Thomas Bower
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Thomas Bower (1838–1919) was an English architect based in Nantwich, Cheshire.[1] He worked in partnership with E. H. Edleston for the Nantwich firm, Bower & Edleston.[2] He is particularly associated with the Gothic Revival style of architecture.[3]
[edit] Works
Bower's buildings include:
- St Philip's Church, Kelsall (1860)[4][5]
- Lamb Hotel (now Chatterton House), Hospital Street, Nantwich (1861)[2]
- Barclays Bank, 11 Churchyard Side, Nantwich (1876)[6][7]
- Free Library (now Nantwich Museum), Nantwich (1888)[8]
- Town Hall, Sandbach (1889)[9][10]
- Vicarage, Narrow Lane, Crewe Green (1889)[11][12]
- Remodelling of 148 Hospital Street, Nantwich (1890s)[13]
- Petton Hall, Petton, Shropshire[14]
- Biddulph Grange, Biddulph, Staffordshire (1896)[15]
- Alterations to Crewe Hall, Crewe Green (1896)[11][16]
- Drinking fountain, Sandbach (1897)[17]
[edit] References
- ^ Church Plans Online: Bower, Thomas: b. 1838 - d. 1919 of Nantwich (accessed 20 February 2008)
- ^ a b Pevsner & Hubbard, p. 288
- ^ The Arts and Crafts Home: Gothic Revival Architecture (accessed 20 February 2008)
- ^ 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)
- ^ a b 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)
[edit] Sources
- 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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