Thomas Bower
Biddulph Grange
Sandbach Town Hall
Thomas Bower (1838–1919) was an English architect and surveyor based in Nantwich, Cheshire.[1] He worked in partnership with Ernest H. Edleston at the Nantwich firm, Bower & Edleston, which he founded in 1854.[2][3] He is particularly associated with the Gothic Revival style of architecture.[4]
In 1883, Bower was living at 140–142 Hospital Street in Nantwich.[5] In 1914, he and Edleston had offices at Bank Chambers on Churchyard Side in the town square.[6]
Works
Bower's buildings include:
- St Philip's Church, Kelsall (1860)[7][8]
- Lamb Hotel (now Chatterton House), Hospital Street, Nantwich (1861)[2]
- Barclays Bank, 11 Churchyard Side, Nantwich (1876)[9][10]
- Free Library (now Nantwich Museum), Nantwich (1888)[11]
- Town Hall, Sandbach (1889)[12][13]
- Vicarage, Narrow Lane, Crewe Green (1889)[14][15]
- Remodelling of 148 Hospital Street, Nantwich (1890s)[16]
- Petton Hall, Petton, Shropshire[17]
- Biddulph Grange, Biddulph, Staffordshire (1896)[18]
- Alterations to Crewe Hall, Crewe Green (1896)[14][19]
- Drinking fountain, Sandbach (1897)[20]
References
- ↑ Church Plans Online: Bower, Thomas: b. 1838 - d. 1919 of Nantwich (accessed 20 February 2008)
- 1 2 Pevsner & Hubbard, p. 288
- ↑ Bower Edleston Architects: Index (accessed 20 July 2010)
- ↑ The Arts and Crafts Home: Gothic Revival Architecture (accessed 20 February 2008)
- ↑ Hall, p. 53
- ↑ Kelly's Directory (1914)
- ↑ Pevsner & Hubbard, p. 249
- ↑ Images of England: Church of St Phillip (accessed 20 February 2008)
- ↑ Pevsner & Hubbard, p. 287
- ↑ Images of England: Barclays Bank, 11 Churchyard Side (accessed 20 February 2008)
- ↑ Nantwich Web: Nantwich Free Library (accessed 20 February 2008)
- ↑ Pevsner & Hubbard, pp. 40, 331
- ↑ Images of England: Town Hall and Market Hall (accessed 20 February 2008)
- 1 2 Pevsner & Hubbard, p. 191
- ↑ Images of England: The Old Vicarage (accessed 20 February 2008)
- ↑ Hospital Street Association: Combermere House: 148 Hospital Street (accessed 20 February 2008)
- ↑ Newman & Pevsner, p. 468
- ↑ Thorner.net: Biddulph Grange (accessed 20 February 2008)
- ↑ Images of England: Crewe Hall (accessed 20 February 2008)
- ↑ Images of England: Drinking Fountain (accessed 20 February 2008)
Sources
- Hall J. A History of the Town and Parish of Nantwich, or Wich Malbank, in the County Palatine of Chester (2nd edn) (E. J. Morten; 1972) (ISBN 0-901598-24-0)
- Newman J, Pevsner N. Shropshire (Yale University Press; 2006) (ISBN 0300120834)
- Pevsner N, Hubbard E. The Buildings of England: Cheshire (Penguin; 1971) (ISBN 0 14 071042 6)
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