John Douglas (architect)

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John Douglas

John Douglas in late middle age
Born 11 April 1830
Sandiway, Cheshire, England
Died 23 May 1911
Walmoor Hill, Dee Banks, Chester
Burial place Overleigh old cemetery, Chester
Residence 6 Abbey Square, Chester
Great Boughton, Chester
Walmoor Hill, Dee Banks, Chester
Nationality English
Education Articled to Edward Graham Paley, Lancaster
Occupation Architect
Spouse Elizabeth Edmunds
Children John Percy (1862)
Colin Edmunds (1864)
Mary Elizabeth (1866)
Sholto Theodore (1867)
Jerome (1869)
Parents John Douglas
Mary Swindley

John Douglas (11 April 1830 – 23 May 1911) was an English architect who was trained in Lancaster and who set up his practice in Chester. He was responsible for the design of many buildings in Cheshire, North Wales and northwest England, in particular in the estate of Eaton Hall. He restored old churches, built new churches and large houses, and many smaller properties. His most popular designs are those for the black and white half-timbered buildings on the east side of St Werburgh Street, Chester and the nearby Eastgate Clock.[1] Pevsner described him, without qualification, as "the best Cheshire architect".[2]

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[edit] Biography

John Douglas was born at Park Cottage, Sandiway, Cuddington, Cheshire, the only son of John Douglas (c.1798–1862) and his wife Mary née Swindley (1792–1863).[1] His father had started his working life as a labourer, then became a joiner, a builder and finally a surveyor. His mother had been born and brought up in the Eaton estate in Cheshire.[3] Around 1846 Douglas was articled to Edmund Sharpe and Edward Graham Paley architects in Lancaster. After completing his articles he remained with Paley as his chief assistant.[1] It is likely that he had also begun to practise independently by about 1855, when he was still in Paley's office. In 1860 he set up his own practice at 6 Abbey Square, Chester which was initially both his home and his office.[3]

In 1860 Douglas married Elizabeth Edmunds, the daughter of a farmer from Bangor-is-y-Coed, Flintshire. They had five children, two of whom died in infancy and another at the age of 12. The surviving sons were Colin Edmunds, who was born in 1864, and Sholto Theodore, born in 1867.[1] Colin trained as an architect and joined his father's practice around 1880. However he developed tuberculosis and died in 1887. When Colin became ill and was no longer able to practice, Daniel Fordham (born 1845/6) joined Douglas as a partner in 1884. Fordham had been a draughtsman in Douglas' office since at least 1872 but he too developed tuberculosis and retired in 1898. He was replaced as a partner by Charles Minshall (born in 1858). Minshall had been articled to Douglas in 1874 and then remained with him as an assistant. This partnership was dissolved in 1909 when Minshall joined E. J. Muspratt.[3]

In the mid 1870s the Douglas family had moved to Great Boughton but in 1878 Elizabeth Douglas died.[4] In the mid 1890s Douglas built a large Tudor-style house, Walmoor Hill at Dee Banks, Chester, for himself and Sholto, who was by then an alcoholic.[3] This house acquired the local nicknames of "Douglas' Castle' and Douglas' Folly'.[4] Douglas died in Walmoor Hill in 1911, leaving an estate of over £32,000 and in addition a number of properties. His practice was absorbed by Minshall and Muspratt under the title of Douglas, Minshall & Muspratt.[3] John Douglas was buried in Overleigh old cemetery, Chester.[1]

[edit] Architectural styles and practice

From his training with Paley, Douglas learned to design in a Decorated Gothic style. He was influenced by Pugin and the Cambridge Camden Society[1] and his early buildings were in High Victorian style.[2] By the time Douglas moved to Chester the half-timbered revival was well under way and Douglas came to use this style in his buildings in Chester and elsewhere.[5] From the mid 1860s he became influenced by architectural styles on the Continent including Italian Gothic and Renaissance and styles from France, Germany and the Netherlands. By the later 1880s and 1890s he had returned to English styles such as Tudor and neo-Jacobean.[3]

Douglas' first major patron was Lord Delamere. Douglas enlarged his seat Vale Royal Abbey in 1860–61 and built for him St John's Church, Over, in 1860–63. In 1865 he started to work for the Grosvenor family of Eaton Hall when he was commissioned by the second Marquess of Westminster to design the architectural works for Grosvenor Park, Chester and to build St John the Baptist's Church, Aldford. Another early patron was R. E. Egerton-Warburton of Arley Hall. Later Douglas was to carry out a great variety of works for the first Duke of Westminster on his Eaton estate and in his properties in North Wales. These included farms, lodges, school, cottages and churches and large houses. He also carried out many commissions for individual clients and built some properties at his own expense. These included 6–11 Grosvenor Park Road, Chester and the east side of St Werburgh Street, Chester. The Werburgh Street development is in Douglas' black and white half-timbered style and this, together with his Eastgate Clock, are probably his most popular works.[1]

Much of Douglas' work involved churches, either restoring older churches or building new ones. His restorations included St Mary's Church, Whitegate, St Paul's Church, Boughton, Chester and the parish church of Maentwrog, Gwynedd. His building materials included half-timber, on occasions for a whole church such as at St Michael's, Altcar, Lancashire, or stone, as at Halkyn, Flintshire. Many of his new churches have broad naves, narrow aisles and a raised chancel. Other churches have crossing towers. These include St Paul's, Colwyn Bay, St John's, Barmouth and Christ Church, Bryn-y-Maen, Conwy. He also designed large country houses of which the largest was Abbeystead House in Abbeystead for the 4th Earl of Sefton. His outstanding public building was St Deiniol's Library, Hawarden which was built in memory of W. E. Gladstone.[1]

Edward Hubbard wrote a biography of Douglas entitled The Work of John Douglas. In this he stated:

He was a first rate church architect and in great demand as a designer of county houses. Douglas was influenced by the timber framing of Cheshire and the Welsh border and the late medieval brick architecture of Germany and the Low Countries, but his buildings were anything but copyist and bear a highly individual and nearly always recognisable stamp. They are marked by sure proportions, picturesque effects of massing and outline, careful detailing, and a superb sense of craftsmanship and feeling for materials.[6]

— quoted in King, p. 2
St. Paul's Church, A landmark of Boughton, Chester. The church was redesigned by John Douglas, who also lived near by.
St. Paul's Church, A landmark of Boughton, Chester. The church was redesigned by John Douglas, who also lived near by.
Walmoor Hill
Walmoor Hill
John Douglas' gravestone, in Overleigh Cemetery, Chester
John Douglas' gravestone, in Overleigh Cemetery, Chester


[edit] Major works

This list excludes the many farms, schools, lodges and other estate buildings designed for the Eaton estate and similar work for other patrons, as well as numerous church restorations. It includes work designed in partnership with Daniel Fordham and Charles Minshall.

[edit] 1860s

St John the Baptist's Church, Aldford
St John the Baptist's Church, Aldford
St Ann's Church, Warrington
St Ann's Church, Warrington
Works Location Comments Dates Ref. Listing
Vale Royal Abbey Cheshire Enlargement for 2nd Lord Delamere 1860–61 [1][7][8] II*[9]
St. John the Evangelist's Church Over, Winsford, Cheshire For 2nd Lord Delamere 1860–63 [1][10][11] II[12]
Kennels Croxteth Hall, Merseyside In High Victorian Gothic style 1861–70 [13] II[14]
Boteler Grammar School School Brow, Warrington, Cheshire New building, demolished 2003 1862–64
Congregational Church Over, Winsford, Cheshire Now United Reformed Church 1864–65 [1][10][11] II[15]
St John the Baptist's Church Aldford, Cheshire For 2nd Marquess Of Westminster 1865–66 [1][16] II[17]
Architectural works for Grosvenor Park Chester For 2nd Marquess Of Westminster 1865–67 [1] II[18]
Burford Lane Farmhouse Lymm, Cheshire 1866 [19] II[19]
Witton Grammar School Northwich, Cheshire Altered; now Local Authority Offices 1866–71
Oakmere Hall Cheshire Built for John and Thomas Johnson but first occupied by John Higson 1867 [1][20][21] II[22]
St. Bartholomew's Church Sealand, Flintshire New church 1867 [23]
Soughton Hall Northop, Flintshire Attributed, remodelling for John Scott Bankes
Lower Lodge and alterations to Stables		 1867–69
1868		 [24]
[25]
St Dunawd's Church Bangor-on-Dee, Flintshire Restoration 1868 [26][27]
St. Ann's Church Warrington New church. Now an indoor climbing centre 1868–69 [1][28] II*[29]
St. Paul's Church Helsby, Cheshire New church 1868–70 [30] II[31]
31–33 Dee Banks Chester Pair of houses, one of which was for himself 1869 [32] II[33]
St Chad's Church Farndon, Cheshire Southeast chapel 1869 [34]
St. Alban's Church Tattenhall, Cheshire Restored and remodelled former church 1869–70 [35] II*[36]

[edit] 1870s

St Mary's Church, Dodleston
St Mary's Church, Dodleston
St Werburgh Street,Chester
St Werburgh Street,Chester
St Mary's Church, Whitegate
St Mary's Church, Whitegate
George and Dragon,Great Budworth
George and Dragon,
Great Budworth
St John the Baptist's Church, Hartford
St John the Baptist's Church, Hartford
St Stephen's Church, Moulton
St Stephen's Church, Moulton
St Mary's Church, Weaverham
St Mary's Church, Weaverham
St Michael's Church, Altcar
St Michael's Church, Altcar
Works Location Comments Dates Ref. Listing
St. Mary’s Church Dodleston, Cheshire Almost complete rebuilding, retaining lower part of tower, the lychgate and churchyard wall for 3rd Marquess Of Westminster 1870 [37] II[38]
Head gamekeepers's cottage Croxteth Park, Merseyside 1870s [39] II[39]
The Elms Pulford, Cheshire Remodelling for Capt. Scotland and Eaton Estate 1871
St Chad's Church Holt, Wrexham Restoration (other than the chancel) 1871–73 [26][40]
Dutch Tea House Eaton Hall, Cheshire 1872 [41] II[42]
Plas Tan-Y-Bwlch Maentwrog, Merionethshire Additions for W.E. Oakeley 1872
Vicarage Frodsham, Cheshire Enlarged and renovated 1872 [43] II*[44]
Green Paddocks Pulford, Cheshire House for the 1st Duke of Westminster 1872 [45] II[46]
Soughton Hall Northop, Flintshire Game larder 1872 [25]
Colwyn Bay Hotel Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire One of Douglas' largest buildings.
Demolished 1974–75		 c.1872 [47]
Shotwick Park Saughall, Cheshire House and stables for Thornycroft Vernon, rebuilt after fire in 1907, now old peoples' home 1872–75 [48] II[49][50]
Manor House Great Barrow, Cheshire Attributed, alterations and additions for George Okell 1873
Ruloe House Crowton, Cheshire Agent's house for Wilbraham Estate 1873 [7] II[51]
Park Keeper's Cottage Eaton Hall, Cheshire For the 1st Duke of Westminster 1873 [52] II[53]
St John's Church Trofarth, Denbighshire With Minshull. New church 1873 [54]
Broxton Higher Hall
(or Old Hall)		 Broxton, Cheshire Wings added and lodge built. For Sir Philip De M. Grey Egerton[citation needed] (Remodelled again in 1961)[citation needed] c.1873 [55] II[56][57]
St. Paul's Church Marston, Cheshire Now demolished 1874
Market House Northwich, Cheshire Now demolished 1874 [58]
Grammar School Bunbury, Cheshire Now a primary school 1874 [59] II[60]
15–27 St Werburgh Street Chester For George Hodgkinson 1874 [61][62] II[61][62]
St. Mary's Church Whitegate, Cheshire Remodelling for 2nd Lord Delamere 1874–75 [1][7][63] II[64]
St. John's Church Hartford, Cheshire Replaced earlier church 1874–75 [58][65] II[66]
Station Lodge Nannerch, Flintshire For William Barber Buddicom 1874–75 [67]
Witton Grammar School Northwich, Cheshire More alterations 1874–78 [58]
Overdale Tarporley Rd., Cuddington, Cheshire Attributed for G.F. Wilbraham 1875
Presbyterian Chapel Rossett, Denbighshire 1875
Bryn-y-Pys Overton-on-Dee, Wrexham Two entrance lodges 1875 [26][68]
Lea Hall Farm Aldford, Cheshire 1875 [69]
Hill Bark Farm Frankby, Wirral, Merseyside Model farm 1875 [70] II[71]
George and Dragon Great Budworth, Cheshire For R. E. Warburton 1875 [72] II[73]
Cilcain Hall Cilcain, Flintshire New house and entrance lodge for W.R. Buddicom 1875 [74]
St Ethelwold's School Shotton, Flintshire Enlarged c. 1900. Disused in 1986 1875 [75]
Morris Oak Eccleston, Cheshire Cottages for servants of the 1st Duke of Westminster c1875 [76] II[77]
Dunsdale Frodsham, Cheshire For Charles Broadbent 1876
St Paul's Church Boughton, Chester 1876 [1] II*[78]
St John the Baptist's Church Chester Reredos (built by Morris & Co.) 1876 [79]
St. Stephen's Church Moulton, Cheshire New church and vicarage 1876–77 [80][81] II[82][83]
St Eurgain and
St Peter's Church		 Northop, Flintshire Restoration and complete set of furnishings 1876–77 [84]
Aldford Hall Aldford, Cheshire Farmhouse for the 1st Duke of Westminster 1876–81 [69] II[85]
Christ Church Chester Rebuilding in separate stages 1876–1900 [86] II[87]
Sessions House Northop, Flintshire For John Scott Bankes 1877
St Dunawd's Church Bangor-on-Dee, Wrexham Restoration 1877 [26][27]
The Gelli Tallarn Green, Flintshire House for Hon. Georgiana and Henrietta Kenyon 1877 [88]
Vale Royal Abbey Cheshire Oriel window and porch, and remodelling of the library for the 2nd Lord Delamere 1877 [7][8] II*[9]
St Mary's Church Weaverham, Cheshire Restoration adding porch and vestry 1877 [89] I[90]
School and schoolmaster's house Waverton, Cheshire For 1st Duke of Westminster 1877 [91] II[92]
St Deiniol's Church Hawarden, Flintshire South gates to churchyard 1877 [93]
Old Vicarage Nercwys, Flintshire Attributed 1877 [94]
Newbold (or Lea Newbold) Farm Bruera, Cheshire Farmhouse for 1st Duke of Westminster c1877 [95] II[96]
Church of St Mary the Virgin Halkyn, Flintshire Rebuilt 1877–78 [1][97]
Cottage Hospital Gwernaffield Road,
Mold, Flintshire		 1877–78 [98]
Tai Cochion Nannerch, Flintshire Pair of cottages for William Barber Buddicom 1877–78 [67]
St. Mary's Vicarage Whitegate, Cheshire Paid for by Lord Delamere 1878 [99]
St. Michael's Church Great Altcar,
West Lancashire		 For 4th Earl Of Sefton 1878–79 [1] II*[100]
St. John the Evangelist's Church Mold, Flintshire Welsh Church. Now a church hall 1878–79 [101]
Llannerch Panna Penley, Wrexham For The Hon. George T. Kenyon. Now Tudor Court 1878–79 [102]
Baptist Chapel, Grosvenor Park Road Chester Now Zion Chapel 1879–80 [103] II[104]
6–11 Grosvenor Park Road Chester Built at own expense 1879–80 [1] II*[105]

[edit] 1880s

St Mary's Church, Pulford
St Mary's Church, Pulford
St John the Baptist's Church, Chester
St John the Baptist's Church, Chester
St John the Baptist's Church, Hartford
St John the Baptist's Church, Hartford
St Peter's Church, Waverton
St Peter's Church, Waverton
Friar's School, Bangor
Friar's School, Bangor
Works Location Comments Dates Ref. Listing
Town Hall Bootle, Merseyside Competition designs 1880
St. Oswald's Vicarage Chester, Cheshire Now English Department of Chester College 1880 II[106]
Wrexham Road Farm Eccleston, Cheshire Model farm for the 1st Duke of Westminster 1880 [76] II[107]
St. Chad's Church Hopwas, Staffordshire 1881 II[108]
Exchange Station Liverpool Competition designs with C.F. Findlay 1881
Rowden Abbey Bromyard, Herefordshire New house for H.J. Bailey 1881
Yew Tree Farm Rossett, Wrexham Cottages for Alexander Balfour 1881 [26][109]
Coffee house Rossett For Alexander Balfour. Now Rossett Institute and National Westminster Bank 1881 [26][110]
Eccleston Hill Lodge Eccleston, Cheshire New House, Stables and Cottage for Eaton Estate 1881–82 [111] II*[112]
Grosvenor Club
and North & South Wales Bank		 Eastgate St, Chester, Cheshire
Additions		 1881–83
1908
St. Mary's Church Pulford, Cheshire Rebuilding at the partial expense of the 1st Duke of Westminster 1881–84 [113] II*[114]
Barrowmore Hall Barrow Court Great Barrow, Cheshire New house for H. Lyle Smith (destroyed in Second World War) 1881 [115]
Forest Hey Sandiway, Cheshire Attributed, remodelling of house, stables and cottage,
the house was probably designed originally by Douglas, N.D		 1882
St John the Baptist's Church Chester North porch, rebuilt after collapse of tower 1882 [79]
Parsonage St Mary Magdalene's Church, Tallarn Green, Flintshire For Hon. Georgina and Henrietta Kenyon 1882 [88]
Wigfair Cefn Meiriadog, Denbighshire Rebuilding for Rev. R.H. Howard 1882–84 [116]
The Paddocks Eccleston, Cheshire House for the agent of the Duke of Westminster 1882–83 [1][117] II*[118]
Danefield Largs, Ayrshire New house for W.G. Crum 1883 [3]
Plas-Yn-Balls
(now Plas-Y-Mynydd)		 Flint, Flintshire Attributed, new house for the 1st Duke of Westminster 1883 [119]
Plas Mynach Barmouth, Merionethshire New house for W.H. Jones 1883
Peers Monument Ruthin, Denbighshire Clock tower, horse trough and drinking fountain 1883 [120]
Stud Lodge Eaton Hall, Cheshire For the 1st Duke of Westminster 1883 [52] II[121]
St Bartholomew's Church Great Barrow, Cheshire Restoration of nave 1883 [115] II*[122]
Workhouse Holywell, Flintshire Chapel and vagrants' wards. Now Lluesty Hospital 1883–84 [123]
St. Werburgh's New Church Warburton, Greater Manchester For R. E. Egerton-Warburton 1883–85 II[124]
Hield House Farm Great Budworth, Cheshire For Second Lord Tabley 1884 [125]
Chapel, Carlett Park Eastham, Merseyside For Rev. W.E. Torr 1884–85 [126] II[127]
Cornist Hall Flint, Flintshire Rebuilding for Richard Muspratt, unfinished.
Now owned by local authority and remodelled		 1884–85 [128]
St. Deiniol's Church Criccieth, Caernarvonshire Closed, 1988 1884–87
Bronwylfa St. Asaph Reconstruction after a fire for T.B. Watts c.1884
Jodrell Hall (now Terra Nova School) Twemlow, Cheshire Additions to House 1885 [129] II[130]
Abbeystead House Abbeystead, Lancashire With Fordham. New Mansion and two lodges for
4th Earl of Sefton		 1885–87 [1] II[131]
Institute and Baths Tamworth, Staffordshire For Rev. William Macgregor - Demolished c.1885–86
Halkyn Castle Halkyn, Flintshire With Fordham. New wing and interior features
for the 1st Duke of Westminster		 1886 [132]
St John the Baptist's Church Chester Northeast belfry 1886 [133] I[133]
Baptist Church Bridge Lane Frodsham, Cheshire Enlarged, 1912-15 1886–87
Dedwyddfa Bryn Goodman, Ruthin, Denbighshire New house 1886
Coetmor Bryn Goodman, Ruthin, Denbighshire New house for Col. Cornwallis West c.1886
Acton Park Lodge Acton, Wrexham 1887 [26]
St Paul's Church Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire With Fordham. Nave 1887–88 [1][134]
St. John's the Baptist's Church Hartford, Cheshire Added tower 1887–88 [65] II[66]
Hawarden Castle Hawarden, Flintshire Strongroom and porch for W.E. Gladstone 1887–89 [135]
St Peter's Church Waverton, Cheshire Restoration, including rebuilding of clerestory 1888 II*[136]
Saighton Lane Farm Saighton, Cheshire With Fordham
Model Farm for the 1st Duke of Westminster		 1888 [137] II[138]
St Mary's Church Cilcain, Flintshire Restoration 1888–89 [139]
Friars School Bangor, Caernarvonshire Winning competition design
Executed		 1888
1898–1900
Home Farm Abberley, Worcestershire New buildings for John Joseph Jones, converted into housing c.1888
Gloddaeth
(now St. David's College)		 Caernarvonshire West wing for Lady Augusta Mostyn 1889
Memorial to Sir Richard Brooke of Norton Priory St Mary's Church,Halton, Runcorn, Cheshire With Fordham 1889 [140]
Holy Trinity Church Capenhurst, Cheshire Tower and much of the interior 1889–90 [141] II[141]
St Andrew's Church West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside With Fordham. Completed 1907–09 with Minshull 1889–91 [142] II[143]
St James' Church Haydock, Merseyside With Fordham 1889–91 [144]
Church of St. John the Divine Barmouth, Merionethshire 1889–95 [1]

[edit] 1890s

St Michael's Church, Marbury
St Michael's Church, Marbury
St Wenefrede's Church, Bickley
St Wenefrede's Church, Bickley
Wardley Hall
Wardley Hall
Walmoor Hill
Walmoor Hill
St John the Evangelist's Church, Weston, Runcorn
St John the Evangelist's Church, Weston, Runcorn
Eastgate clock
Eastgate clock
Front entrance toSt. Deiniol's Library
Front entrance to
St. Deiniol's Library
Works Location Comments Dates Ref. Listing
Abbotsford Warrington Rd., Cuddington, Cheshire New house for Jabez Thompson 1890 [145]
Ford Lane Farm Aldford, Cheshire With Fordham 1890 [69]
Obelisk Eaton Hall, Cheshire With Fordham. For the 1st Duke of Westminster 1890 [146] II[146]
Hope's Place Farm Bretton, Flintshire With Fordham 1890–92 [147]
Cottage Hospital Droitwich, Worcestershire For Dyson Perrins.
Now St. John's Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases		 1891
Stables and adjoining cottages Abbeystead House, Abbeystead, Lancashire For the 4th Earl of Sefton 1891–92 II[148]
St Michael's Church Marbury, Cheshire Re-gothicized. With Fordham 1891–92 [149] II*[150]
St Berres Church Llanferres, Denbighshire Remodelling 1891–92 [151]
Christ Church Rossett, Wrexham With Fordham. Replaced earlier church 1891–92 [26][152]
Grammar School Ruthin, Denbighshire With Fordham. Refounded by Dr Gabriel Goodman 1891–93 [153]
Bretton Hall Farm Bretton, Flintshire With Fordham 1891–93 [147]
Bolehall Manor Tamworth, Staffordshire Remodelling for Rev. William Macgregor c.1891
St. Wenefrede's Church Bickley, Cheshire With Fordham
For the 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley		 1892 [154] II[155]
Kenyon Cottages Tallarn Green, Flintshire With Fordham. For Henrietta Kenyon 1892 [88]
Cottages Port Sunlight, Merseyside for Lord Leverhulme 1892–99 [156]
The Wern Tremadoc, Caernarvonshire Remodelling for R.M. Greaves 1892
St. David's Church Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire Welsh church 1892 [157]
Glangwna, Caernarvonshire New house for J.E. Greaves 1892–93
Brocksford Hall Derbyshire New house for C.W. Jervis-Smith 1893
Llety Dryw Hall Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire House 1893 [158]
All Saints Church Higher Kinnerton, Cheshire With Fordham. New church 1893 [159]
Christ Church,
Over Wyresdale		 Lancashire Remodelling for the 4th Earl of Sefton 1894 [160] II[161]
Eccleston Lodge and Gates Eaton Hall, Cheshire With Fordham 1894 [162] II[163][164]
Dell Bridge Port Sunlight Pedestrian bridge. With Fordham 1894 [165] II[166]
Wardley Hall Wardley,
Greater Manchester		 Restoration, and new lodge 1894 [167] I[168]
St Michael's Church Trelawnyd, Flintshire with Fordham. Restored 1895–97 [169]
St Deiniol's Church Hawarden, Flintshire With Fordham. Porch to chancel aisle in memory of W. H. Gladstone 1896 [170]
Porth Mawr Mostyn, Flintshire Gates 1896 [171]
Worsley Old Hall Worsley,
Greater Manchester		 Estate buildings 1894–95 [172]
St Paul's Church Colwyn Bay With Fordham. Chancel, church hall and vicarage 1894–95 [134]
Lyceum Port Sunlight With Fordham. School and church, now social centre 1894–96 [173] II[174]
2–18 St. Werburgh's Street Chester, Cheshire Rebuilding of East side of street, for himself 1895–99 [1][175] II*[176]
Walmoor Hill Dee Banks, Chester New house for himself 1896 [1][177] II*[178]
Maentwrog Church Merionethshire Remodelling 1896
Thornton Manor Thornton Hough, Merseyside With Fordham
Additions for Lord Leverhulme, later demolished		 c.1896 [179]
Rectory Ruthin, Flintshire With Fordham.
Entrance lodge for the Duke of Westminster		 1897 [180]
Congregational Church Great Crosby, Merseyside With Fordham. Now United Reformed church 1897–98 [181] II[182]
St John the Evangelist's Church Weston, Runcorn, Cheshire With Fordham. New church and school and restoration of village cross 1897–98 [183] II*[184]
All Saints Church Deganwy,Caernarvonshire For Lady Augusta Mostyn 1897–99
Christ Church, Vicarage and Bryn Eglwys House Bryn-y-maen, Denbighshire With Fordham. At the expense of Mrs. Eleanor Frost in memory of Charles Frost 1897–99 [1][185]
St. Matthew's Church Buckley, Flintshire With Minshull. Remodelling and partial rebuilding 1897–1905 [186]
7 Grosvenor St. Chester, Cheshire For 1st Duke of Westminster as home and centre for midwives 1898 [187] II[187]
Bryn-Y-Maen Vicarage Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire For Mrs. Eleanor Frost 1898
Henllys Hall Manafon, Montgomeryshire For Rev. & Mrs. T.J. Williams 1898
St Oswald's Chambers St Werburgh's Street, Chester 1898 II[188]
Bretton Lodge Bretton, Flintshire With Fordham. For the 1st Duke of Westminster 1898 [147]
St. Ethelwold's Church Shotton, Flintshire With Minshull.
Partly at the expense of W. E. Gladstone		 1898–1902 [23]
Eastgate Clock Eastgate, Chester Built to celebrate Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee 1899 [1] I[189]
St Deiniol's Library Hawarden, Flintshire With Minshull. For Gladstone family
first stage including library and wardens' rooms
as part of Gladstone National Memorial		 1899–1902
(completion
1904–06)		 [1][93]
St. John the Baptist's Church Old Colwyn, Denbighshire With Minshull. New church 1899–1903 [190]

[edit] 1900s

St Paul's Church, Boughton
St Paul's Church, Boughton
Works Location Comments Dates Ref. Listing
St John the Evangelist's Church Ashton Hayes, Cheshire With Minshull. Vestry added and chancel altered 1900 [191] II[192]
1–7 Charing Cross Birkenhead, Merseyside With Minshull. Bank, shops and offices 1901 [193] II[194]
All Saints Episcopal Church Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire 1901–03 [3]
St. Deiniol's Church Hawarden, Flintshire With Minshull. Gladstone Memorial Chapel 1901–03 [170]
Rayner Memorial Clock Tower Llangefni, Anglesey 1902
Bridgewater Hotel Worsley, Lancashire For Earl of Ellesmere 1902
St Paul's Church Boughton, Chester South aisle added 1902 [1][195]
St. David's Welsh Church Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire With Minshull 1902–03 [134]
St John's Church Sandiway, Cheshire Partly at his own expense
tower added to his design after his death		 1902–03 [196][21] II[197]
Prudential Assurance Building Foregate St./Bath St., Chester 1903
Colshaw Hall Over Peover, Cheshire 1903 II[198]
Bear's Paw Frodsham, Cheshire With Minshull
House, now a public house, remodelled		 1903–04 [70] II[199]
St Chad's Church Over, Winsford, Cheshire Widening of north aisle 1904 [11] II*[200]
St Paul's Church Boughton, Chester Spirelet added 1906 [195]
Congregational Church Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside With Minshull. Now evangelical chapel
Flèche damaged in war, not replaced		 1905–06 [201] II[202]
Longden Manor Shropshire Alterations and additions, and new stables
for William Swire (now demolished)		 1905–07
The Homestead
(now Red Walls Children's Home)		 Sandiway, Cheshire Attributed, house and stables for B.J. Sanby 1906–07
Church of the Resurrection and All Saints Caldy, Wirral With Minshull
Extensive alterations, including adding tower		 1906–07 [203] II[204]
All Saints Episcopal Church St Andrews, Fife Chancel and belltower
Nave added by Paul Waterhouse		 1906–07
1923		 [3]
Shotwick Hall Great Saughall, Cheshire Rebuilding after fire and enlargement, for Thorneycroft Vernon 1907
St. Deiniol's Church Hawarden, Flintshire With Minshull. Northeast vestries 1908–09 [170]
St Paul's Church Helsby, Cheshire With Minshull. South aisle and chapel added 1909 [30] II[31]
Holy Trinity Church Greenfield, Flintshire Chancel 1910–11 [205]
St. Matthew's Church Saltney Ferry, Flintshire Possibly to a Douglas and Minshull design of 1905 1910–11 [206]

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Works Location Comments Ref. Listing
Abberley Hall Worcestershire Attributed, estate buildings including the Corner House, North Lodge, and a pair of cottages
for John Joseph Jones and William Jones		 II*[207]
Appleton Hall Cheshire Remodelling for Thomas Henry Lyon, now demolished, (perhaps c.1860)
The Hollins Darcy Lever, Bolton, Greater Manchester For The Fletcher Family
Glossop Hall Derbyshire Additions

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