Title: Thomas Ellis Owen Shaper of Portsmouth, 'Father of Southsea'
Description: A full colour illustrated biography about a 19th century architect who laid the foundations of modern Southsea. He was twice mayor of Portsmouth and also worked in Ireland with his father Jacob Owen and his brother-in-law, Sir Charles Lanyon.
Subjects: Portsmouth, Southsea, Gothic architecture, Crumlin Road Gaol, Dublin, Picturesque gothic, Public Health Act, Railways
Places: Greek Orthodox Church London Wall, French Protestant Church, St Martin's Le Grand, Martletwy, Tipton, Hadley, Prees, Dorset, Hampshire, Dublin, Belfast
People: Jacob Owen, Sir Charles Lanyon, James White Higgins, Charles Dickins, John Owen, Joseph Butterworth Owen, Venerable Archdeacon John Allen
Time periods: C1805 - 1862