Background
Percy Houfton was born 1873 in Alfreton and educated at Street Mary"s House School in Chesterfield.
Percy Houfton was born 1873 in Alfreton and educated at Street Mary"s House School in Chesterfield.
He was awarded a certificate in mine management in 1897 and was elected to the Institute of Mining Engineers. After designing Creswell Model Village for the colliery company in 1895, he turned to architecture and opened his own practice in Chesterfield in 1898. Much of his work was for colliery companies and designing private houses.
In 1905 he was awarded a prize of £100 for producing the best cottage at Letchworth Garden City.
Between 1907 and 1909 Sir Arthur Markham of Brodsworth Colliery employed him to build Woodlands, a model village for employees at his colliery near Doncaster. Houfton applied garden village principles designing the houses in an Arts and Crafts style with large gables reminiscent of the style of Voysey.
He became a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1925. He had obituaries in
The Builder 130:826 May 21, 1926
Royal Institute of British Architects Journal 33:495 26 June 1926.