Henry Jarvis (1816-1900)
Henry Jarvis (c1816-1900), Architect
1881 Living at 29 Trinity Square, Southwark: Henry Jarvis (age 65 born Rochester), Architect and Surveyor. With his wife Elizabeth B. Jarvis (age 67 born Islington) and their son Henry Jarvis (age 37 born Newington), Architect. Three servants. [1]
1900 Inherits. 'The late Mr. Henry Jarvis, of 502 Lordship-lane, Dulwich, left estate the value of £20,552. gives his two houses at Grays to his son Henry, he paying £1 per week to his brother George.'[2]
1900 Obituary [3]
Mr. Henry Jarvis, the well-known South London architect, died on the 11th instant his residence, 503, Lordship-lane, East Dulwich. deceased, who was in his eighty-fifth year, retained all his activity up till Christmas last. For over half century he carried business 29, Trinity-square, Southwark, and had the unique distinction having designed more churches than perhaps any other architect in the metropolis.
He was the architect of St. Paul’s, Lorrimore-Square; St. John’s. Walworth; All Souls, Grosvenor Park, Camberwell ; St. Mark’s, East-Street, Walworth; St. Stephen’s, road, Camberwell; and St. Matthew’s, Kew Kent-road, as well many other churches North and East Loudon. Mr. Jarvis was the architect of St. Peter’s Schools. Shaftesbury-street, Walworth; St. John’s Schools, Dulwich; and St. John’s Schools, Walworth. He was architect and surveyor to the guardians the St. Saviour’s Union, and designed for that board the union infirmary Champion Hill, East Dulwich, which has been acknowledged by competent authorities to be one of the finest buildings its kind, and also the Newington Workhouse in Westmoreland-road. was the architect the Stepney Union Workhouse, the Industrial Schools Mitcham, the Hackney Union Workhouse at Homerton, and many ether public buildings various parts of London, Mr. Jarvis was held in high esteem all knew him, and was for 50 years district surveyor of Camberwell, which position relinquished eight years ago.
The funeral took place at Nunhead Cemetery on Tuesday, the chaplain officiating. In addition to the family of the deceased, the mourners included Mr. W. Maunders, Mr. A. Birt, Mr. Laird, Mr. Pasmore (of Messrs. Hicklin, Washington, and Pasmore), Mr. Higgins, and Mr. Bleaching. The latter gentleman represented the Elder Brethren Trinity House, for whom Mr. Jarvis acted ns surveyor for many years. In compliance with the wish of the deceased, there were no flowers. The business will carried on deceased’s oldest son, Mr. Henry Jarvis, who has taken a very active part in it for some years.