David Alfred Mocatta was a British architect and a member of the Anglo-Jewish Mocatta family.
10 Facts About David Mocatta
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David Alfred Mocatta was born to a Sephardic Jewish family in 1806, the son of the licensed bullion broker Moses Mocatta and Abigail Lindo.
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David Mocatta was a grandson of the prominent financier Abraham Lumbroso de Matos Mocatta.
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David Mocatta was elected a Fellow of the Institute of British Architects in 1836, and was an early member of its council.
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David Mocatta was appointed architect of the London and Brighton Railway, designing the company's headquarters at Brighton railway station, and Haywards Heath, Three Bridges and Hassocks stations, the Balcombe Viaduct and the David Mocatta building at Brighton station.
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David Mocatta was involved with Charles Pearson's scheme for a Central London Railway station in Farringdon Street and drew up plans circa 1845, but this scheme was never implemented.
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David Mocatta provided the winning entry for a competition to design the London Fever Hospital in 1848.
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David Mocatta drew up designs for Stowlangtoft Hall in Suffolk, c 1846, and the present building was possibly built from his designs.
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David Mocatta retired from architecture early, during the 1850s having inherited the family fortunes.
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David Mocatta was a founder member of the West London Synagogue, eventually becoming chairman of its council.