Henry Ward

Congregational Church in Hastings in 1884–85.

Henry Ward ARIBA ( – 9 September 1927) was a British architect who designed many large public buildings in and around Hastings, East Sussex, some of which are listed buildings.

Biography Henry Ward was born in Peckham, London, the son of tailor Edward John Ward and Susannah Ward. He arrived in Hastings in his late twenties after being articled at architectural practices in London and Paris. Ward briefly worked for and under the guidance of architect Walter Liberty Vernon and during the 50 years he worked in the town he designed buildings from his architectural practice at 8 Bank Buildings. which originally included the Police Court with cells. He also designed Bexhill Town Hall (1895). He was responsible for a number of churches in Hastings and around Sussex including the United Reformed Church in Robertson Street, Hastings, St Johns, Bexhill, As of December 2019, the building is being brought back into use under the stewardship of Jess Steele. Besides this, he designed a number of stores around South East England for the Plummer Roddis chain of department stores, the Buchanan Hospital women's wing at St Leonards-on-Sea, the listed tiles and bar at the Havelock Public House, the Buccaneer Public House in Eastbourne, as well as changes to the front of the Queen Victoria Hotel in St Leonards-on-Sea. Hastings Town Hall, Queens Road - Police Court & cells (1881) Robertson Street United Reformed Church, Hastings (1884) St John's Congregational Church, Bexhill-on-Sea (1897) St Stephen's Church, Bexhill-on-Sea (1898) South Street Free Church, Eastbourne (1903) Redlake Congregational Church, Ore (1903; demolished 1978) Lady chapel at Holy Trinity Church, Hastings (1907) Brightling Mission Church, Hollingrove (1909) F.J. Parsons Printworks (Observer Building), Hastings Buccaneer public house, Eastbourne Changes to frontage of Queen Victoria Hotel, St Leonards-on-Sea Refit of the bar and the tile murals at Havelock public house Plummer Roddis (Debenhams) department store, Hastings (1927) Alterations to The Gothic House, Western Road, Brighton for Plummer Roddis ( 1920)