Stockdale Harrison

Stockdale Harrison (1846-10 November 1914) FRIBA was an architect based in Leicester best known for Usher Hall, Edinburgh.

On 1 October 1869 he was made a Freeman and Apprentice of Leicester and he set up in private practice, initially in Hotel street and then at 7 St Martins.

Between 1890 and 1892 he was President of the Leicestershire and Rutland Society of Architects He designed churches in the gothic revival style, and was also responsible for domestic architecture in the vernacular revival style mainly in Leicester, but also in other areas of the East Midlands.

He married artist Marianne Bailey (1847-1923), daughter of James Bailey and Mary Ann nee Musk, on 4 September 1872 at St Paul's Church, Leicester,[1] and their children were: Stockdale Harrison was joined in business by his sons James (1892) and Shirley (1904), and from 1904 the business operated under the name Stockdale Harrison and Sons.

Stockdale Harrison died on 10 November 1914[2] leaving an estate valued at £22,529 7s 10d[3] (equivalent to £2,730,967 in 2023)[4] and the business continued under the management of his sons James and Shirley.