Henry Percy Adams

Henry Percy Adams was born 26 October 1865 to Alice (née Heal) (1840–1888) and Webster Adams (1841–1900), a surgeon in Ipswich. He was educated at Epsom College together with his brother Webster Angell Adams (1864–1895). Adams left Epsom in 1879 and moved to Gould House, Dedham, Essex, Adams was also a painter and exhibiting member of the Ipswich Fine Art Club. He exhibited in 1886 a watercolour painting called 'Old Windmill' and two monochrome sketches: 'St. Martin's church, Cologne' and 'Tomb of Sir Walter Scott'. Later he exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1888. == Career in architecture ==

In 1888, Adams joined the architectural office of Stephen Salter (1825–1896) at 19 Hanover Square, London. In the same year he won a Drawing Prize of the RIBA in 1888. In 1897 he won the Donaldson Medal (for Architecture) and Godwin Bursary (established by George Godwin). ==Major works==

• 1897–98 South wing of Bedford General Hospital, with a separate ward designed specifically for children, known as the 'Victoria Ward' • 1898 – Staircase Hall, Madresfield Court Worcestershire • 1900–1905 Chapel at Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne. Co-designed with W. L. Newcombe. • 1900 – Dorking New Infirmary in Surrey • 1901 – The Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne • 1903 – General Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, Kent • 1903 – Bedford County Hospital, Bedfordshire • 1906 – Woman's Hospital in Soho, London • 1909 – House Semon (now known as 'Rignall's Wood'), Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire for Gertrude Jekyll • 1910 – Bristol Royal Infirmary New Ward & Pavilions, Gloucestershire (with Charles Holden) ==Personal life==

On 22 May 1890, he married Cicillia Clara Staddon (1865–1891) in Ipswich, Suffolk. They had two sons and a daughter. ==Notes==