150th birthday of A B Pite.
- 2 September 2011 14:03124295Today is the 150th birthday of Arthur Beresford Pite (2nd September 1861 - 27th November 1934.) Pite was a prominent architect responsible for the Burlington Arcade Piccadilly, Christ Church Brixton, Holy Trinity Clapham in London as well as Customs Watch House in Dover. He married a local woman, Mary Kilvington Mowll, in April 1887.
Tomorrow we are laying wreaths and flowers at his grave in West Norwood cemetery London. I am in the process of getting his grave restored to its former glory in the near future thanks to the Friends of West Norwood cemetery and a donation from the Heritage of London Trust.
- 2 September 2011 15:42124340Interesting old photo Jeane.
There is a vault in Cowgate Cemetery Dover, not sure which members of the Pite family are there - I just have index details;
was his wife buried with him or, if not, perhaps she was buried in the family vault.
Details are: PITE. No. V/25 (Cowgate Cemetery Dover Memorials, list in Dover Ref Lib)
Some details about the Mowll/Worsfold link:
Sarah WORSFOLD, baptised 19th January 1825 at St Mary Dover. She was married 11th April 1848 at St James Dover to William Rutley MOWLL, hotel keeper; later, coal merchant and JP. They lived in 1881 at Chalder Cottage, Castelmount Terrace, Charlton. He died (MAR1886) at (Dover) aged 66. She died (MAR1888) at (Dover). They had issue:
Mary Kilvington MOWLL, born c1855 at Dover. She was married (JUN1887) at (Dover).
Charles Havelock MOWLL, born c1857 at Dover. He was married (JUN1882) at (Epsom). He died (MAR1892) at (Marylebone).
Henry Martyn MOWLL, born c1860 at Dover. He was married (JUN1889) at (Dover) to Gertrude Emily WORSFOLD. They had issue.
Howard West MOWLL, born (DEC1862) at (Dover)
(from info supplied by Keith Hayward)---------------------------------------------------
Lincolnshire Born and Bred - 2 September 2011 15:46124341Here are details of the photographer:
Geo Thos AMOS head married 53 Artist P. born Dover
Mary Ann JENNER (AMOS crossed out) (wife crossed out: 'companion' inserted) Unm. 28 b.Cranbrook
Eugine JENNER son 2 b.Dover
Florence Mary JENNER dau 1 mon. b.Dover
Emily Jane JENNER visitor Unm. 30 Milliner b.Cranbrook
Mary Ann EATON serv. U. 50 Nurse b.Benenden
(at 12 Snargate St. Dover St.Mary 1881 Census F123 p.15/16 No.76)
(NB. Artist P. means Artist Photographer. This is a well known Dover photographer)
Geo Thos AMOS Photographer of Dover age 87.
Death see -(Dover Express 11.12.1914 front page col.1 & back page col.4 funeral - also Dover Express 18.12.1914 back page col.2 funeral)---------------------------------------------------
Lincolnshire Born and Bred - 2 September 2011 16:03124343Kath the vault in Cowgate is believed to be empty and just a memorial to various members of the Mowll family who donated the land used for Cowgate cemetery. Pite's wife Mary is buried with him in West Norwood cemetery.
Inscriptions
Grave 1:
Arthur Beresford Pite 27th November 1934
Mary Pite June 12th 1930 aged 73 years (Arthur's Sister Annie Mary.)
Grave 2:
Mary Hephzibah Pite (Molly) November 12th 1897 aged 5 week (daughter.).
Mary Kilvington Pite June 27th 1905 aged 49 years (Arthur's wife.)
Grace Sarah Pite October 29th 1924 aged 36 years (daughter.)
How interesting about the photographer. Thank you for the information.
Graves at West Norwood. - 3 September 2011 09:06124447Thanks for this information, Jeane. I guess there are many memorials where the person/people mentioned on them are buried elsewhere.---------------------------------------------------
Lincolnshire Born and Bred - 3 September 2011 15:33124492You are very welcome Kath. Yes indeed.
Here are a few photos from earlier today.
