J. S. Crowther
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Joseph Stretch Crowther was an English architect who practised in Manchester
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until 1846, when Bowman took him into partnership as Bowman & Crowther. In 1845, Bowman and Crowther had published The Churches of the Middle Ages: Being Select Specimens of Early and Middle Pointed Structures with a Few of the Purest Late Pointed Examples. A reviewer for The Ecclesiologist praised the book for its "accurate illustrations of some of the finest examples of our old churches". Crowther became the diocesian architect for Manchester Cathedral
. He died in March 1893.
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
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Life
He studied under Richard Tattersall from 1838–1843. He worked as a managing clerk for Henry BowmanHenry Bowman (architect)
-Life:The second son of John Eddowes Bowman the Elder, he worked as an architect in Manchester. He died at Brockham Green, near Reigate, on 14 May 1883.-Works:...
until 1846, when Bowman took him into partnership as Bowman & Crowther. In 1845, Bowman and Crowther had published The Churches of the Middle Ages: Being Select Specimens of Early and Middle Pointed Structures with a Few of the Purest Late Pointed Examples. A reviewer for The Ecclesiologist praised the book for its "accurate illustrations of some of the finest examples of our old churches". Crowther became the diocesian architect for Manchester Cathedral
Manchester Cathedral
Manchester Cathedral is a medieval church on Victoria Street in central Manchester and is the seat of the Bishop of Manchester. The cathedral's official name is The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George in Manchester...
. He died in March 1893.
Projects
- St Paul's Church, PortwoodPortwoodPortwood is an area in Stockport, England, lying just outside the town centre, and based around Great Portwood Street. It is a mixed area, with the part closest to the town centre mainly given over to shops and the further part residential...
(1849–50) - Manchester CathedralManchester CathedralManchester Cathedral is a medieval church on Victoria Street in central Manchester and is the seat of the Bishop of Manchester. The cathedral's official name is The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George in Manchester...
(1850–1870; restoration) - St Philip's ChurchSt Philip's Church, Alderley EdgeSt Philip's Church, Alderley Edge, is in the village of Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of...
, Alderley EdgeAlderley EdgeAlderley Edge is a village and civil parish within the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 4,409....
(1853) - St Mary's ChurchChurch of St Mary, HulmeThe Church of St Mary, Upper Moss Lane, Hulme, Manchester is an Gothic Revival church by J. S. Crowther built in 1853–58. It was designated a Grade II* listed building on 3 October 1974....
, HulmeHulmeHulme is an inner city area and electoral ward of Manchester, England. Located immediately south of Manchester city centre, it is an area with significant industrial heritage....
(1853–1858) - Alderley EdgeAlderley EdgeAlderley Edge is a village and civil parish within the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 4,409....
primary school (1854) - St John the Evangelist's ChurchSt John the Evangelist's Church, AlvanleySt John the Evangelist's Church, Alvanley, is located in the village of Alvanley, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Frodsham. Its benefice is united with that of St John the Evangelist, Manley. The...
, AlvanleyAlvanleyright|thumb|200px|Map of civil parish of Alvanley within the former borough of [[Vale Royal]].Alvanley is a small rural village and civil parish near the village of Helsby, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England...
(1860) - St James' Church, StaveleyStaveley, CumbriaStaveley is a village in the District of South Lakeland in Cumbria, England. It is situated northwest of Kendal where the River Kent is joined by its tributary the Gowan.-Geography:...
(1864–1865) - Holy Trinity ChurchKendal Parish ChurchKendal Parish Church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is a Grade I Listed Parish Church of the Church of England in Kendal, Cumbria, England.Visitors to the church are struck by its size and the lightness of the interior...
, KendalKendalKendal, anciently known as Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England...
(1869; restoration) - St Wilfrid's ChurchChurch of St Wilfrid, NorthendenThe Church of St Wilfrid in Ford Lane, Northenden, Manchester, England, is an Anglican church of late medieval origins which was substantially re-built in the 19th century by J. S. Crowther...
, NorthendenNorthendenNorthenden is a suburban area and electoral ward of the city of Manchester in North West England. It lies on the south side of both the River Mersey and the M60 motorway, west of Stockport and south of Manchester city centre. Northenden is bounded by the districts of Didsbury, Gatley and...
(1873–1876; restoration) - St Benedict's Church, ManchesterManchesterManchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
(1880) - St Chad's ChurchSt Chad's Church, Poulton-le-FyldeSt Chad's Church is an Anglican church in Poulton-le-Fylde, a town on the Fylde coastal plain in Lancashire, England. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn and the archdeaconry of Lancaster. It has been designated a Grade II* listed building by English Heritage...
, Poulton-le-FyldePoulton-le-FyldePoulton-le-Fylde is a market town in Lancashire, England, situated on the coastal plain called the Fylde. As of the 2001 United Kingdom census, it had a population of 18,264. There is evidence of human habitation in the area from 12,000 years ago and several archaeological finds from Roman...
(1881–1883; restoration) - St George's ChurchChurch of St George, Chester Road, HulmeThe Church of St George, Chester Road, Hulme, Manchester is an early Gothic Revival church by Francis Goodwin, built in 1826-8. It was restored in 1884 by J. S. Crowther...
, Hulme (1884; restoration)