James Pigott Pritchett

The eldest son, Richard, became a Congregationalist minister; the second, Charles Pigott Pritchett (1818–1891) was an architect;[1] and in 1844 his daughter, Maria Margaret, married John Middleton (1820–1885), whose only child was the archaeologist and art historian John Henry Middleton (1846–1896), later a director of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

His eldest son, James Pigott Pritchett Jr (1830–1910), was trained by him as an architect and later set up a practice in Darlington in 1854.

[3] As of January 2021 a project to celebrate the work of James Pigott Pritchett was begun with a website at www.jppritchett.org.uk.

Pritchett’s practice extended from Lincolnshire to the Scottish borders, with offices in York.

Known work includes: Other examples are said to be found in York Minster, Rawmarsh, Brotherton and Meltham Mills.