George Phillips Manners
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George Phillips Manners was an English architect
, City Architect
and →to the city of Bath from 1823 to 1862.
In his early career he worked with Charles Harcourt Masters
and after about 1845 was in partnership with C.E. Gill. He retired in 1862.
From 1846 to 1909, the practice was located at No. 1 Fountain Building.
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
, City Architect
Bath City Architect
The prominent post of Bath City Architect was bestowed by the Corporation of Bath, England, on an architect who would be repeatedly chosen for civic projects.* Thomas Warr Attwood –1775* Thomas Baldwin 1780–1792* John Palmer 1792–1817...
and →to the city of Bath from 1823 to 1862.
In his early career he worked with Charles Harcourt Masters
Charles Harcourt Masters
Charles Harcourt Masters was an English surveyor and architect in Bath.He made a set of maps of Bath turnpike roads in 1786. In 1789 made a scale model of Bath which he displayed at his home, 21 Old Orchard Street, and later in London: the plans were published in 1794...
and after about 1845 was in partnership with C.E. Gill. He retired in 1862.
Architectural Practice
The architectural practice of George Phillips Manners from the early 19th Century into the Mid 20th Century (compiled by Michael Forsyth in Pevsner Architectural Guide: Bath, 2003):From 1846 to 1909, the practice was located at No. 1 Fountain Building.
- George Phillips Manners: 1820-1845
- Manners & GillJohn Elkington GillJohn Elkington Gill was a 19th-century architect in Bath, Somerset, England. He was partnered with the more famous George Phillips Manners, and continued the latter's practice upon Manner's retirement in 1862. Upon Manner's death in 1866, he changed the name of the practice to his name alone...
: 1845-1866 - John Elkington GillJohn Elkington GillJohn Elkington Gill was a 19th-century architect in Bath, Somerset, England. He was partnered with the more famous George Phillips Manners, and continued the latter's practice upon Manner's retirement in 1862. Upon Manner's death in 1866, he changed the name of the practice to his name alone...
: 1866-1874 - GillJohn Elkington GillJohn Elkington Gill was a 19th-century architect in Bath, Somerset, England. He was partnered with the more famous George Phillips Manners, and continued the latter's practice upon Manner's retirement in 1862. Upon Manner's death in 1866, he changed the name of the practice to his name alone...
& Browne 1874-1879 - Browne & Gill: 1879-1899
- Gill & Morris: 1899-1903
- Wallace Gill: 1903-1909
- Mowbray A. Green: 1909-1914
- Mowbray A. Green & Hollier: 1914-1947
- Frank W. Beresford-Smith: 1947- (and later acquired by Beresford-Smith’s son)
List of works
His works include a number of churches, initially in Perpendicular or Norman style, latterly in Gothic.- Bath Abbey Restoration (his additions were removed by Sir Gilbert ScottGilbert ScottGilbert Scott may refer to several of a family of British architects:* Sir George Gilbert Scott , who was principally known for his architectural designs for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and St Pancras Station...
) - St Michael's Church, BathSt Michael's Church, Bath-Background:It is located between Broad and Walcot Streets, which both merge onto Northgate Street. Located next to the Post Office Building, the south tower fronts Northgate street and dominates Bath's skyline...
on Broad Street (1836) - Victoria (on reaching her majority) Monument Column Royal Victoria Park, Bath (1837)
- St Michael's Church, TwertonTwertonTwerton is a suburb of the city of Bath, Somerset, England, situated to the west of the city, and home to the city's football club, Bath City....
, Bath (1839) - Christ ChurchChrist Church, Bradford-on-AvonThe Anglican Christ Church is located in the northern Hillside Terraces neighborhood Conservation District of Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire. It is in the Bradford Deanery of the Diocese of Salisbury....
, Bradford-on-Avon, Wilts (1839) (Again, his work was remodeled to lose its original integrity by Sir G.G. Scott) - Twerton Gaol, Bath (1843)
- Bath Abbey Cemetery Mortuary Chapel (1844) in Widcombe
- St Matthew's, Widcombe, Bath (1846-1847)