Boyne Hill House June 30 1860
In the 1860s, the term "Boyne Hill House" referred to a specific residence within the newly developed ecclesiastical complex at Boyn Hill, Maidenhead, which was largely constructed around that time. The Boyn Hill area underwent significant development between 1854 and 1866, masterminded by the architect G.E. Street, who designed All Saints Church, a school, almshouses, and associated residences as a complete parochial settlement. This complex is a notable example of Victorian Gothic architecture.
The primary house associated with the church was the Vicarage (also referred to as the Parsonage or Rectory), designed by Street. The first vicar was the Rev. William Gresley, who died in 1876.A directory from an unspecified year (likely late 1860s/early 1870s) lists "Miss Lamotte, Boyne Hill house" as an occupant, while "William Gresley, M.A, Parsonage" is listed separately. The Misses Emily and Maria Hulme, who were generous patrons of the development, also commissioned a house nearby which was ultimately inhabited by the Lamotte sisters.The buildings in the complex are known for their distinctive polychrome brickwork (orange-red brick with black brick courses and stone banding) and ornate Victorian Gothic style. The building historically known as the Boyne Hill House or the former All Saints Vicarage is now a Grade II* listed building and a significant part of the Boyn Hill conservation area.
Boyn Hill is a historic, family-friendly neighborhood within Maidenhead, Berkshire, known for its community feel, parks, and proximity to ancient sites like Cannoncourt Farm Pit (Paleolithic hand axe find). Maidenhead itself grew from a hamlet around the first Thames bridge in 1280, becoming a key coaching stop on the Great West Road, with Boyn Hill evolving as part of this prosperous area known for its history and modern living.
Richard Suter was born in Greenwich, Kent on 30th March 1798, to William Suter and his wife Sarah Knights. On 7th January 1825 he married Anne Ruth Burn.
English architect. As Surveyor to The Fishmongers' Company he designed the severe Presbyterian churches for Ballykelly (1825–7) and Banagher (1825) on the Company's Estate in County Londonderry, drawings of which were exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1827. He was also responsible for the Model Farm (1823–4), the Lancasterian Schools (1828–30), the Company Agent's House (1830–2—now a hotel, much altered), a range of houses on the south side of the main road (1823–4), the lodge in the Presbyterian churchyard (1828), and the Dispensary (1829), all at Ballykelly, and all Classical. As Surveyor to Trinity House Corporation, he designed houses that were erected by Thomas Cubitt in 1821–3 on a site adjoining Trinity House. For The Fishmongers' Company he designed St Peter's Almshouses, Wandsworth, London (1849–51), and The Old School-House, Gresham's School, Holt, Norfolk(1859), in an Elizabethan style.
On the 1841 Census Richard, an architect and lawyer, can be found living in London with his wife Ann (listed as Ruth) and their two children, Richard George and Andrew Burn. Living with them is Edward D Suter. 1851 finds the family living in Tottenham Court in London, by this time Andrew had left the home, but I am unable to trace him on the 1851 Census. In 1860 Andrew marries Amelia Damaris Harrison. Both Richard George and Andrew were to become ordained ministers, with Andrew later becoming a Bishop and emigrating to New Zealand. Sadly in 1854 Anne Ruth was to pass away. In 1861, widowed Richard, Justice of the Peace for Maidenhead, is living at Castle Hill, Maidenhead, Berkshire. In 1862 he married Elizabeth Anne Pocock. In 1871 and 1881 Richard and Elizabeth are still living in Castle Hill. Richard was to pass away on 1st March1883.
Richard Suter & Annesley Voysey, architects, had their office at number 35 Fenchurch Street, but they did not have it all to themselves as they shared the premises with W.C. Franks, a tea broker, who will get a separate post some other time. The earliest mention I found of Richard Suter in Fenchurch Street is in 1832 when he is listed at that address in a list of contributing members of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. It says that he had been a member since 1829, but that does not mean he was already at 35 Fenchurch Street in that year.(1) In fact, that seems unlikely as the Sun Fire Office records give Messrs. Short and Co., merchants, as paying the insurance premium on the premises in May 1830. The Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 give the year 1827, but I do not know on what evidence. When Suter and Voysey became partners is also uncertain, but they had known each other since at least 1825 as Suter is named as one of the executors of Voysey’s will which was dated 22 July, 1825. The address given for Suter in the will is Suffolk Street, Southwark. Voysey then lives at Conway Street, Fitzroy Square.