Horatio Nelson Goulty

Horatio Nelson Goulty ( 1832/33 – 7 July 1869) was an English architect. He designed several buildings in Brighton and was an important figure in the town's public affairs in the early Victorian era.

Biography

Early life

Horatio Nelson Goulty was born in 1832 or 1833#tag:ref|He was 36 years old at the time of his death in July 1869. Goulty was married and had two children.

Career In 1850, Goulty and his father were two of the four founders of the Extra Mural Cemetery in Brighton. Although Wilds has been credited in some sources with the design of the two cemetery chapels (only one of which survives), Goulty's obituary in the Freemasons' Magazine and Masonic Mirror attributes the buildings to him. He supported the town's Children's Hospital, He also served as a secretary of the Local School of Art in Brighton,

Goulty was responsible for two new Congregational churches in East Sussex during the 1860s. Cliftonville Congregational Church, a congregation based in central Hove, used his Sunday School building (erected in 1861) for worship until his grey stone Early English Gothic Revival-style church building was finished. The church is still in active use under the name Central United Reformed Church. In 1866, he used a different architectural style—plain Neoclassical—for his design of the Newhaven Congregational Chapel at Newhaven, which replaced a building of 1797. The stucco-faced stone building served as a church until 1938, after which it fell into dereliction and later became an antiques market. The French Renaissance Revival-style building is Grade II-listed and remains in use as a luxury hotel. The author of Moorecroft's Guide (1866), a guidebook about the resort, called it "more beautiful than any other building in Brighton". He later designed the Grand Concert Hall He also reconstructed the Hanningtons department store on North Street, also in Brighton, In addition to Goulty, the Company Secretary and all six of the original directors were Freemasons. The Hammam, built by Goulty and Gibbins, was located at 57–59 West Street and cost £14,000. One commentator described the exterior as "rising like some Moorish temple, resplendent with crimson and gilt". After closure in 1910, the building was converted into the Academy Cinema and was demolished in 1973.

He became a Freemason in December 1863. He was also a member of the Order of the Knights Templar.

Death He died on 7 July 1869 in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England. His funeral was held 12 days later at the Extra Mural Cemetery, where between 800 and 1,000 mourners were in attendance.