Cogswell was a local architect who, although not well known, left a strong mark on the appearance of Portsmouth lasting until this day.
He arrived in Portsmouth in the early 1870s and served an apprenticeship with a prominent local architect, George Rake, with whom he worked on the new goal in Kingston and St James' Hospital in Milton. Later he built a reputation of his own and was particularly respected by the Brickwood family who commissioned him to design numerous local pubs. He was also responsible for local shops, banks, churches, schools, cinemas, theatres and, in the early 1900s, the Carnegie Library in Fratton Road to which he gave his services for free. His style is very recognisable throughout the city.
A full set of his plans, giving huge and colourful detail, is available at the Portsmouth History Centre.
He arrived in Portsmouth in the early 1870s and served an apprenticeship with a prominent local architect, George Rake, with whom he worked on the new goal in Kingston and St James' Hospital in Milton. Later he built a reputation of his own and was particularly respected by the Brickwood family who commissioned him to design numerous local pubs. He was also responsible for local shops, banks, churches, schools, cinemas, theatres and, in the early 1900s, the Carnegie Library in Fratton Road to which he gave his services for free. His style is very recognisable throughout the city.
A full set of his plans, giving huge and colourful detail, is available at the Portsmouth History Centre.
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