Edward Salomons

Edward Salomons (1828–1906) was an English architect based in Manchester, active in the late 19th century. He is known for his architecture in the Gothic Revival and Italianate styles.

Education and career Edward Salomons was born in London in 1828 to Priscilla (née Lucas) and Henry Moses Salomons, a cotton trader originally from Germany. An early commission, in 1856, was for a Fountain Street warehouse. The following year he worked under C. D. Young on the Art Treasures Exhibition, and this prominent project led to further commissions, including one for offices of the Examiner and Times (1858). In 1860 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

A significant early commission was for the Prince's Theatre, Oxford Street, Manchester (c. 1864). He also designed theatres in Liverpool (Prince of Wales, later the Alexandra Theatre; 1865–66) and Rochdale (1867).

At various times during his career Salomons worked in partnership with John Philpot-Jones, Ralph Seldon Wornum, John Ely and Alfred Steinthal. the Manchester Reform Club (1870–1871), described by Claire Hartwell, in her Manchester Pevsner City Guide, as Salomon's "best city-centre building", the former Manchester and Salford Trustee Savings Bank (1872) and Manchester Crematorium (with Steinthal; 1890). He also (with Wornum and Ely) designed premises for the Agnews in Liverpool.

He built many private houses; in and around Manchester these include two houses in Victoria Park (1880s) and big houses in Knutsford and Didsbury,

Personal life Salomons married twice: in 1863 to Carlotta Marion Montgorry (also given as Montgarry) from Liverpool, and then in 1877 to Gertrude Bruce Roberts, with whom he had two sons and a daughter. His two sons from the first marriage both predeceased him. One of his sons, Gerald, became an architect, changing his surname to Sanville.

A skilled artist in watercolours, he was an elected member of the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts (1859) and was active on committees of the Manchester School of Art and the City Art Gallery. He was a member of several Manchester clubs.

He died on 12 May 1906 in Rusholme, and was cremated at Manchester Crematorium.

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