Watson Fothergill (12 July 1841 – 6 March 1928) was a British architect[1] who designed over 100 unique buildings in Nottingham in the East Midlands of England.

[citation needed] In 1856, he entered the St Peter's Gate office of Frederick Jackson, an architect and surveyor in Nottingham.

After spending around 18 months with Gilbert, he moved in early 1862 to join the office of Arthur William Blomfield in London.

In 1864 he was working with John Middleton in Cheltenham, but in the same year, left to set up his own office at 6 Clinton Street, Nottingham.

His easily recognisable style includes the use of contrasting horizontal bands of red and blue brick, dark timber eaves and balconies, and elaborate turrets and stone carving.