Basic Site Details
| Name: | Victoria Institute |
| Town, district or village: | Worcester |
| City or county: | Worcestershire |
| Country: | England |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Cost: £20,000. Unsuccessful competition designs submitted by Smith; Woodhouse & Willoughby; Thomas Moore & W H White; S Salter & Adams; F C Ryde & Bedford; Walter Cook; G H Grocok; and others (total either 68 or 86 entrants). |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
 | 1890 | Competition held | ||
| After 1898 | Before 1902 | Alterations | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| (Sir) John William Simpson | A | 1890 | 1896 | Won competition and secured job | |
| Edmund John Milner Allen | A | 1890 | 1896 | Won competition and secured job | |
| Simpson & Allen | A | 1890 | 1896 | Won competition and secured job | |
| (Sir) John William Simpson | B | 1904 or 1905 | Alterations? - unclear whether under firm of Simpson & Allen or Simpson & Ayrton | ||
| Bailey Scott Murphy | B | 1904 or 1905 | Alterations? As assistant in J W Simpson's firm | ||
| Simpson & Ayrton | B | 1904 or 1905 | Alterations? - unclear whether under firm of Simpson & Allen or Simpson & Ayrton | ||
| Edmund John Milner Allen | B? | 1904 or 1905 | Alterations? - unclear whether under firm of Simpson & Allen or Simpson & Ayrton | ||
| Ormrod Maxwell Ayrton | B? | 1904 or 1905 | Alterations? - unclear whether under firm of Simpson & Allen or Simpson & Ayrton | ||
| Simpson & Allen | B? | 1904 or 1905 | Alterations? - unclear whether under firm of Simpson & Allen or Simpson & Ayrton | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Harper, Roger H | 1983 | Victorian Architectural Competitions: An Index to British and Irish Architectural Competitions… | London: Mansell Publishing | ||
| Pevsner, Nikolaus | 1968 | Worcestershire (The Buildings of England) | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books | p324 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | Early 1890 | LVIII | p346 | |
| Builder | Late 1890 | LIX | p265 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Bailey Scott Murphy: L v19 no 1476 | |