Richard Harding Watt (1842–1913) was an English designer who worked with four professional architects to create large houses and associated buildings in the town of Knutsford, Cheshire.
Key
edit| Grade | Criteria[1] |
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| II* | Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. |
| II | Buildings of national importance and special interest. |
Major works
edit| Name and location | Photograph | Grade | Date | Associated architect |
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| The Old Croft, Legh Road 53°17′41″N 2°21′56″W / 53.2948°N 2.3655°W |
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II | 1895 | John Brooke William Longworth |
A house designed by Brooke. In 1907 Watt added a tower in association with Watt.[2][3] | |
| 4–8 Drury Lane 53°18′24″N 2°22′24″W / 53.3068°N 2.3732°W |
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II | 1898–1904 | Harry S. Fairhurst | A row of five cottages.[4][5] | |
| Mews House and Drury Cottage, Drury Lane 53°18′24″N 2°22′22″W / 53.3068°N 2.3728°W |
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II | 1898–1904 | Harry S. Fairhurst | Previously the laundry, since converted into two cottages.[4][6] | |
| Tower House, 9 Drury Lane 53°18′24″N 2°22′21″W / 53.3068°N 2.3726°W |
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II | 1898–1904 | Harry S. Fairhurst | A five-storey building with a flat roof, formerly surmounted with a gallery and a pinnacle.[4][7] | |
| 10, 11 and 12 Drury Lane 53°18′24″N 2°22′20″W / 53.3068°N 2.3723°W |
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II | 1898–1904 | Harry S. Fairhurst | Formerly a dye-works, later converted into three cottages.[4][8] | |
| 13 Drury Lane 53°18′24″N 2°22′20″W / 53.3068°N 2.3722°W |
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II | 1898–1904 | Harry S. Fairhurst | A tower house in four storeys, the upper storey being open. In "severe Germanic style".[4][9] | |
| Round House, Legh Road 53°17′49″N 2°21′56″W / 53.2969°N 2.36557°W |
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II | c. 1900 | —
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This consists of a three-storey rectangular block with a round tower at the rear.[3][10] It was Watt's residence until 1913. | |
| White Howe, Legh Road 53°17′55″N 2°21′56″W / 53.2987°N 2.3656°W |
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II | 1901 | Walter Aston | A two-storey house, with towers of differing sizes.[11][12] | |
| Breeze, Legh Road 53°17′54″N 2°21′56″W / 53.2984°N 2.3655°W |
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II | 1902 | Walter Aston | Originally stables and a gardener's flat, since converted into a house, It is in two storeys with a three-storey tower surmounted by a cupola.[11][13] | |
| Lake House, Legh Road 53°17′55″N 2°21′56″W / 53.2987°N 2.3656°W |
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II | 1902 | —
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A three-storey house with a round tower with an irregular parapet, and containing an oriel window.[11][14] | |
| Ruskin Rooms, Drury Lane 53°18′24″N 2°22′24″W / 53.3067°N 2.3734°W |
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II | 1902 | Harry S. Fairhurst and William Aston |
A cubital block with a tower surmounted by a green dome. In three storeys; originally with stabling in the ground floor, a caretaker's flat in the centre, and the reading room at the top, accessed by an outside staircase.[15][16] | |
| High Morland and Harding House, Legh Road 53°17′53″N 2°21′56″W / 53.2981°N 2.3655°W |
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II | 1903 | William Longworth | A three storey house, later divided into two houses, with a tower surmounted by an over-hanging pyramidal roof.[11][17] | |
| High Morland Lodge, Legh Road 53°17′53″N 2°21′55″W / 53.2980°N 2.3652°W |
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II | 1903 | William Longworth | The lodge to High Morland, with a tower at the rear with a pyramidal roof.[11][18] | |
| Broad Terraces, Legh Road 53°17′50″N 2°21′55″W / 53.2972°N 2.3654°W |
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II | 1905 | —
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A three-storey house with a square belvedere tower. It contains Italianate and Classical architectural features, including Doric columns.[3][19] | |
| Gazebo in garden, Round House, Legh Road 53°17′49″N 2°21′54″W / 53.2970°N 2.3651°W |
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II | c. 1905 | —
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A small circular structure in rendered brick.[3][20] | |
| Aldwarden Hill, Legh Road 53°17′52″N 2°21′55″W / 53.2977°N 2.3654°W |
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II | 1906 | —
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A two-storey house, since divided into two houses. It is surmounted by a belvedere, its design being adapted from that of an Italianate villa.[3][21] | |
| Chantry Dane, Legh Road 53°17′51″N 2°21′55″W / 53.2974°N 2.3654°W |
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II | 1906 | —
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A three-storey house with a tower, a bellcote and an Ionic porch.[3][22] | |
| Folly in garden of Broad Terraces, Legh Road 53°17′49″N 2°21′56″W / 53.2970°N 2.3656°W |
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II | c. 1906 | —
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An open circular structure consisting of consisting of pilasters carrying a conical roof surmounted by a lantern.[3][23] | |
| The Lodge, Legh Road 53°17′52″N 2°21′54″W / 53.2977°N 2.3651°W |
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II | c. 1906 | —
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This incorporates the former entrance lodge of the Manchester Royal Infirmary, designed by Richard Lane and re-erected here by Watt. It has the appearance of a Greek Doric temple, and includes a tower with a balustraded parapet.[3][24] | |
| The Coach House, Legh Road 53°17′52″N 2°21′55″W / 53.2979°N 2.3654°W |
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II | 1907 | —
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Originally the coach house and servants' quarters to Aldwarden Hill, it incorporates a tower.[25] | |
| King's Coffee House and Gaskell Memorial Tower 53°18′15″N 2°22′23″W / 53.3041°N 2.3730°W |
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II* | 1907–08 | William Longworth | Originally council offices and a coffee house, later a restaurant. The architectural style is eclectic Italianate with Arts and Crafts elements. Its features include two towers, one large, one smaller, a statue of Mrs Gaskell, and a pair of large Doric columns moved from a church in Manchester.[26][27] | |
| Moorgarth, Legh Road 53°17′58″N 2°21′56″W / 53.299431°N 2.365458°W |
Unlisted | 1898 | Harry S Fairhurst | The start of Watt's experimenting. Japanese in style with thin decoration in wood - unrelated to either Watt's or Fairhurst's subsequent work.[28] | ||
| Coronation Square 53°18′13″N 2°22′15″W / 53.303525°N 2.370844°W |
Unlisted | 1902 | A Moorish tower attached to some cottages, standing out white and connecting with Watt's buildings on Drury Lane and at the Gaskell Memorial Tower.[29] |
References
editCitations
- ^ Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 29 March 2015
- ^ Historic England, "The Old Croft, Legh Road, Knutsford (1388401)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 May 2012
- ^ a b c d e f g h Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 427
- ^ a b c d e Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 425.
- ^ Historic England, "4–8 Drury Lane, Knutsford (1388328)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 May 2012
- ^ Historic England, "The Mews House and Drury Cottage, Drury Lane, Knutsford (1388333)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 May 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Tower House, 9 Drury Lane, Knutsford (1388329)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 May 2012
- ^ Historic England, "10, 11 and 12 Drury Lane, Knutsford (1388330)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 May 2012
- ^ Historic England, "13 Drury Lane, Knutsford (1388331)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 May 2012
- ^ Historic England, "The Round House, Knutsford (1388403)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 May 2012
- ^ a b c d e Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 426
- ^ Historic England, "White Howe (1388406)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 May 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Breeze (1388391)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 May 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Lake House (1388397)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 May 2012
- ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 424
- ^ Historic England, "Ruskin Rooms (1388332)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 May 2012
- ^ Historic England, "High Morland and Harding House (1388396)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 May 2012
- ^ Historic England, "High Morland Lodge (1388395)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 May 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Broad Terraces (1388392)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 May 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Gazebo in garden to east of the Round House (1388405)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 May 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Aldwarden Hill and the gatehouse and attached screen walls (1388390)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 May 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Chantry Dane (1388394)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 May 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Folly in garden of Broad Terraces (1388393)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 May 2012
- ^ Historic England, "The Lodge (1388399)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 May 2012
- ^ Historic England, "The Coach House (1388398)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 May 2012
- ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, pp. 423–424
- ^ Historic England, "Former Kings Coffee House and Gaskell Memorial Tower, 60 King Street, Knutsford (1388360)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 May 2012
- ^ Hartwell, C et al (2011) The Buildings of England: Cheshire. London: Yale University Press. pg 426
- ^ Hartwell, C et al (2011) The Buildings of England: Cheshire. London: Yale University Press. pg 425
Sources
- Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Hubbard, Edward (2003) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-09588-0