Other Early Victorian Architects working in the Romanesque revival style Romanesque Revival architecture in the United Kingdom

1 other victorian architects working in romanesque revival style

1.1 edmund sharpe
1.2 romanesque sharpe
1.3 benjamin ferrey
1.4 romanesque ferrey
1.5 william perkin of leeds
1.6 barton le street gallery

other victorian architects working in romanesque revival style

the years of 1840s saw considerable upsurge of interest in developing romanesque revival style of leading architects of period. during 19th century architecture selected anglican churches depended on churchmanship of particular congregations. whereas high churches , anglo-catholic, influenced oxford movement, built in gothic revival architecture; low churches , broad churches of period built in romanesque revival style. architects specialising in romanesque revival took designs different local styles of european romanesque.

edmund sharpe

another architect popularised romanesque revival style edmund sharpe, set practice @ lancaster in 1835. @ cambridge had been great friend of william whewell , presumably of polymath , architectural historian professor robert willis. awarded travelling scholarship study architecture of germany , southern france , supplied thomas rickman information. however, sharpe despite being architectural historian of note, built churches freer interpretations of romanesque , german brick gothic , might considered less archaeologically correct.

st mark s church, whitton, blackburn



st paul s, scotforth, doorway, 1874-6

four of sharpe s earliest churches – st saviour, bamber bridge (1836–37); st mark, witton (1836–38); , st paul, farington, near leyland (1839–40) – in romanesque style, chose because no style can worked cheap romanesque. turned out little more rectangular preaching boxes … no frills , little ornamentation; , many of them later enlarged. subsequent churches in sharpe used romanesque elements st mary s church, conistone in wharfedale (1846); , st paul, scotforth in south lancaster (1874-6). sharpe s final essay in romanesque revival style st paul s church, scotforth, described nikolaus pevsner strange building , anachronism, beyond belief. sharpe had retired architectural practice in 1851 pursued career in railway engineering. in 1874, when aged 68, returned architecture , designed church opened in 1876. church had used terracotta in similar fashion earliest churches , can assumed anachronistic appearance had used design had prepared @ least twenty years earlier.

romanesque sharpe

benjamin ferrey

east grafton - st nicholas church, 1842-44



morpeth, northumberland, church of st james great, 1844-1846

the work of benjamin ferrey can considered similar of thomas penson, based on english , french romanesque traditions. example church of st nicholas @ east grafton in wiltshire, built in 1842-44. here chancel terminates in apse , west has overlapping arcading , chevron decoration on entrance door. central crossing tower , arcaded windows on west frontis approached through stone romanesque lych gate.

a more important work ferrey church of st. james great @ morpeth, northumberland. church, supposed modelled on cathedral of monreale in sicily, built between 1844 , 1846. unusual arched gate acceptably sicilian in inspiration , similar portico @ cathedral @ monreale, rest of composition has more in common french , belgian romanesque. further church in style christ church in melplash in dorset of 1845-6. has heavy crossing tower , in many respects resembles church of st. james great @ morpeth.

romanesque ferrey


william perkin of leeds

st michael , angels barton le street, north yorkshire. church extensively rebuilt in 1869-1871 william perkin , sons of leeds. unlike tickencote there no record of church replaced. building contains extensive , impressive range of genuine romanesque, these seem have been largely repositioned. pews , other furnishings in romanesque revival style. rebuilding financed hugo francis meynell-ingram.

barton le street gallery