Joseph Pickford

Joseph Pickford (bap. 6 October 1734 – 13 July 1782) was an English architect that mostly worked within the English county of Derbyshire, and was one of the leading provincial architects in the reign of George III. The house he designed for himself in Derby is now the Pickford's House Museum.

Biography Pickford was born in Warwickshire in 1734 but he moved as child to London when his father, William Pickford, died in 1742. Pickford's initial training was undertaken under the stonemason and sculptor Joseph Pickford (his uncle), at his Hyde Park, London premises. Pickford worked with his uncle for about ten years, training first as a mason and then as an architect. Pickford at one time had offices in both London and Derby. The architect moved to Derby in circa 1760, where he was the agent of Foremarke Hall architect David Hiorne of Warwick.

Principal works St Helen's House, King Street, Derby, Derbyshire (1766–67) for John Gisbourne. Hams Hall, Coleshill, Warwickshire for CB Adderely (1768, now demolished). Etruria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire for Josiah Wedgwood (1768–70, now comprises part of a hotel). St Mary's Church, Whittall Street, Birmingham (1773-4, demolished 1926). Sandon Hall, Staffordshire (1769-71; destroyed by a fire in 1848 and replaced with present building). Pickford’s House, Friar Gate, Derby (1769-70), Pickford’s own family home in which he lived until his death in 1782. Markeaton Park Orangery and Stables, Derby (1775-6) for the Mundy Family of the now demolished Markeaton Hall. Long Eaton Town Hall, Long Eaton (1778), for John Howitt, a local gentry farmer. Edensor Inn (now Chatsworth Estate Office), Edensor, Derbyshire (1776-77) for the 5th Duke of Devonshire. Swanwick Hall, Swanwick, Derbyshire (1771-72) for Hugh Wood; extended and altered significantly since.

Gallery of architectural work