William Tress

William Tress was an English architect best known for his buildings for the South Eastern Railway.

Life

He was born on 10 May 1800 in Faversham, Kent, the son of Thomas Tress and Esther Finch.
He married Ann Fearn on 7 February 1832 in Langham and they had the following children:

Ellen Anne Ruck Tress
Marian Tress
Esther Tress

He married secondly Emma Wood, youngest daughter of Lieutenant William Wood, R.N. of Brambling House, Kent on 19 November 1853. at St Paul's, Bunhill Row, Finsbury Park. They had one son.

William Tress

He died on 7 March 1859 at Redhill Lodge, Redhill after a short illness.

Career

He was articled to Sir William Tite. He worked for the Reading, Guildford & Reigate railway and then was appointed surveyor and architect to the South Eastern Railway where he designed many stations.

List of works

All Saints’ Church, Caledonian Road, Kings Cross, London 1837–38
Schools, Kingsland Road, Shoreditch 1843
Refuge for the Destitute, Dalston, London 1850–51
Winchelsea railway station 1850–51
Rye railway station 1850–51
Appledore railway station 1850–51 and Goods Shed
Ham Street railway station 1850–51
Wadhurst railway station 1851
Frant railway station 1851
Stonegate railway station 1851
Etchingham railway station 1851
Robertsbridge railway station 1851
Battle railway station 1851
Crowhurst railway station 1851
Hastings railway station 1851
Custom House, Folkestone 1853