Thomas Bower
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
[edit]Bower's buildings include:
- St Philip's Church, Kelsall (1860)[7][8][9]
- Lamb Hotel (now Chatterton House), Hospital Street, Nantwich (1861)[2]
- Spurstow School, Spurstow (1872)[10]
- Barclays Bank, 11 Churchyard Side, Nantwich (1876)[11][12][13]
- Free Library (now Nantwich Museum), Nantwich (1888)[14]
- Sandbach Town Hall (1889)[15][16][17]
- Vicarage, Narrow Lane, Crewe Green (1889)[18][19][20]
- Remodelling of 148 Hospital Street, Nantwich (1890s)[21]
- Petton Hall, Petton, Shropshire[22]
- Biddulph Grange, Biddulph, Staffordshire (1896)[23]
- Alterations to Crewe Hall, Crewe Green (1896)[18][24][25]
- Drinking fountain, Sandbach (1897)[26][27]
References
[edit]- ^ Church Plans Online: Bower, Thomas: b. 1838 - d. 1919 of Nantwich (accessed 20 February 2008)
- ^ a b 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
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Phillip (Grade II) (1130533)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Phillip (Grade II) (1130533)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 586
- ^ Pevsner & Hubbard, p. 287
- ^ Historic England. "Barclays Bank, 11 Churchyard Side (1138729)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Barclays Bank (Grade II) (1138729)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ Nantwich Web: Nantwich Free Library (accessed 20 February 2008)
- ^ Pevsner & Hubbard, pp. 40, 331
- ^ Historic England. "Town Hall and Market Hall (1130352)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Town Hall and Market Hall (Grade II) (1130352)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ a b Pevsner & Hubbard, p. 191
- ^ Historic England. "The Old Vicarage (1136132)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "The Old Vicarage (Grade II) (1136132)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ Hospital Street Association: Combermere House: 148 Hospital Street Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 20 February 2008)
- ^ Newman & Pevsner, p. 468
- ^ Thorner.net: Biddulph Grange (accessed 20 February 2008)
- ^ Historic England. "Crewe Hall (1138666)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Crewe Hall (Grade I) (1138666)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Drinking Fountain (1330396)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Drinking Fountain (Grade II) (1330396)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
Sources
[edit]- Hall, J. A History of the Town and Parish of Nantwich, or Wich Malbank, in the County Palatine of Chester (2nd ed.) (E. J. Morten, 1972) (ISBN 0-901598-24-0)
- Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Edward Hubbard & Nikolaus Pevsner. The Buildings of England: Cheshire (Yale University Press; 2011) (ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6)
- 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)