | 22 July 1970 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | Brtisih |
| Occupation | Architect |
Hobbiss was born in Birmingham on 8 February 1880, the eldest son of Henry Hobbiss, a schoolmaster and later a lecturer in a teaching college, and his wife, Alice.[citation needed]
In 1914 Hobbiss won a national competition (and a 25 guinea prize) for his design of agricultural workers' cottages in Essex.[1] During the First World War, he served as a second lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery.[citation needed] Between 1956 and 1958 Hobbiss was elected and sat as president of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists.
His signature brick pattern was an English garden wall bond with three rows of stretchers between each row of headers.[citation needed]
A number of his buildings were decorated by the sculptor William Bloye.
He died in Birmingham in 1970.
He designed:
He also designed a number of unnamed houses in Amesbury Road and Russell Road in Moseley.[11]
He completed the west end of St Gregory the Great's Church, Small Heath in 1926-1928 Listed Grade II listed in 1994 [12]
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