Samuel Perkins Pick (1858[1] – 23 May 1919)[2] was an English architect strongly associated with Leicestershire, and co-founder of the architecture and civil engineering firm Pick Everard.

Samuel Perkins Pick
Born1858
Kettering, Northamptonshire, England
Died23 May 1919 (aged c.61)
Leicester, England.
NationalityBritish
OccupationArchitect

Early career

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The son of a veterinary surgeon, Pick was born in Kettering and educated at Kibworth Grammar School,[3] where he was introduced to two artists (Harry Ward and John Fulleylove) who encouraged him to produce drawings of buildings, some of which were published in The Builder.

In 1884, when he was awarded a medal by the Worshipful Company of Plaisterers, he was described as an architectural apprentice of John Breedon Everard of Leicester and assistant teacher at the Leicester School of Art.[3][4] In 1888 he entered into partnership with Everard. In 1911, the partnership was expanded to include William Keay, forming the partnership of Pick, Everard and Keay, with premises at 6 Millstone Lane, Leicester.[3]

Major work

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His works included:[3]

He twice served as president of the Leicester Society of Architects, was elected a fellow and vice-president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and a member of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Samuel Perkins Pick FRIBA, Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011. Accessed 11 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b "In Memoriam: Samuel Perkins Pick, FSA FRIBA" (PDF). Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "1905. Samuel Perkins Pick FRIBA 1905-06". Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society. LLPS. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Arts & Crafts in Leicester". Ernest Gimson and the Arts and Crafts Movement in Leicester. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Pick, Everard, Keay & Gimson, civil engineers". National Archives. Retrieved 11 April 2016.