John Ladds

John Ladds, RIBA, (22 April 1835 – 15 October 1926) was an architect[1] best known for his work on churches and schools, very often church-affiliated schools.

He was born on 22 April 1835 at Ellington, Cambridgeshire, the son of William Ladds (1798 - 1882) and Ann Inskip (1799 - 1875).

He married Cecilia Townshend Kent (1832 - 1922) in St Clement Danes on 19 January 1867[2] and they had the following children: He died on 15 October 1926 and left and estate valued at £3,560 10s 9d.

His notable designs include: Ladds spent his last years in the North London neighbourhood of Harringay, where he died in 1926.

His son Sidney Ladds worked as an architect to Ely Cathedral until 1950.

Ladds' design for the church school in Alkrington .
Chorley Town Hall 1875
St Paul's Church, Long Lane, Finchley, London 1885-86