James Harrison (architect)

James Harrison (1814–66) was an English architect who practised in Chester, Cheshire, England. He is considered to be a pioneer of the Black-and-white Revival,[1] an example of which is 51–53, Bridge Street, Chester, built in 1858.[2] In 1862 he rebuilt the medieval timber-framed God's Providence House in Chester, which has been described as "the first conservation case in the modern sense".[3] He designed new churches in Gothic Revival style, some of which have been designated as listed buildings, including Holy Ascension Church, Upton by Chester,[4][5] Holy Trinity Church, Capenhurst,[6][7] St Luke's Church, Dunham on the Hill,[8][9] and Holy Trinity Church, Chester.[10][11] Harrison also made alterations to other churches, including the virtual rebuilding of St Michael's Church, Chester,[12][13] rebuilding the nave of All Saints Church, Handley,[14][15] and working on the tower of the Church of St Mary-on-the Hill, Chester.[16][17] He designed the Trustee Savings Bank in Chester,[18][19] and converted the medieval St Nicholas' Chapel in Chester into a concert hall. Harrison worked for Robert Balfour, building farms on his Bolesworth estate,[20][21] and at Tattenhall Hall.[22]

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References

  1. Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 56.
  2. Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 260.
  3. Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 214.
  4. Hartwell et al. 2011, pp. 227–228.
  5. Historic England, "Church of the Holy Ascension, Upton by Chester (1229986)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 August 2012
  6. Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 201.
  7. Historic England, "Church of the Holy Trinity, Capenhurst (1130574)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 August 2012
  8. Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 342.
  9. Historic England, "Church of St Luke, Dunham on the Hill (1130685)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 August 2012
  10. Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 241.
  11. Historic England, "Guildhall, Chester (1376467)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 August 2012
  12. Hartwell et al. 2011, pp. 242–243.
  13. Historic England, "Heritage Centre, Chester (1376107)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 August 2012
  14. Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 388.
  15. Historic England, "Church of All Saints, Handley (1230337)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 August 2012
  16. Hartwell et al. 2011, pp. 241–242.
  17. Historic England, "St. Mary's Centre, Chester (1376382)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 August 2012
  18. Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 261.
  19. Historic England, "Former premises of Trustee Savings Bank, Chester (1376260)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 August 2012
  20. Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 62.
  21. de Figueiredo & Treuherz 1988, p. 36.
  22. de Figueiredo & Treuherz 1988, p. 275.

Bibliography

  • de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, ISBN 0-85033-655-4 
  • Hartwell, Claire; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6 
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