J. E. K. Cutts

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St Barnabas' Church, Gillingham. 1890
J E K Cutts May, 1909

John Edward Knight Cutts (1847–1938) FRIBA was a prolific church architect in England.

Background[edit]

Cutts was born on 20 March 1847 in Lenton, Nottingham, the son of Edward Lewes Cutts and Mary Ann Elizabeth Knight. Cutts attended the Felsted School, Felsted, 1862 – 1865. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1891. With his brother, John Priston Cutts, he designed and supervised the construction of 46 churches in England between 1873 and 1912.

He married Emma Peacock on 29 August 1882 in St Mary's Church, Islington. They had 7 children – the first two died as children and were buried in England. Five survived and all lived in Canada.

He retired to Canada in 1912.[1] He died on 20 August 1938, near Acton, Ontario, Canada.[1]

Works[edit]

  • Christ Church, North Kensington, London[2]
  • Herne Hill Mission Competition, London[2]
  • Wooden reredos, St Matthew's Church, Eastbury Road, Watford, Hertfordshire[3]
  • St Bartholomew's Church, Notgrove, Gloucestershire 1872–73[4] restoration
  • St Luke's Church, Diamond Street, Camberwell, Southwark, London 1876[5]-77[6] (destroyed by bombing in the London Blitz)
  • St Peter's Church, Upper Slaughter, Gloucestershire 1877[7] restoration
  • St Peter's Church, Prescott Place, Clapham Manor Street, Lambeth, London 1878[8]
  • Wyck Rissington Church, Gloucestershire 1878–79[9] restoration
  • St Matthew's Church, Sydenham, London 1879–80[10]
  • Cottage Hospital, Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire 1878–79[11]
  • St Leonard's Church, Bledington, Gloucestershire 1878–79[12] restoration
  • St Edward's Church, Evenlode, Gloucestershire 1878-79[13] restoration
  • St Thomas a Becket Church, Todenham, Gloucestershire 1879[14] restoration
  • South Farnborough Church 1880–81[15] restoration
  • St Mary's Church, Billericay 1881[16] repairs
  • St Mary the Virgin's Church, Baldock, Hertfordshire 1881–82[17] restoration
  • St Augustine's Church, Dovercourt 1883–84[18]
  • St Michael and All Angels Church, Stoke Newington, London[19][20]
  • All Saints' Church, Upper Holloway, London 1884–85[21]
  • St Andrew's Church, Walsall 1884–87[22]
  • St Mary's Church, Lansdowne Road, Haringey, London 1886–87[23]
  • St Andrew's Church, Longton, Lancashire 1887[2]
  • St Saviour's Church, Hanley Road, Upper Holloway 1887–88[24]
  • All Saints’ Church, Tufnell Park, London 1887–88[25]
  • St Barnabas' Church, Nelson Road, Gillingham Kent[citation needed] 1890
  • Holy Trinity Church, Rickmansworth Road, Northwood, Hillingdon[24] 1894–95 addition of North aisle[26]
  • Oxhey Chapel, Watford, Hertfordshire 1897[27] Addition of vestries
  • Marlborough College Mission Buildings 1899–1900[28]
  • St Martin's Church, Kensal Rise, 1899
  • St George's Church, Freezywater, Enfield, Middlesex 1900–1906[29]
  • St Wulstan's Church, Bournbrook, 1906
  • St Silas' Church, Nunhead, 1903 (declared redundant and demolished in 2001)[30]
  • St Philip the Apostle, Tottenham 1906[24]
  • Christ Church and St John, Manchester Road, Isle of Dogs[24] 1906–07 vestry enlarged
  • St Luke the Evangelist's Church, New Brompton, Gillingham, Kent 1908[citation needed]
  • St Paul's Church, St Albans[31] 1909
  • St Mark's Church, Bush Hill Park, Enfield, Middlesex 1893–1915[29]
  • St Matthew's Church, Ponders End, Enfield, Middlesex. Addition of chancel 1900-01[32]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b D.E . van Goozen. "John Edward Knight Cutts – a biography". Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Paul Clerkin. "J.E.K. Cutts Archives". Archiseek. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  3. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Matthew (1101130)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 December 2017
  4. ^ "On St James's Day". Illustrated London News. England. 2 August 1873. Retrieved 28 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Wilberforce Memorial Church, St Luke, Camberwell". Illustrated London News. England. 21 October 1876. Retrieved 28 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Luke (1380213)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 December 2017
  7. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Peter (1237720)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 December 2017
  8. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Peter (1357915)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 December 2017
  9. ^ "Wyck Rissington". Oxford Journal. England. 6 December 1879. Retrieved 28 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "St Matthew's Church, Sydenham". South London Press. England. 11 October 1879. Retrieved 28 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "Bourton-on-the-Water. Opening of the New Cottage Hospital". Oxford Journal. England. 4 October 1879. Retrieved 28 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "Bledington. Restoration of the Parish Church". Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. England. 27 April 1878. Retrieved 28 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Edward (1089794)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  14. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Thomas of Canterbury (1152576)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  15. ^ "The Church". Illustrated London News. England. 31 July 1880. Retrieved 28 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. ^ "Billericay". Chelmsford Chronicle. England. 4 November 1881. Retrieved 28 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  17. ^ "Baldock". Herts & Cambs Reporter and Royston Crow. England. 4 March 1881. Retrieved 28 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  18. ^ "Consecration of St Augustine's Church, Dovercourt". Essex Standard. England. 1 March 1884. Retrieved 28 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  19. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Michael and All Angels, 55 Fountayne Road, Stoke Newington Common, London, N16 7ED (Grade II) (1476310)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  20. ^ "St Michael and All Angels, Fountayne Road, Stoke Newington". December 2013.
  21. ^ "Special Interest was attached…". Hampshire Advertiser. England. 27 September 1884. Retrieved 28 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  22. ^ "Parish Churches and Chapels of Ease". The Story of Walsall. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  23. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Mary the Virgin (1189206)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 December 2017
  24. ^ a b c d "London Churches in photographs". Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  25. ^ "The Church of All Saints' Tufnell-Park". Islington Gazette. England. 2 February 1888. Retrieved 28 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  26. ^ Historic England, "Church of the Holy Trinity (1080115)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 December 2017
  27. ^ Tom Andrews (2009). "Oxhey Chapel". Our Oxhey. Hertfordshire County Council. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  28. ^ "Marlborough College Mission". London Daily News. England. 1 May 1899. Retrieved 28 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  29. ^ a b T F T Baker, R B Pugh (Editors), A P Baggs, Diane K Bolton, Eileen P Scarff, G C Tyack (1976). "Enfield: Churches". A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 5: Hendon, Kingsbury, Great Stanmore, Little Stanmore, Edmonton Enfield, Monken Hadley, South Mimms, Tottenham. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 27 June 2011. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  30. ^ lurl=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1385735?section=official-list-entry%7Curltitle=Diocese of Southwark, St Silas, Nunhead
  31. ^ "Hertfordshire Churches in photographs". Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  32. ^ Dalling, Graham: Parish Church of St. Matthew, Ponders End 1878-1978 (author - 1978)
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