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The Victorian Architects of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.

Frank West Rich FRIBA (1840-1929). Rich is an interesting example of the Victorian ability to rise above social class. The son of a Yorkshire house carpenter, he died with assets worth over one million pounds, including a 3000 acre estate. He had a strong connection with the well-known architect Norman Shaw, and enjoyed the patronage of Lord Armstrong and the Duke of Northumberland. The variety of his practice, started in 1872, reflects the economic prosperity created by industrialisation.