List of works by E. H. Shellard

Edwin Hugh Shellard (usually known as E. H. Shellard) was an English architect who worked from an office in Manchester, and who flourished between 1844 and 1864.[1] Most of his output was in the design of churches in Northwest England, and he was successful in gaining at least 13 contracts for Commissioners' churches.[2] The Commissioners' churches in the list are denoted by †.

Key

Grade	Criteria[3]
Grade II*	Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II	Buildings of national importance and special interest.

Works

Name	Location	Image	Date	Notes	Grade
St Peter's Church †	Blackley, Greater Manchester 53.5235°N 2.2180°W		1844–45	A Commissioners' church in Gothic Revival style, enlarged in 1880.[4][5][6]	II*
St James' Church	Whitfield, Glossop, Derbyshire 53.4387°N 1.9528°W		1844–46	A Gothic Revival church, later extended.[7]	II
St Thomas' Church	Biggin, Derbyshire 53.1311°N 1.7708°W		1844–48	Gothic Revival church in limestone with grindstone dressings. It has a west tower.[8]	II
St Thomas' Church †	Lees, Oldham, Greater Manchester 53.5367°N 2.0727°W		1844–48	A Commissioners' church. The tower was added in 1885.[9][10][11]	II*
St John's Church †	Failsworth, Greater Manchester 53.5118°N 2.1545°W		1845–46	A Gothic Revival Commissioners' church with a west steeple. Tower added 1878; restored during the 20th century.[4][12][13]	II
St Stephen's Church †	Audenshaw, Greater Manchester 53.4749°N 2.1153°W		1845–47	Gothic Revival with a tower. Chancel added 1900.[4][14][15]	II
St Mary's Church †	Droylsden, Greater Manchester 53.4799°N 2.1432°W		1846–48	Gothic Revival with a tower and spire.[4][16][17]	II
St John's Church †	Shuttleworth, Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester 53.6556°N 2.3031°W		1847	Gothic Revival with bell turrets.[9]	—
St Mark's Church †	Bredbury, Greater Manchester 53.4241°N 2.1050°W		1847–48	Gothic Revival with a west tower.[18][19][20]	II
Holy Trinity Church †	Coldhurst, Oldham, Greater Manchester 53.5501°N 2.1173°W		1847–48	Gothic Revival with a bell tower. Enlarged 1887–91.[4][21][22]	II
St John the Evangelist's Church †	Hurst, Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, Greater Manchester 53.5002°N 2.0813°W		1847–49	Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Enlarged in 1862.[9][23][24]	II
St John's Church	Lytham St Annes, Lancashire 53.7369°N 2.9549°W		1848–49	A church in Early English style; extended by Shellard in 1856–57.[25][26]	II*
St Matthew's Church	Chadderton, Oldham, Greater Manchester 53.5568°N 2.1516°W		1848–57	Gothic Revival church with a steeple added in 1877.[27][28]	II
St John the Evangelist's Church	Ashton Hayes, Cheshire 53.2230°N 2.7397°W		1849	A Gothic Revival church. Alterations were made in 1900 by Douglas and Minshull, and in 1932 by Theodore Fyfe.[29][30]	II
St John the Baptist's Church †	Godley, Greater Manchester 53.4549°N 2.0644°W		1849	Gothic Revival style. West tower added 1878.[18][31][32]	II
Thorncliffe Hall	Hollingworth, Tameside, Greater Manchester	—	c. 1850	A country house remodelled in Neo-Jacobean style; used as his own residence.[33]	—
St Thomas' Church †	Helmshore, Lancashire 53.6872°N 2.3302°W		1850–51	Gothic Revival with west tower.[9][34][35]	II
Christ Church	Pennington, Leigh, Greater Manchester 53.4913°N 2.5226°W		1850–54	Gothic Revival with west tower.[36][37]	II
All Saints Church	Glazebury, Warrington, Cheshire 53.4696°N 2.4952°W		1851	A small church with a bellcote and without aisles.[38][39]	II
St Mark's Church †	Hulme, Greater Manchester	—	1851–52	Gothic Revival. Demolished.[9]	—
Holy Trinity Church	Stalybridge, Tameside, Greater Manchester 53.4826°N 2.0557°W		1851–52	A church with a clerestory and west tower.[40][41]	II
St Michael's Church	Weeton, Lancashire 53.7996°N 2.9358°W		1852	Enlarged a church built in 1843, extending the west end.[42][43]	II
St Mary's Church	Preston, Lancashire 53.7615°N 2.6866°W		1852–53	Shellard added a chancel and transepts in similar style to a church built in 1836–38, which is in Romanesque Revival style. Since converted into a conservation centre.[44][45]	II
Big School	Rossall School, Lancashire	—	1852–53	A hall flanked by two-storey wings, one of which has a crenellated tower.[46]	—
St John's Church	Preston, Lancashire 53.7585°N 2.6962°W		1853–55	Replacing an earlier church on the site, this is in Decorated style with a west steeple, and is considered to be Shellard's finest work.[47][48]	II*
St Michael and All Angels Church	Mottram in Longdendale, Tameside, Greater Manchester 53.4544°N 2.0101°W		1854–55	Shellard made alterations to a church dating from the 15th century, which included raising the roof, changing the windows in the clerestory, and remodelling the interior of the church.[49][50]	II*
St Paul's Church †	Pendleton, Salford, Greater Manchester 53.4875°N 2.2842°W		1855–56	Gothic Revival with a bell turret. The church was reordered in the 1970s by Stephen Dykes Bower[9][51][52]	II
Steeple of St George's Church	Charlestown, Salford, Greater Manchester 53.49723°N 2.28237°W		1858	Only the steeple remains of this church.[53][54]	II
St Luke's Church	Preston, Lancashire 53.7661°N 2.6835°W		1858–59	Converted for residential use in the late 20th century.[55][56]	II

References

1. Dixon & Muthesius 1985, p. 267.
2. Port 2006, pp. 331–335.
3. Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 29 March 2015
4. Port 2006, p. 334.
5. Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, pp. 385–386.
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7. Historic England, "Church of St James the Great, Glossop (1384276)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
8. Historic England, "Church of St Thomas, Biggin (1087836)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
9. Port 2006, p. 335.
10. Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, pp. 245–246.
11. Historic England, "Church of St Thomas, Oldham (1068071)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 November 2012
12. Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, p. 217.
13. Historic England, "Church of St John, Failsworth (1356416)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 November 2012
14. Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, p. 128.
15. Historic England, "St Stephen's Church, Audenshaw (1309267)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
16. Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, p. 201.
17. Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Droylsden (1163722)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
18. Port 2006, p. 331.
19. Hartwell et al. 2011, pp. 179–180.
20. Historic England, "Church of St Mark, Romiley (1117378)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
21. Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, p. 544.
22. Historic England, "Church of the Holy Trinity, Oldham (1282528)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
23. Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, p. 125.
24. Historic England, "Church of St John the Evangelist, Ashton-under-Lyne (1162695)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
25. Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 434.
26. Historic England, "Church of St John, Lytham St Annes (1196368)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
27. Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, p. 188.
28. Historic England, "Church of St Matthew, Oldham (1068092)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
29. Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 108.
30. Historic England, "Church of St John Evangelist, Ashton Hayes (1330310)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
31. Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 409.
32. Historic England, "Church of St John the Baptist, Hyde (1068083)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
33. Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 401.
34. Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 327.
35. Historic England, "Church of St Thomas, Haslingden (1072810)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
36. Pollard & Pevsner 2006, pp. 229–230.
37. Historic England, "Christ Church, Leigh (1068484)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
38. Pollard & Pevsner 2006, p. 175.
39. Historic England, "The Church of All Saints, Culcheth and Glazebury (1139389)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
40. Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 587.
41. Historic England, "Holy Trinity Church, Stalybridge (1068022)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 November 2012
42. Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, pp. 683–684.
43. Historic England, "Church of St Michael, Weeton-with-Preese (1164259)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
44. Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 545.
45. Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Preston (1207330)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
46. Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 582.
47. Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 510.
48. Historic England, "Church of St John the Divine, Preston (1292457)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
49. Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 487.
50. Historic England, "Church of St Michael and All Angels, Longdendale (1356436)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
51. Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, pp. 639–640.
52. Historic England, "Church of St Paul with Christ, Salford (1390491)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
53. Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, pp. 96, 633.
54. Historic England, "Tower of Church of St George with St Barnabas, Salford (1386164)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
55. Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 537.
56. Historic England, "Church of St Luke, Preston (1207329)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012

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