Person Pickford; Joseph (1734-1782); Architect DS/UK/2052 Pickford Joseph 1734-1782 Architect Male Joseph Pickford was born in 1734, the second son of William and Mary Pickford of Ashow in Warwickshire. In 1748 he took up an apprenticeship with his uncle Joseph in London, who during the years of Joseph's apprenticeship, was employed on the Horse Guards in Whitehall and the University of Cambridge Library. Following his apprenticeship, Joseph Pickford moved to Derby, and was employed in supervising the workmen at Foremark Hall in 1759. He married Mary Wilkins at Longford Church in April 1762. Pickford became aquainted with a group of Midland intellectuals associated with the Lunar Society, including Joseph Wright of Derby, who painted Pickford's children. His Lunar Society connections gained him a number of important clients. He also designed his own house at 41 Friargate, Derby (now Pickford's House Museum).

41 Friargate, Derby

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