Walter Henry Brierley (1862–1926) was a York architect who practised in the city for 40 years. He is known as "the Yorkshire Lutyens"[5] or the "Lutyens of the North".[4] He is also credited with being a leading exponent of the "Wrenaissance" style - incorporating elements of Christopher Wren.[6]
Walter Henry Brierley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1862 |
| Died | 22 August 1926 (aged 63–64)[4] |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | Atkinson Brierley[1] Demaine and Brierley[2] Brierley & Rutherford[3] Brierley Groom |
Brierley's works include civic buildings, churches, schools and private houses (including his own home, Bishopsbarns) and are located mainly in York, North Yorkshire and the north of England. He was responsible for over 300 buildings between 1885 and the time of his death in 1926.[7] He was the architect for the York Diocese.
The Borthwick Institute in York holds an archive of the Atkinson Brierley architectural practice,[1] a practice that lives on as Brierley Groom, the oldest architectural firm in the UK having continuously practised since 1750.[8] In 2013 Pocklington School unveiled a clock based on plans drawn up by Brierley 116 years earlier and found at the Borthwick in 2006.[9]
A celebration of Brierley's life and architecture in 2007 unearthed the fact that he had designed and built many of the houses and other buildings (such as the Church of St Mary) in Goathland. Simon Groom, current co-owner of architects Brierley Groom, noted that the opening credits of the popular ITV programme Heartbeat displayed large amounts of Brierley's work on screen.[10]
Brierley buildings
edit| Building | Location | Date Built | List Entry | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Philip's Church, Buckingham Palace Road | London | 1887-1890 | By Demaine and Brierley. Demolished 1956. | |
| Welburn Hall (remodelling) | Welburn, Kirkbymoorside | 1890–93 | 1149212 | the Jacobean west wing was demolished and replaced by a much bigger wing in the gothic style. Brierley's work was extensively damaged in the fire of 1931. |
| Mallyan Spout Hotel[11] | Goathland | 1892 | 1316154 | By Demaine and Brierley, part demolished, rebuilt and extended c.1935 |
| Northcliffe House | Filey | 1892 | 1316453 | |
| St Mary's Church, Goathland[11] | Goathland | 1894–96 | 1174270 | |
| All Saints' Church, Rufforth | Rufforth | 1894–1895 | 1150353 | By Demaine and Brierley |
| Park Grove School[8] | York | 1895 | 1257012 | |
| Fishergate School[8] | York | 1895 | 1257012 | |
| Nesfield and Mulgrave Cottage[11] | Goathland | 1896 | 1174262 | |
| Scarcroft Primary School[8] | York | 1896 | 1256667 | Generally regarded as his masterpiece[7] |
| The Jubilee, Balfour Street[12][13] | York | 1897 | Public house: closed 2016 | |
| St Paul's Church | Colton | 1899 | ||
| King's Manor: Headmaster's House[8] | York | 1899 | 1257853 | Built as the house of the Headmaster of the Yorkshire School for the Blind |
| Bereton Lodge[11] | Goathland | 1902 | 1174313 | |
| St Oswald's Church | Sowerby | 1902 | 1151342 | North aisle built and original north wall replaced with columns.[14] |
| Thorpe Underwood Hall | Thorpe Underwood, North Yorkshire | 1902–03 | 1315423 | |
| Haxby Road School[8] | York | 1903–04 | 1257673 | |
| Poppleton Road School[8] | York | 1903–04 | 1256903 | Bomb damaged and restored 1942 |
| Dringhouses Primary School[15] | Dringhouses, York | 1904 | ||
| Brackencliffe | Scarborough | 1905 | 1243700 | |
| Burrough Court[16] | Leicester | 1906 | In the 1940s the main historic house was destroyed by a fire[17] | |
| Bishopsbarns | York | 1906 | 1256793 | Home of Walter Brierley |
| Bishopthorpe Garth | Bishopthorpe | 1908 | 1166773 | |
| Haworth Art Gallery | Accrington | 1908–09 | 1205787 | Originally known as Hollins Hill |
| County Hall[8] | Northallerton | 1904–14 | 1150967 | |
| Hackness Hall (restoration) | Hackness | 1910–11 | 1148859 | Restoration following a fire |
| Malton Grammar School buildings[18] | Malton | 1911 | ||
| Sledmere House | Sledmere | 1911 | 1083802 | Major restorations by Brierley following a fire (original building c.1751).[19] |
| Acklam Hall | Middlesbrough | 1912 | 1136868 | Alterations by Brierley (original building c.1680). Restaurant is named 'The Brierley'.[20] |
| Sion Hill Hall and Lodge |
Kirby Wiske near Thirsk | 1913 | 1281486 1150972 |
A private residence. Some similarities with Malton School are evident - the high pitch roof and tall chimneys, for example. The drainpipe is almost identical to the one in Malton School quad. (The white one is on Sion Hill Hall, the black is Malton School.)[21] |
| Water Tower | Ingleby Arncliffe | 1915 | 1294509 | Commissioned by Middlesbrough ironmaster Hugh Bell. "Sir Hugh Bell built this tower as part of a water supply to Arncliffe and Rounton, AD 1915." is inscribed on the lintel.[22] |
| Woodlands Hall | Aislaby | 1919–1921 | 1148951 | Remodelling and extensions |
| Dringhouses War Memorial[23] | York | 1922 | Located outside Church of St Edward the Confessor | |
| St Chad's Church | York | 1925–26 | 1391178 | |
| Goddards House and Garden and Carriage Entrance |
York | 1926–27 | 1256461 1256505 |
Built for Noel Terry of the Terry's chocolate manufacturing family. It was Brierley's last building.[24] |
The "List Entry" number is a unique number assigned to each listed building and scheduled monument by Historic England (This is left blank if the building is not listed)
References
edit- ^ a b "Borthwick Institute: what we hold". www.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter (Newton-le-Willows) (1343245)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "St Clements Church Hall (1390532)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ a b "One Vision". The Garden. 121. Royal Horticultural Society: 328–331. 1996. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ Paul Chrystal (2015). "5". York in the 1960s: Ten Years that Changed a City. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445640969. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ James Stevens Curl; Susan Wilson (2015). The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture. OUP. p. 116. ISBN 9780199674985. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Borthwick spotlight for Brierley's architectural gems". www.york.ac.uk. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Walter H. Brierley (1862-1926)". two.archiseek.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "116 year wait over as the cogs turn on school's new clock". Pocklington Post. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ Stirling, Tom (1 February 2007). "Celebration of architect". York Press. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan: Goathland (November 2017)" (PDF). North York Moors National Park. p. 42. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "York pub to be turned into flats after 119 years". York Press. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ Alex Ross (9 August 2016). "New hope for York pub campaigners as famous designer is revealed". York Press. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "How St Oswald's grew from a chapel to a church - and how it grew lop-sided". St Oswald's Church, Sowerby. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ MacRae, Claire (2013). "Character area 75: Dringhouses and Tadcaster Road" (PDF). City of York Council. p. 2. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "1906 – Burrough Court, Leicester, Leicestershire". archiseek.com. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "History of Burrough Court". www.burroughcourt.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Malton Grammar School 1911-1937" (PDF). www.maltonschool.org. p. 4. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "Sledmere House: Rising from the Ashes". Borthwick Institute Blog. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Acklam Hall in Middlesbrough reopens following renovation". ITV. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Walter Henry Brierley". Malton School. 10 April 2010. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011.
- ^ Chris Lloyd (15 June 2015). "Surprises in store as tower reveals secrets". Darlington & Stockton Times. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "The Terry Trail" (PDF). dlhg.weebly.com. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "The Art of Design" (PDF). www.nationaltrust.org.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
See also
edit- Exhibition celebrating 60 years of York Civic Trust [1]
- P. Nuttgens, Brierley in Yorkshire: The Architecture of the Turn of the Century (York Georgian Society, 1984)