Edward Lamb

Background

He was born in London, England, his father James Lamb being a government official

Career

Lamb was labelled a "Rogue Gothic Revivalist", and his designs were roundly criticised for breaking with convention, especially by The Ecclesiologist. He was articled to Lewis Nockalls Cottingham. He contributed to Loudon"s Encyclopaedia (1833), published studies on Gothic Ornament (1830), Ancient Domestic Architecture (1846) with text by William Henry Leeds, and contributed regularly to the Architectural Magazine (1834-1838).

Notable buildings he was responsible for include:

Brompton Hospital Chapel, London, and in collaboration with F.J. Francis, parts of the main Hospital building.

All Saints" Church, Hartlepool

Street Stephen"s church, Aldwark, Yorkshire (1846-1853)

Street Luke"s Chapel, Brompton Hospital (1849)

Street Margaret"s, Leiston, Suffolk (1853)

Christ Church, Hartlepool (1854)

Berkhamsted Town Hall

Eye Town Hall

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Saint Martin"s church, Vicar"s Road, Gospel Oak, London (consecrated 1865)

Street Mary Magdalene Church, Addiscombe (1868-1870)

Hughenden Manor, alterations for Benjamin Disraeli

Wadhurst Castle.

Achievements

• More recently Nikolaus Pevsner called him "the most original though certainly not the most accomplished architect of his day".