Henry Percy Adams


Henry Percy Adams, FRIBA was an Ipswich-born English architect. He joined Stephen Salter London's practice and later Charles Holden and Lionel Pearson joined. Adams, Holden & Pearson was then one of the most successful practices in the early 1900s.
Known as Henry or H.Percy Adams, but a few early reference sources call him 'Harry'.

Early life

Adams's father, Webster Adams, was a surgeon in Ipswich and his mother was Alice Heal.
He was educated at Epsom College with his older brother, Webster Angell Adams.
He left Epsom in 1879 and moved to Gould House, Dedham, Essex and then later, he articled under Brightwen Binyon a locally known architect in Ipswich.
Henry was also a painter and exhibiting member of Ipswich Fine Art Club. Where he exhibited in 1886 a watercolour 'Old Windmill', and then two monochrome sketches 'St. Martin's church, Cologne' and finally, 'Tomb of Sir Walter Scott'. The architectural artist then exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1888.
Also in 1888, he joined the architectural office of Stephen Salter at 19 Hanover Square, London. He also won Drawing Prize RIBA in 1888.
He won the Donaldson Medal and Godwin Bursary in 1897.
Then in 1913, Henry took over Stephen Salter's architectural practice. Then Charles Holden, and Lionel Godfrey Pearson, both joined the practice in 1904. The practice then changed name to Adams, Holden, and Pearson.

Major works

On 22 May 1890, he married Cicillia Clara Staddon in Ipswich, Suffolk. Then in 1891 they had a son but Cicillia died after giving birth.
In 1896 Henry married Alice Mildred Mathieson. They had a two sons and a daughter
Adams died on 7 April 1930 at Westminster Hospital in London, aged 64.