William Venn Gough

William Venn Gough (1842–1918) was an architect responsible for a number of prominent buildings in Bristol. His works include the Cabot Tower, Colston's Girls' School (now Montpelier High School), Trinity Road Library, St Aldhelm's church^[1] and South Street School^[2] in Bedminster, the village hall in Yatton,^[3] and Port of Bristol Authority Docks Office, now Queen Square House, in Queen Square.

Gough collaborated with Archibald Ponton on buildings such as Bristol's Granary on Welsh Back.^[4][5]

From 1872 he had an office at Athenaeum Chambers, Nicholas Street, Bristol. and then from 1898 to 1906 at 98, Hampton Road, Bristol. He then moved to 24, Bridge Street, Bristol until 1914.^[6]

Originally Newport Institute and Seely Library.

In 1904 William Venn Gough designed the Technical Institute and Seely Library, Newport, Isle of Wight; the building was Grade 2 listed in 1972.^[7]

In 1908 Gough designed the memorial for John Kay, inventor of the Flying Shuttle, in Kay Gardens, Bury, Lancashire; the memorial was grade 2 listed in 1985.^[8]

References

1. "Bristol, St. Aldhelm, Bedminster". churchplansonline.org. Historic Churches Preservation Trust. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
2. Andrew Foyle (2004). Bristol. Yale University Press. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-300-10442-4. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
3. "A Bit of History". Yatton Village Hall website. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
4. Thom Gorst (6 December 2012). The Buildings Around Us. Taylor & Francis. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-135-82328-3. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
5. John Dixon Hunt; Faith M. Holland (1982). The Ruskin Polygon: Essays on the Imagination of John Ruskin. Manchester University Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-7190-0834-4. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
6. "William Venn Gough". Directory of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 21 May 2007.
7. "Newport Nodehill County Middle School and Library - Grade II listing". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
8. "Kay Monument at Kay Gardens, Grade 2 listing". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 15 August 2022.