William Peachey

William Peachey (1826 – 2 March 1912) was an English architect known for his work for the North Eastern Railway.^[1]

Saltburn railway station 1863

Baptist Chapel, Priory Street, York 1868

Former Methodist Chapel, Victoria Bar, York 1880

History

He was born in 1826, baptised at St Mary's Church, Cheltenham on 13 September. His parents were William Peachey, carpenter, and Emma.

On 8 September 1849, he married Harriet Moss in Salem Baptist Chapel in Cheltenham and in 1854 the couple moved to Darlington. He found employment with the Stockton and Darlington Railway. This was merged with the North Eastern Railway in 1863.

He was appointed ARIBA on 16 December 1867, and FRIBA on 2 May 1870. He was the Architect to the Darlington section of the North Eastern Railway until 1877.

He died on 2 March 1912.

Works

• Saltburn Water Tower, [now] Upleatham Street, on Lune Street Corner 1860 [- demolished 1905] - Pease Bricks - bricks used to face a terrace of 8 houses onsite and adjacent land - called Water Tower Terrace which became Upleatham Street.
• Saltburn railway station 1861-62
• Zetland Mews, Saltburn 1861^[2]
• Zetland Hotel, Saltburn 1863^[3]
• Wesleyan Schools, North Road, Darlington 1863^[4]
• Wesleyan Chapel, Emerald Street, Saltburn 1864-65^[5]
• Forcett Pasonage
• Double Villa, Pierremont Crescent, Darlington 1866
• Etherley railway station, 1866
• Baptist Chapel, Priory Street, York 1867-68^[6][7]
• Baptist Chapel, Grange Road, Darlington 1870-71
• Tow Law railway station 1870-71
• Brotton railway station 1875
• North Road railway station Darlington 1876
• Middlesbrough railway station 1874-77^[8]
• York railway station 1877^[9]
• Pinchinthorpe railway station 1877^[10]
• Boosbeck railway station 1878^[11]
• Sunderland station 1879 (replaced 1965)
• Methodist Chapel, Victoria Bar, York 1880^[12][13]
• Harrogate Baptist Church, Victoria Avenue, Harrogate 1883
• Post Office, Regent Circus, (Windsor Road/Station Street) Saltburn 1901

References

1. Brodie, Antonia; Felstead, Alison; Franklin, Jonathan; Pinfield, Leslie; Oldfield, Jane (2001). Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 Volume 2: L-Z. Royal Institute of British Architects: Continuum. p. 335. ISBN 082645514X.
2. Historic England, "Zetland Mews (1387544)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 July 2018
3. Historic England, "The Zetland with Terrace Walls and Steps (1387497)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 July 2018
4. "Opening of New Wesleyan Schools at Darlington". Newcastle Daily Chronicle. England. 1 October 1863. Retrieved 29 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "New Wesleyan Chapel at Saltburn-by-the-Sea". Newcastle Daily Chronicle. England. 13 December 1864. Retrieved 29 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "York, Opening of a Baptist Chapel". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. England. 18 June 1868. Retrieved 29 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. Historic England, "York Baptist Church (1256823)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 July 2018
8. "The New Excursion Station, Middlesbrough". Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough. England. 2 November 1874. Retrieved 29 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
9. Historic England, "Railway Station, York (1256554)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 July 2018
10. Bill Fawcett (1 January 2001). A History of North Eastern Railway Architecture. North Eastern Railway Association. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-873513-48-4.
11. Fawcett, Bill (2003). A history of North Eastern Railway architecture. North Eastern Railway Association. p. 153. ISBN 1873513488.
12. "Opening of a New Primitive Methodist Chapel at York". Yorkshire Gazette. England. 27 March 1880. Retrieved 29 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
13. Historic England, "Victoria Bar Chapel (1256394)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 July 2018