List of works by J. S. Crowther
List of architectural works
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Joseph Stretch Crowther (1820–1893), usually known as J. S. Crowther, was an English architect who practised in Manchester.
Crowther studied under Richard Tattersall from 1838 to 1843.[1][2] He then worked as a managing clerk for Henry Bowman until 1846, when Bowman took him into partnership; the firm was known as Bowman and Crowther.[2]
Crowther subsequently established an independent practice, designing churches in the Gothic Revival style[3] and villas in a variety of other styles.[4] He was appointed diocesan architect for Manchester Cathedral[1] and was working on its restoration at the time of his death[3] in March 1893.[2]
Key
| Grade | Criteria[5] | ||||||||||||
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| Grade I | Buildings of exceptional interest. | ||||||||||||
| Grade II* | Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. | ||||||||||||
| Grade II | Buildings of special interest. | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a work that is not graded. | |||||||||||||
Works
| Name | Location | Photograph | Date | Notes | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde Chapel | Hyde, Greater Manchester 53.4375°N 2.0720°W |
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1846–1848 | A Unitarian chapel designed with Henry Bowman.[6] | II |
| Mill Hill Chapel | Leeds, West Yorkshire 53.7967°N 1.5465°W |
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1847–48 | A Unitarian chapel designed with Henry Bowman.[7][8] | II* |
| St Paul's Church | Portwood, Stockport, Greater Manchester |
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1849–50 | A Commissioners' church designed with Henry Bowman. Since demolished.[9] | — |
| St Lawrence's Church | Crosby Ravensworth, Cumbria 54.5274°N 2.5865°W |
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1849–1887 | A series of restorations undertaken in conjunction with the incumbent Revd George F. Wilson.[10][11] | I |
| Holy Trinity Church | Kendal, Cumbria 54.3225°N 2.7443°W |
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1850–1868 | Restorations in 1850–52, 1863 and 1868, and design of furnishings.[12][13] | I |
| St Philip's Church | Alderley Edge, Cheshire 53.3044°N 2.2387°W |
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1851–52 | New church; Crowther's first design after leaving his partnership with Henry Bowman.[14][15] | II* |
| Redclyffe Grange | Alderley Edge, Cheshire 53.3008°N 2.2288°W |
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1853 | House Crowther built for himself.[16][17] | II |
| St Mary's Church | Hulme, Manchester 53.4613°N 2.2516°W |
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1853–1858 | New church.[18][19] | II* |
| School | Alderley Edge, Cheshire 53.3044°N 2.2398°W |
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1854 | A primary school.[20] | II |
| Holehird | Troutbeck, Cumbria 54.3996°N 2.9100°W |
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1854 | A country house, with later additions. Later a Cheshire Home.[21][22] | II |
| Wynlass Beck | Windermere, Cumbria 54.3859°N 2.9144°W |
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1854 | A house for Peter Kennedy.[23][24] | II |
| St Colomba's Church | Warcop, Cumbria 54.5360°N 2.3988°W |
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1854–55 | Rebuilt the chancel in Early English style.[25][26] | I |
| St Matthew's Church | Stockport, Greater Manchester 53.4027°N 2.1695°W |
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1855–1858 | New church.[27][28] | II |
| St Alban's Church | Manchester | — |
1857–1864 | New church.[29] | II |
| St Mary's Church | Windermere, Cumbria 54.3809°N 2.9103°W |
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1857–1871 | In 1857–58 Crowther added the north aisle and porch, in 1861 the nave was extended, and in 1871 a north transept and a vestry were added.[30][31] | II |
| St George's Church | Poynton, Cheshire 53.3491°N 2.1232°W |
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1858–59 | New church.[32][33] | II |
| Oak Farmhouse | Wilmslow, Cheshire 53.3494°N 2.2505°W |
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c. 1860 | Additions to a 16th-century building.[34] | II* |
| St John the Evangelist's Church | Alvanley, Cheshire 53.2613°N 2.7547°W |
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1860–61 | New church.[35][36] | II |
| St James' Church | Staveley, Cumbria 54.3801°N 2.8184°W |
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1861–1865 | New church.[37] | — |
| St Helen's Church | Tarporley, Cheshire 53.1580°N 2.6691°W |
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1861–1879 | Series of restorations.[38][39][40] | II* |
| Arderne Hall | Tarporley, Cheshire 53.1617°N 2.6548°W |
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1863 | House, demolished in 1958, and replaced.[41] | — |
| Parkside | Kendal, Cumbria 54.3219°N 2.7238°W |
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1865 | A house for Major Bousfield, M.P.[42][43] | II |
| St Mary's Church | Astbury, Cheshire 53.1507°N 2.2314°W |
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1866 | Reredos.[44] | — |
| St Mary's Church | Bury, Greater Manchester 53.5940°N 2.2970°W |
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1872–1876 | Crowther replaced the Georgian body of the church with one in Gothic Revival style. He also probably designed the screen between the chapel and the chancel.[45][46] | II |
| St Wilfrid's Church | Northenden, Manchester 53.4071°N 2.2535°W |
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1873–1876 | When Crowther was asked to undertake repairs, he found that there were no foundations under the body of the church. He replaced this in a similar design, leaving the Perpendicular tower unaltered.[47][48] | II* |
| St Nicholas' Church | Beverley, East Yorkshire 53.8413°N 0.4147°W |
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1877–1880 | New church.[49] | II |
| St Bartholomew's Church | Wilmslow, Cheshire 53.3301°N 2.2296°W |
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1878 | Added a vestry and a porch.[50] | I |
| St Benedict's Church | Ardwick, Manchester 53.4694°N 2.2040°W |
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1880 | New church.[51][52] | II* |
| Eccle Riggs | Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria 54.2705°N 3.2114°W |
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1880 | Addition of a dining-room wing to a house built in 1865 for Richard Assheton Cross, designed by E. G. Paley. It has later been used as a leisure club.[53][54] | — |
| St Thomas' Church | Werneth, Greater Manchester 53.5347°N 2.1229°W |
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1880s | Made additions including a choir vestry and an organ chamber.[55][56] | II |
| St Mary's Church | Stockport, Greater Manchester 53.4112°N 2.1555°W |
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1880–1882 | Alterations, including to the west window. Crowther also designed the furnishings in the chancel and choir at this time.[57][58] | I |
| St Chad's Church | Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire 53.8472°N 2.9921°W |
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1881–1883 | Alterations.[59][60] | II* |
| St Michael and All Angels' Church | Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester 53.4877°N 2.0897°W |
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1881–1889 | Rebuilt the west tower and refitted the chancel.[61][62] | I |
| St Bartholomew's Church | Appleby, North Lincolnshire 53.6235°N 0.5603°W |
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1882 | Restoration.[63] | II* |
| St George's Church | Hulme, Manchester 53.4721°N 2.2593°W |
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1884 | Restoration of a Commissioners' church, built between 1826 and 1828 and designed by Francis Goodwin.[64] | II* |
| St Chad's Church | Rochdale, Greater Manchester 53.6147°N 2.1577°W |
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1884–1885 | Chancel rebuilt and extended.[65][66] | II* |
| Manchester Cathedral | Manchester 53.4853°N 2.2443°W |
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1885–86 | Restoration.[67][68] | I |
| St Mary's Church | Lymm, Cheshire 53.3771°N 2.4784°W |
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1888–1890 | Tower rebuilt.[69][70] | II |
| St Andrew's Church | Eccles, Greater Manchester 53.4851°N 2.3422°W |
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1889 | Added the tower.[71][72] | II* |
| Holy Trinity Church | Littleborough, Greater Manchester 53.6443°N 2.0939°W |
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1889 | Added the chancel.[73][74] | II |
| St Wilfrid's Church | Mobberley, Cheshire 53.3182°N 2.3161°W |
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1889– | Started restoration; completed after his death by W. D. Caroe.[75][76] | I |
| St John's Church | Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire 53.5923°N 0.6416°W |
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1890 | New church for Rowland Winn, Lord Oswald.[77] | II* |
