Henry Ward (architect)

[1][6] One of his first designs was the listed Gothic Revival Hastings Town Hall (1881) in Queens Road,[7] which originally included the Police Court with cells.

He was responsible for a number of churches in Hastings and around Sussex including the United Reformed Church in Robertson Street, Hastings,[8] St Johns, Bexhill,[6] St Stephens, Bexhill,[6] and The Chapel in Priory Road.

Besides this, he designed a number of stores around South East England for the Plummer Roddis chain of department stores,[10] the Buchanan Hospital women's wing at St Leonards-on-Sea,[11] the listed tiles and bar at the Havelock Public House,[12] the Buccaneer Public House in Eastbourne,[6] as well as changes to the front of the Queen Victoria Hotel in St Leonards-on-Sea.

A few days after his death in 1927, the Plummer Roddis department store (now Debenhams) was opened and was regarded as the finest design he had produced and remains as the largest and most imposing building in the Town Centre of Hastings near to his original offices.

In his home town and often working with awkward sites, Ward created a range of architectural styles of innovative construction, and in the words of the Obituary published by RIBA: "Many monuments to the ability and artistic skill of the late Mr Ward remain to keep alive the memory of a man who was widely known and respected throughout Hastings and in professional circles throughout the country."