William Herbert Higginbottom

William Herbert Higginbottom JP (23 March 1868 – 6 December 1929) was an architect based in Nottingham.

Life

He was born on 23 March 1868 in Leeds to Anthony Higginbottom (1842–1895) and Elizabeth Ackroyd (1844–1913). When he was one year of age, his family moved to Arnold, Nottingham, where his father became the headmaster of the British School.

He married Elizabeth Spencer (1869–1924) on 25 January 1897 at Redcliffe Road Methodist Chapel, Nottingham, and they had the following children: Hilda Margaret Higginbottom (1899–1973) William Herbert Higginbottom (1899–1899) (Anthony) John Higginbottom (1902–1972) LRIBA also an architect Elizabeth May Higginbottom (1904–1904) Elizabeth Higginbottom (1906–1972)

He died on 6 December 1929 and left an estate valued at £2882 16s 2d. .

Career He attended the Nottingham School of Art.

For a time he worked from King John's Chambers in Nottingham. In 1905 he moved to an office at 16 George Street, Nottingham but in 1906 he moved to 2 Friar Yard, Friar Lane, Nottingham. along with Hedley John Price.

After qualifying as an architect Higginbottom designed many of the important buildings in Arnold.

He was a local councillor on Arnold Urban District Council and chairman from 1911 to 1913. He was a member of Nottinghamshire County Council, for the Bestwood Park Division, where he worked on the old age pension and highways committees. Stapleford Schools Wesleyan Chapel, Arnold Five semi-detached houses, 44-62 Meadow Road, Beeston United Methodist Church, Sneinton Boulevard, Sneinton 1904-05 The Carnegie Library, Arnold Calverton Methodist Church, 1907 Cross Street Baptist Church St Albans Picturedrome, Arnold 1912 (with George Francis Grimwood) Daybrook Baptist Church, War Memorial in Arnot Hill Park, Arnold