Henry Moses Wood

Henry Moses Wood (1788–1867) was an architect based in Nottingham.

Career

He studied in the practice of Edward Staveley, and continued the business after Staveley's death in 1837. After his death, his practice was continued by his son, Henry Walker Wood.^[1]

In 1831, jointly with Edward Staveley, he produced a detailed plan and map of Nottingham and its suburbs.

In 1835-1836 he was Sheriff of Nottingham.

He was manager of the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Fire and Life Assurance Company. His son succeeded him in this business.^[2]

Buildings and work

• St. Peter's Church, Radford 1812
• St Matthew's Church, Darley Abbey, Derbyshire 1819
• County Gaol, High Pavement, Nottingham 1832-1833
• County House, High Pavement, Nottingham 1833 (remodelling)
• The Old Rectory, Colston Bassett 1834
• Carrington Street bridge over the Nottingham Canal, Nottingham 1842
• Post Office, St. Peter's Church side, Albert Street, Nottingham 1848 (demolished 1929)
• Lodge at south west entrance to Nottingham Arboretum 1851
• Pedestrian Subway under Addison street 1851 - 1852
• Forest Lodge, Nottingham Racecourse, Mansfield Road, Nottingham 1857^[3]

References

1. Directory of British Architects, 1834-1914: Alison Felstead, Jonathan Franklin. Continuum International Publishing Group. 2001
2. Sheffield Independent - Tuesday 07 September 1869
3. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. London. 1979