Edward Holmes

Edward Holmes (1832–1909) was a British architect from Birmingham, England.

Family He was the son of Edward Holmes and Elisa Henrietta Roulet, christened on 7 September 1832 in St Mary's Church, Moseley. He was educated at Birmingham Free Grammar School.

He married Mary Ann Briggs on 7 October 1856 at St Mary's Church, Moseley. Mary Ann was the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Briggs. There were three children: Elizabeth Henriette Holmes (1857 - 1944), Edward Briggs Holmes (1858 - 1920) and Gertrude Fanny Holmes (1861–1938).

There is a brass plaque in St Mary's Church, Selly Oak to the memory of Mary Ann Holmes aged 31 years, wife of Edward Holmes (Architect of this Church) who died 5 November 1861 and is buried in the Family Vault at St Mary's Church, Moseley.

Holmes married Mary Lavinia Hemming on 27 May 1863 in Alvechurch. They had a further 11 children.

He was for many years architect to the King's Norton School Board, and to King's Norton District Council. For this and for the Aston and Handsworth Boards he designed a number of school buildings. and his funeral was held in Moseley parish church on 3 January 1910. Mary Lavinia died in 1921.

Buildings designed

Corn Exchange, High Street, Alcester 1857-58 (demolished) West Bromwich Cemetery Chapels 1858 Lodge and twin mortuary chapels, Belper Cemetery. 1858 Foleshill New Workhouse, Coventry 1858 Corporation Baths, Woodcock Street, Birmingham 1859-60 All Saints' Church, King's Heath with Frederick Preedy, 1860 St Mary's Church, Selly Oak. 1861 Moseley Independent Congregational chapel. 1862 St James' Church, Shirley. New roof. 1862. National Schools, Oldbury 1864 The Royal Sutton Hotel, Sutton Coldfield railway station 1864-65 Exchange Building, 1865. Enlarged 1877. Demolished 1965. Immanuel Church, Broad Street, Birmingham. 1865 Former Masonic Hall, Ethel Street, Birmingham, 1865-69 Lady Chapel addition to St Paul's Church, Moseley Road, Balsall Heath. 1865. St John The Divine, Horninglow, Burton upon Trent. 1866 St Mark's, Winshill, Burton-on-Trent, 1869 Midland Bank, New Street, Birmingham. 1867-69 (now Apple retail store) Kings Norton Workhouse. 1870 Penkridge Union Workhouse, Cannock 1870 Wesleyan Chapel, Station Street, Burton on Trent 1870-71 St Paul's Church, Dosthill. 1872 George Wilkinson and Co, Ashted Steam Brewery, Ashted Row, Birmingham. 1874 St Peter's Church, Drayton Bassett 1875 (restoration) Board School, Attleboro Lane, Water Orton 1878 Board School, Vicarage Street/Sycamore Road, Aston 1878 Former Medical Mission, River Street, Birmingham, 1880 Alcester Brewery 1887 Board Schools, Rookery Road, Handsworth 1899