Edmund Francis Law
Edmund Francis Law, usually referred to as 'E. F. Law', (26 April 1810 – 14 April 1882, in Northampton) FRIBA was an English architect during the 19th century, notable for a large number of projects, particularly restorations, in the counties of Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Rutland. Career His practice was based in Northampton from 1837 operating from Priory Cottage in the town. He became a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1862, proposed by George Gilbert Scott and others. He was also Northamptonshire County and Northampton Town Surveyor and served as Mayor of Northampton Borough in 1859. He went into partnership with Robert Clarke in 1848. This partnership was short-lived, and dissolved on 31 July 1849. He had a son, Edmund Law (1840 – 14 April 1904) who was articled to his father from 1855 and continued as his assistant at that time based at 29 Abington Street, Northampton. From 1863 he became a partner with his father and also an assistant with his father as Northamptonshire County and Northampton Town Surveyor. His son also became a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in 1881. Notable works RIBA does not have a full list of his works but has a full list of his son's works. The following list is partial in chronological order: Northampton, Church of St Andrew, St Andrews Street (since demolished) 1841–42 Northampton, National Westminster Bank in The Drapery, 1841. Nikolaus Pevsner says: it is "a remarkable building, restrained, grand, and pure. In the Palladian style with giant columns and a pediment". The exterior is currently (2014) obscured by a bus stop. Formerly part of the Northamptonshire Union Bank, acquired by National Provincial Bank, 1920, and NatWest c. 1970. National School building (former – now cottages), Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire, 1844 Northampton, Lloyd Almshouses, south of Abington Avenue, 1846 in the Tudor style Chelveston, Northamptonshire St John Baptist Church: north arcade 1849–50 Northampton, The Royal Insurance Company building on the Market Square, demolished c. 1961 together with the Emporium Arcade and replaced with mediocre buildings according to Pevsner: "Law's building was only three bays wide but monumental in the Italian Cinquecento style..." Sibbertoft, Northamptonshire, The school next to the church, 1846, Kettering, Northamptonshore, Corn Exchange and Town Hall 1853 Winwick, Church of St Michael – chancel replaced by Victorian one, 1853 Rushton, Northamptonshire, All Saints' Church, restorations 1853 and 1869 Culworth, Northamptonshire Rectory alterations 1854 Church of St John the Baptist, Blisworth, Northamptonshire, restoration 1856 Church of St Mary, Little Addington, Northamptonshire, restoration 1857 Wellingborough Church of England mortuary chapel c. 1857–58, London Road cemetery. Listed Grade: II Moreton Pinkney Manor – entrance arch 1859 Naseby Manor – alterations 1859 Tiffield, Northamptonshire St John the Baptist Church, renewal, 1859 Church of St Peter, Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire, chancel, rebuilt 1863 Finedon Hall neo-Elizabethan extension of c. 1850 believed to be the work of E. F. Law Church of St Giles, Northampton, Grade I listed Work based on 1840 report of George Gilbert Scott, including pulpit,