List of works by J. S. Crowther

Joseph Stretch Crowther (1820–1893), usually known as J. S. Crowther, was an English architect who practised in Manchester.

St Nicholas' Church, Beverley

Crowther studied under Richard Tattersall from 1838–1843.[1][2] He worked as a managing clerk for Henry Bowman until 1846, when Bowman took him into partnership, the firm being known as Bowman and Crowther.[2]

Crowther then went into independent practice, designing churches in Gothic Revival style,[3] and villas in a variety of styles.[4] He was appointed as the diocesan architect for Manchester Cathedral,[1] and was working on the restoration of the cathedral at the time of his death,[3] which occurred in March 1893.[2]

Key

Grade	Criteria[5]
Grade I	Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II*	Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II	Buildings of national importance and special interest.
"—" denotes a work that is not graded.

Works

Name	Location	Photograph	Date	Notes	Grade
Hyde Chapel	Hyde, Greater Manchester 53.4375°N 2.0720°W		1846–48	A Unitarian chapel designed with Henry Bowman.[6]	II
Mill Hill Chapel	Leeds, West Yorkshire 53.7967°N 1.5465°W		1847–48	A Unitarian chapel designed with Henry Bowman.[7][8]	II*
St Paul's Church	Portwood, Stockport, Greater Manchester	—	1849–50	A Commissioners' church designed with Henry Bowman. Since demolished.[9]	—
St Lawrence's Church	Crosby Ravensworth, Cumbria 54.5274°N 2.5865°W		1849–87	A series of restorations undertaken in conjunction with the incumbent Revd George F. Wilson.[10][11]	I
Holy Trinity Church	Kendal, Cumbria 54.3225°N 2.7443°W		1850–68	Restorations in 1850–52, 1863 and 1868, and design of furnishings.[12][13]	I
St Philip's Church	Alderley Edge, Cheshire 53.3044°N 2.2387°W		1851–52	New church; Crowther's first design after leaving his partnership with Henry Bowman.[14][15]	II*
Redclyffe Grange	Alderley Edge, Cheshire 53.3008°N 2.2288°W	—	1853	House Crowther built for himself.[16][17]	II
St Mary's Church.	Hulme, Manchester 53.4613°N 2.2516°W		1853–58	New church.[18][19]	II*
School	Alderley Edge, Cheshire 53.3044°N 2.2398°W	—	1854	A primary school.[20]	II
Holehird	Troutbeck, Cumbria 54.3996°N 2.9100°W	—	1854	A country house, with later additions. Later a Cheshire Home.[21][22]	II
Wynlass Beck	Windermere, Cumbria 54.3859°N 2.9144°W	—	1854	A house for Peter Kennedy.[23][24]	II
St Colomba's Church	Warcop, Cumbria 54.5360°N 2.3988°W	—	1854–55	Rebuilt the chancel in Early English style.[25][26]	I
St Matthew's Church	Stockport, Greater Manchester 53.4027°N 2.1695°W		1855–58	New church.[27][28]	II
St Alban's Church	Manchester	—	1857–64	New church.[29]	II
St Mary's Church	Windermere, Cumbria 54.3809°N 2.9103°W		1857–71	In 1857–58 Crowther added the north aisle and porch, in 1861 the nave was extended, and in 1871 a north transept and a vestry were added.[30][31]	II
St George's Church	Poynton, Cheshire 53.3491°N 2.1232°W		1858–59	New church.[32][33]	II
Oak Farmhouse	Wilmslow, Cheshire 53.3494°N 2.2505°W	—	c. 1860	Additions to a 16th-century building.[34]	II*
St John the Evangelist's Church	Alvanley, Cheshire 53.2613°N 2.7547°W		1860–61	New church.[35][36]	II
St James' Church	Staveley, Cumbria 54.3801°N 2.8184°W		1861–65	New church.[37]	—
St Helen's Church	Tarporley, Cheshire 53.1580°N 2.6691°W		1861–79	Series of restorations.[38][39][40]	II*
Arderne Hall	Tarporley, Cheshire 53.1617°N 2.6548°W	—	1863	House, demolished in 1958, and replaced.[41]	—
Parkside	Kendal, Cumbria 54.3219°N 2.7238°W	—	1865	A house for Major Bousfield, M.P.[42][43]	II
St Mary's Church	Astbury, Cheshire 53.1507°N 2.2314°W	—	1866	Reredos.[44]	—
St Mary's Church	Bury, Greater Manchester 53.5940°N 2.2970°W		1872–76	Crowther replaced the Georgian body of the church with one in Gothic Revival style. He also probably designed the screen between the chapel and the chancel.[45][46]	II
St Wilfrid's Church	Northenden, Manchester 53.4071°N 2.2535°W		1873–76	When Crowther was asked to undertake repairs, it he found that there were no foundations under the body of the church. He replaced this in a similar design, leaving the Perpendicular tower unaltered.[47][48]	II*
St Nicholas' Church	Beverley, East Yorkshire 53.8413°N 0.4147°W		1877–80	New church.[49]	II
St Bartholomew's Church	Wilmslow, Cheshire 53.3301°N 2.2296°W		1878	Added a vestry and a porch.[50]	I
St Benedict's Church	Ardwick, Manchester 53.4694°N 2.2040°W		1880	New church.[51][52]	II*
Eccle Riggs	Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria 54.2705°N 3.2114°W	—	1880	Addition of a dining-room wing to a house built in 1865 for Richard Assheton Cross, designed by E. G. Paley. It has later been used as a leisure club.[53][54]	—
St Thomas' Church	Werneth, Oldham, Greater Manchester 53.5347°N 2.1229°W	—	1880s	Made additions including a choir vestry and an organ chamber.[55][56]	II
St Mary's Church	Stockport, Greater Manchester 53.4112°N 2.1555°W		1880–82	Alterations, including to the west window. Crowther also designed the furnishings in the chancel and choir at this time.[57][58]	I
St Chad's Church	Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire 53.8472°N 2.9921°W		1881–83	Alterations.[59][60]	II*
St Michael and All Angels' Church	Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester 53.4877°N 2.0897°W		1881–89	Rebuilt the west tower and refitted the chancel.[61][62]	I
St Bartholomew's Church	Appleby, North Lincolnshire 53.6235°N 0.5603°W		1882	Restoration.[63]	II*
St George's Church	Hulme, Manchester 53.4721°N 2.2593°W		1884	Restoration of a Commissioners' church, built in 1826–28 and designed by Francis Goodwin.[64]	II*
St Chad's Church	Rochdale, Greater Manchester 53.6147°N 2.1577°W		1884–85	Chancel rebuilt and extended.[65][66]	II*
Manchester Cathedral	Manchester 53.4853°N 2.2443°W		1885–86	Restoration.[67][68]	I
St Mary's Church	Lymm, Cheshire 53.3771°N 2.4784°W		1888–90	Tower rebuilt.[69][70]	II
St Andrew's Church	Eccles, Greater Manchester 53.4851°N 2.3422°W		1889	Added the tower.[71][72]	II*
Holy Trinity Church	Littleborough, Greater Manchester 53.6443°N 2.0939°W		1889	Added the chancel.[73][74]	II
St Wilfrid's Church	Mobberley, Cheshire 53.3182°N 2.3161°W		1889–	Started restoration; completed after his death by W. D. Caroe.[75][76]	I
St John's Church	Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire 53.5923°N 0.6416°W		1890	New church for Rowland Winn, Lord Oswald.[77]	II*

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49. Historic England, "Parish Church of St Nicholas, Beverley (1084075)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 December 2011
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External links

• Media related to Buildings by J. S. Crowther at Wikimedia Commons