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RASTRICK, John Urpeth
1780-1856
Civil engineer.
      Born at Morpeth, Northumberland, son of an engineer and machinist, to whom he was articled, he learned iron founding in Shropshire, becoming a partner in a foundry at Bridgnorth in his twenties, when his interest in trailway traction developed. He patented a steam engine in 1814 and in 1815-16 built a cast-iron bridge across the River Wye at Chepstow. In 1825 the promoters of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway employed him (and George Stephenson) to report on colliery tramways in the north of England. He was the first witness at the parliamentary enquiry into the proposed railway and thereafter supported Bills for other railway proposals. He was a judge in the Rainbird trials on the Liverpool-Manchester railway in 1829 that decided in favour of Stephenson's Rocket and was employed thereafter by the railway company in its surveying and construction.
      From 1836 he joined Sir John Rennie as consultant engineer for the railways that merged to become the London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) and was responsible with David Mocatta for the design and construction of the Preston Road viaduct, the tunnels at Clayton, Balcombe and Merstham and the Ouse Viaduct to the north of the city. He retired in 1847 and died at his home in Chertsey but was buried in the new Brighton cemetery.
WORK
Viaduct, Preston Road (1840)
Brighton Railway Station train shed, Junction Road (1840)
REED, C G & Son Furnishing ironmongers and founders.
      The firm was previously known as Longworthy & Reed (1862) and C & J Reed (1867-1870).
WORK
iron fence on Madeira Drive (1879)

BUSINESS
26 North Street [ironomonger 1865-1914]
Eagle Foundry, 114 Gloucester Road[1862-1868]
Regent Foundry, 63 North Road [1869-1912]
REYNOLDS, James
1795-1849
REYNOLDS, Jabez
1824-1893
REYNOLDS, Jabez Jr
1849-1931
James Reynolds. Carpenter.
Jabez Reynolds. Carpenter, builder and contractor.
      James's second son, was a carpenter initially but became a successful builder and contractor. Born in Brighton, he was baptised at the Dorset Gardens Wesleyan Chapel. In 1881 he was employing 40 men. He built Palmeira Mansions speculatively. By the time of his death he lived in Westminster.
Jabez Reynolds. Carpenter, builder and contractor.
      Jabez' son, joined the St Cecilia masonic lodge in Brighton in 1881 but left Brighton in the late 1880s for north London.
WORK
Church of St Martin, Lewes Road (1872-75)
Seafield Villas/Road (1875-79)
Palmeira Mansions, Church Road (1883-1884)

PERSONAL
1 Clarence Gardens [family residence 1841-1851; James's deathplace]
2 Albert Road [family residence 1870-1875]
15 St John's Terrace [family residence 1878]
4 Tisbury Road [JR Jr residence 1881-1882]
6 Regent Row [premises 1856-1885]
19 Goldstone Villas [JR Jr residence 1881-1887]
RICHARDS, T R FRIBA
Architect.
      He appears to have practised in Brighton only briefly.
WORK
No work identified so far

PERSONAL
78 Lansdowne Place [1912]
RIDGE, Lacy William FRIBA
1839-1922
Surveyor.
      Dioscesan Surveyor for Chichester.
WORK
Church of St Alban, Coombe Road
St Matthias' Church, Ditchling Road
Ridley & Co Architectural practice. WORK
No work identified so far

PRACTICE
34 Goldstone Villas [1912]
14 Goldstone Villas [1914]
ROBINSON, Peter Frederick
1776-1858
London architect.
      Pupil of Henry Holland. Assisted William Porden with the Royal Stables. Author of several architectural pattern books. In practice until 1839.
WORK
Royal Stables (The Dome), Church Street
ROTH, Stanley (Henry James)
1907-1993
Architect.
      In a partnership in Chichester from 1938, then as a partner in Stanley Roth, Tetley & Felce with an office also in Brighton where P I D Tetley was based.
Stanley Roth, Tetley & Felce Architectural firm.
      Stanley Roth, P I D Tetley and Felce, established in 1948. It became Felce and Guy in 1960; under that name it is still in practice with different partners.
PRACTICE
60 West Street [1948-]
73 Holland Road [c1973- ]
RUSSELL, Samuel Bridgman FRIBA
1864-1955
Architect.
      Based in London and Bromley, Kent. FRIBA 1902. Chief architect to the Ministry of Health.
WORK
Brighton Hove and Sussex Grammar School, Dyke Road (now BHASVIC) (1912)
RUSSELL, Samuel
1806-
Surveyor and builder.
Born in Brighton and baptised at the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion church. As a builder he was in partnership with his brother Samuel and employed 15 men (1861)
WORK
No work identified so far

PERSONAL
51 Henry Street [1839-1843]
18, 50 Henry Street [1848]
17 William Street [1843]
40 Marlborough Place [1856-1861]
RUSSELL, William
1802-c1878
RUSSELL, Samuel
1806-1884
Surveyor and builders. Brothers in partnership 1839-1865.
William Russell. Surveyor and builder.
      Born in Brighton and baptised at the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion church. As a builder he employed 15 men (1861).
Samuel Russell. Builder.
      Born in Brighton and baptised at the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion church. His son Samuel (1835-1931) also became a builder.
WORK
No work identified so far.

PERSONAL
17 Henry Street [1846]
18 Henry Street [1848-1865] masonry yard in 1854
50 Henry Street [1839-1865] Timber yard in 1854; the premises were taken oveer by E S Buckwell
PERSONAL (William)
16 or 17 William Street [1843-1845]
40 Marlborough Place [1852-1878]
PERSONAL (Samuel)
22 Marlborough Place [1850-1852]
31 Marlborough Place [1854-1884]
     

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