Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | Alfred Darbyshire |
| Designation: | |
| Born: | 20 June 1839 |
| Died: | 5 July 1908 |
| Bio Notes: | Alfred Darbyshire practised in Manchester from 1862. In 1855 Darbyshire was articled to Peter B Alley who had commenced independent practice in Manchester about 1850 with offices in Cross Street and later Princes’s Court, off Market Street, Previously Alley had been employed by Richard Lane c1842-1850, although there is no contemporary evidence that a partnership existed between the two men. Claims for such a partnership seem first to have appeared in Alfred Darbyshire’s “An Architect’s Experiences” of 1897. Although such claims were withdrawn in the Manchester press a few days after publication, and were not included in Alley’s subsequent obituary, they still persist in the numerous biographical descriptions of Alfred Waterhouse which continue to state that he was a pupil of Lane and Alley. |
Private and Business Addresses
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| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | Manchester, England | Business | |||
Employment and Training
Employees or Pupils
| The following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| John Moyr Smith | c. 1863 | 1866 | Assistant | |
RIBA
RIBA Proposals
| This proposed the following individuals for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | |||
| Name | Date proposed | Notes | |
| Richard Knill Freeman | 1882 | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this : | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | |||
| DNB | Dictionary of National Biography | ||||