page_title: Edward William Mountford
hierarchical_section_title: Edward William Mountford
caption_attribution_description: English: Town Hall, Sheffield It was designed by the London-based architect E. W. Mountford in the Gothis Revival style and constructed over a seven year period from 1890 to 1897, opening on 21 May 1897. The exterior is built of "Stoke" stone from the Stoke Hall Quarry in Grindleford, Derbyshire and is decorated with carvings by F. W. Pomeroy. The building was officially opened on 21st May, 1897 by Queen Victoria.
context_page_description: Edward William Mountford was an English architect, noted for his Edwardian Baroque style, who designed a number of town halls – Sheffield, Battersea and Lancaster – as well as the Old Bailey in London. He served as President of the Architectural Association, and as a council-member of the Royal Institute of British Architects, but died young at the age of 52, "removing from the front rank of the profession a very able and distinguished architect".
context_section_description: Edward William Mountford (22 September 1855 – 7 February 1908) was an English architect, noted for his Edwardian Baroque style, who designed a number of town halls – Sheffield, Battersea and Lancaster – as well as the Old Bailey in London. He served as President of the Architectural Association, and as a council-member of the Royal Institute of British Architects, but died young at the age of 52, "removing from the front rank of the profession a very able and distinguished architect".
caption: Sheffield Town Hall (1890–1897)
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