title: William Parnell (architect)
text: # William Parnell (architect)
  
  William B. Parnell (d. Croydon, 1886) was an architect active in the 19th century particularly in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. A number of his works on Newcastle Quayside near the then future location of the Tyne Bridge were built following the Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead in 1854. Noted architect Frank West Rich served as an apprentice under Parnell.
  
  Parnell trained under Edward I'Anson in London before relocating to Newcastle upon Tyne. In Newcastle upon Tyne he was located at 21 Collingwood Street.
  
  ## Noted works in Newcastle upon Tyne
  
  * St Nicholas' Buildings, St Nicholas Street (1850), Grade II listed building
  * Exchange Buildings, King Street (1862), Grade II listed building
  * Princes Buildings, 1–23 (odd numbers) Queen Street (1863), Grade II listed building
  * Tyne Theatre and Opera House (1867), Grade I listed building
  * Phoenix House, Sandhill (c. 1869, built for Royal Insurance), Grade II listed building
  * Tyne Theatre and Opera House
  * Princes Buildings, Queen Street
  * Phoenix House, Sandhill
  * Exchange Buildings, King Street
  * St Nicholas Buildings, St Nicholas Street
  