Edward Habershon

Edward Habershon
St Andrews Church, Queen Street, Hastings, built 1869
Born
Matthew Edward Habershon

(1826-07-18)18 July 1826
Hampstead, England
Died18 August 1900(1900-08-18) (aged 74)
Leatherhead, England
Alma materApprenticed to his father Matthew Habershon
OccupationArchitect
Practice(1) E & W.G. Habershon 1852–1863;[1]
(2) Habershon & Spalding 1863–1865;[2]
(3) Habershon, Spalding & Brock 1865–1879.[3]
BuildingsSt John the Baptist's Church, Hove
St Leonards-on-Sea Congregational Church
Holy Trinity Church, Ebernoe
St Andrews Church, Hastings
St Marks Church, Horsham
St John the Evangelist Church, Copthorne
Projectsinvolved in relocation of London's burial grounds, 1862

Matthew Edward Habershon (18 July 1826 – 18 August 1900), known as Edward Habershon, was an architect practising in London and south-east England. He specialised in neo-gothic buildings, especially churches and chapels. With his brother W.G. Habershon he designed St John the Baptist's Church, Hove, now a Grade II building. With E.P.L. Brock he designed a number of churches including St Leonards-on-Sea Congregational Church, also listed at Grade II. He designed St Andrews church in Hastings,[4] where Robert Tressell's large mural (now in Hastings Museum) was created.[5] In 1862 he was involved in the relocation of London's burial grounds, moving more than one thousand hundredweight of human remains.[6]

  1. ^ "DSA Architect Biography Report: E & W.G. Habershon". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. 2013.
  2. ^ "DSA Architect Biography Report: Habershon & Spalding". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. 2013.
  3. ^ "DSA Architect Biography Report: Habershon, Spalding & Brock". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. 2013.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference HastChron-StAndrews-5mar1869 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference NatArchives-FredBallCollection was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Clarke 2006, pp. 111–112.