Joseph Henry Ball

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Joseph Henry Ball (1861–1931) was a British architect. Among his commissions was Undershaw in Hindhead, Surrey, which was built for the family of the writer Arthur Conan Doyle.

Early life

Joseph Henry Ball was born in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, in 1861.[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW8W-QD7 Joseph Henry Ball England and Wales Census, 1911.] Family Search. Retrieved 29 September 2017.

Career

Ball trained as an architect under Alfred Waterhouse.{{cite book|author=Redmond, Christopher.|title=Lives beyond Baker Street: A biographical dictionary of Sherlock Holmes's contemporaries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wR8cDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT274|year=2016|publisher=MX Publishing/Andrews UK|location=London|isbn=978-1-78092-908-8|page=274}} Among his commissions was St Agatha's Church (1895) in Landport, Portsmouth, a Grade II listed building.{{National Heritage List for England|num=1245260|desc=Church of St Agatha|access-date=29 September 2017}}

He also designed Undershaw in Hindhead, Surrey, also Grade II listed, for the family of the writer Arthur Conan Doyle.[http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/conan-doyles-surrey-home-wins-reprieve/ Conan Doyle’s Surrey home wins reprieve.] The Sherlock Holmes Society of London. Retrieved 29 September 2017.{{National Heritage List for England|num=1244471|desc=Undershaw |access-date=29 September 2017}}[https://www.thetimes.com/article/lyndhurst-park-hotel-new-forest-designed-by-sir-arthur-conan-doyle-at-risk-from-developer-zz3ztjclr Lyndhurst Park hotel, designed by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, at risk from developer.] Jonathan Morrison, The Times, 26 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.

Death

Ball died in 1931.

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