James Huckerby

He was born in 1826 in Long Clawson, Leicestershire, the son of James Huckerby (1804-1887) and Sarah Swain (1804-1888).

On 18 July 1854 he married Mary Ann Shrewsbury, eldest daughter of Thomas Shrewsbury in St John the Baptist Church, Beeston.

He was a builder who also acted as a Clerk of Works and Architect for local businessmen in Beeston.

He died on 25 March 1900 at his residence 8 The City, Beeston, Nottingham and left an estate valued at £413 17s 4d. (equivalent to £47,600 in 2021).[1]

• 4 houses, Middleton Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1887[2]
• Pair of villas, 13-15 Hampden Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1887[3]
• Pair of villas, Thornhill Street (now Imperial Road), Beeston, Nottingham 1887-88[4]
• Oban House, 8 Chilwell Road, Beeston ca. 1890 (attributed)
• House, Cromwell Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1890[5]
• 2 Pairs of Villas, Willoughby Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1891[6]
• Seven houses, 1-11 Clinton Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1891[7]
• Pair of Villas for William Bacton, Denison Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1892[8]
• Anglo Scotian Mills, Beeston 1892[9]
• House for William Lowe, 52 Denison Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1893[10]
• House for Mr Turner, Styring Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1893[11]
• Houses in Grange Avenue, Beeston 1893-94 (with Arthur Richard Calvert)[12]
• Semi-detached houses at 17-19 Chilwell Road, Beeston 1894
• House, Clinton Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1894[13]
• House for John Lee, 90 Denison Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1895[14]
• Pair of Villas for Mrs Brecknock, Park Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1895[15]
• House and shop alterations for Mr Hooley, 101 Wollaton Road, Beeston, Nottingham 1895[16]
• Two houses and stabling for William Low, Denison Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1898-99[17]
• Five houses for Mr. J. Stone, Denison Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1897[18]
• Pair of villas for Mr A. Elliot, Denison Street, Beeston, Nottingham 1898-99[19]