Thomas Bower

Thomas Bower (1838–1919) was an English architect and surveyor based in Nantwich, Cheshire.[1] He worked in partnership with Ernest H. Edleston at the Nantwich firm Bower & Edleston, which he founded in 1854.[2][3] He is particularly associated with the Gothic Revival style of architecture.[4]

Biddulph Grange
Sandbach Town Hall
Sandbach Town Hall

In 1883, Bower was living at 140–142 Hospital Street in Nantwich.[5] In 1914, he and Edleston had offices at Bank Chambers on Churchyard Side in the town square.[6]

Works

Bower's buildings include:

References

  1. Church Plans Online: Bower, Thomas: b. 1838 - d. 1919 of Nantwich (accessed 20 February 2008)
  2. Pevsner & Hubbard, p. 288
  3. Bower Edleston Architects: Index (accessed 20 July 2010)
  4. The Arts and Crafts Home: Gothic Revival Architecture (accessed 20 February 2008)
  5. Hall, p. 53
  6. Kelly's Directory (1914)
  7. Pevsner & Hubbard, p. 249
  8. Historic England. "Church of St Phillip (Grade II) (1130533)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  9. Historic England. "Church of St Phillip (Grade II) (1130533)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  10. Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 586
  11. Pevsner & Hubbard, p. 287
  12. Historic England. "Barclays Bank, 11 Churchyard Side (1138729)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  13. Historic England. "Barclays Bank (Grade II) (1138729)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  14. Nantwich Web: Nantwich Free Library (accessed 20 February 2008)
  15. Pevsner & Hubbard, pp. 40, 331
  16. Historic England. "Town Hall and Market Hall (1130352)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  17. Historic England. "Town Hall and Market Hall (Grade II) (1130352)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  18. Pevsner & Hubbard, p. 191
  19. Historic England. "The Old Vicarage (1136132)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  20. Historic England. "The Old Vicarage (Grade II) (1136132)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  21. Hospital Street Association: Combermere House: 148 Hospital Street Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 20 February 2008)
  22. Newman & Pevsner, p. 468
  23. Thorner.net: Biddulph Grange (accessed 20 February 2008)
  24. Historic England. "Crewe Hall (1138666)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  25. Historic England. "Crewe Hall (Grade I) (1138666)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  26. Historic England. "Drinking Fountain (1330396)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  27. Historic England. "Drinking Fountain (Grade II) (1330396)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

Sources

  • Hall, J. A History of the Town and Parish of Nantwich, or Wich Malbank, in the County Palatine of Chester (2nd ed.) (E. J. Morten, 1972) (ISBN 0-901598-24-0)
  • Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Edward Hubbard & Nikolaus Pevsner. The Buildings of England: Cheshire (Yale University Press; 2011) (ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6)
  • 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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