James Hibbert

James Hibbert (born 1831) was an English architect who practised in Preston, Lancashire.

Life and work

Hibbert was born in Preston and educated at Preston Grammar School. From 1855 Hibbert worked in partnership with Nathan Rainford. He also became an alderman of Preston.^[1] Hibbert's finest and most important work is the Harris Museum (1882–93),^[2] which is described by Hartwell and Pevsner in the Buildings of England series as "one of the largest, most imposing and memorable public buildings in north Lancashire".^[3] It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.^{[4][lower-alpha 1]} He also designed Fishergate Baptist Church (1858) (with Rainford),^[6] and Preston Savings Bank (1872), also in Fishergate.^[7] Other works include an extension to Preston Royal Infirmary (1866–70),^[8] and the partial rebuilding of North Road Pentecostal Church in Preston (1885–86).^[9]

Notes and references

Notes

1. Grade I is the most important of the three grades of listing designated by English Heritage, and is applied to buildings that are of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important".^[5]

Citations

1. About Us, The Harris Museum and Art Gallery, retrieved 14 May 2014
2. Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), pp. 519–522
3. Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), p. 50
4. Historic England, "Harris Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery (1207306)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 May 2014
5. Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 27 March 2015
6. Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), p. 513–14
7. Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), p. 528
8. Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), p. 542
9. Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), pp. 533–534

Sources

• Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9