He then worked for Sir Morton Peto and the Lucas Brothers, who were Lowestoft-based building contractors.
He designed the church of St John the Baptist, Lowestoft in 1853, which was demolished in 1978 and replaced by Levington House, a block of flats.
They lived about a mile away in Kirkley, and his mother was the organist, so it is probable that he also played the organ.
All that survives is the organ, which in 1979 was installed at nearby St Andrew, Gorleston.
[5] He also designed the Grade II listed Lowestoft Town Hall, which was built on the High Street in 1857.