Philip Sydney Stott
Sydney, was the third son of A H Stott. He is regarded as Oldham's greatest architect. He established his own practice, P.S.Stott, in 1883. He was known as Sydney Stott until 1920, but adopted the title Sir Philip Stott upon being made a baronet. He benefited by the innovations made both by his father and Edward Potts, another Oldham architect. His first mill design was for Chadderton Mill in 1885. Sydney designed 22 mills in Oldham and 55 elsewhere in Lancashire. His last design was the Maple No 2 in 1915, This accounting for 44% of the increase in the spinning capacity of the county between 1887 and 1925, and for 40% of the new spindles laid down in Oldham between 1887 and 1914. His mills accounted for 9 million spindles. He relied on the triple brick arches supported on steel beams favoured by George Stott, rather than concrete.
He was a Conservative and freemason, he was also President of the Oldham Lyceum, played rugby for Oldham Football Club. He held several directorships in the cotton spinning industry. He moved to Stanton Court, Gloucestershire (near Broadway, Worcestershire) in 1913, where he became a Justice of the Peace and, in 1925, High Sheriff of Gloucester. He died in 1937.
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