List of works by Thomas Mainwaring Penson
Thomas Mainwaring Penson (1818–64) was an English surveyor and architect. He was born in Oswestry, Shropshire, the son of Thomas Penson, also a surveyor and architect, and was educated at Oswestry School. He and his brother, Richard Kyrke Penson, then trained in their father's practice.[1] He designed buildings in the area of the practice, including stations for the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway.[2] He was appointed as county surveyor of Cheshire and moved to Chester, Cheshire.[1] Here he laid out Overleigh Cemetery in 1848–50. This has been designated at Grade II in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[3][4] He is credited with pioneering the Black-and-white Revival (vernacular or half-timbered) style in the city during the 1850s.[5][6] His first building in this style was constructed in Eastgate Street in 1852, but it has since been demolished.[7]
Key
Grade | Criteria[8] |
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I | Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important |
II* | Particularly important buildings of more than special interest |
II | Buildings of national importance and special interest |
Works
Name | Location | Photograph | Date | Notes | Grade |
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Holy Trinity Church | Oswestry, Shropshire 52°51′27″N 3°03′07″W / 52.8574°N 3.0519°W |
1835–37 | A new church.[9][10] | II | |
Holy Trinity School | Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales | 1842 | Enlarged in 1855–56, but later demolished.[11] | ||
St Agatha's Church | Llanymynech, Shropshire 52°46′47″N 3°05′15″W / 52.7798°N 3.0875°W |
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1843–45 | A new church replacing a medieval church, in Neo-Norman style. Alterations were made in 1879.[12][13] | II |
Baschurch railway station | Baschurch, Shropshire 52°47′55″N 2°50′51″W / 52.7986°N 2.8474°W |
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1848 | Designed for the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. Now converted into a house.[14] | |
Gobowen railway station | Gobowen, Shropshire 52°53′37″N 3°02′14″W / 52.8935°N 3.0371°W |
1848 | Designed for the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. Restored in the 1980s.[15][16] | II | |
Rossett railway station | Rossett, Wrexham, Wales | 1848 | Designed for the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. Now demolished.[17] | ||
Ruabon railway station | Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales 52°59′14″N 3°02′36″W / 52.9871°N 3.0433°W |
1848 | Designed for the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. Replaced by a new station in 1860.[18] | ||
Level crossing keeper's cottage | Gobowen, Shropshire 52°53′38″N 3°02′15″W / 52.8940°N 3.0375°W |
c. 1848 | To the north of Gobowen railway station.[19] | II | |
Gates, gate piers and bridge over drive | Overleigh Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire 53°10′55″N 2°53′41″W / 53.1819°N 2.8947°W |
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1848–50 | The original entrance to the cemetery and a bridge.[20][21] | II |
Shrewsbury railway station | Shrewsbury, Shropshire 52°42′42″N 2°44′59″W / 52.7117°N 2.7498°W |
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1849 | Extended by Penson in 1885, and later in 1903.[22][23] | II |
Powis Market | Oswestry, Shropshire 52°51′40″N 3°03′15″W / 52.8611°N 3.0543°W |
1849 | Replaced by a modern building in 1963.[24] | ||
Castle Park House | Frodsham, Cheshire 53°17′33″N 2°43′51″W / 53.2926°N 2.7309°W |
1850s | A country house for Joseph Stubs, probably designed by Penson.[25][26] | II | |
Church Stretton railway station | Church Stretton, Shropshire 52°32′18″N 2°48′10″W / 52.5383°N 2.8029°W |
1852 | The original station, to the north of the road bridge, was closed in 1914. The present station is to the south of the bridge.[27] | ||
22 Eastgate Street | Chester, Cheshire 53°11′25″N 2°53′26″W / 53.1904°N 2.8906°W |
1852 | A timber-framed building dating from 1610; it was altered in the 18th century, and then refurbished by Penson.[28][29] | II | |
Previous Town Hall | Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales | 1854–56 | [30] | ||
Monument | Overleigh Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire 53°10′55″N 2°53′41″W / 53.1819°N 2.8947°W |
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1857 | To the memory of Henry Raikes, Chancellor of the diocese of Chester who died in 1854. Designed by Penson, carved by Thomas Earp.[31][32] | II |
Militia Barracks | Mold, Flintshire, Wales | 1857–58 | Converted into the County Offices in 1878–88, then demolished in the 1960s.[33] | ||
Crypt Chambers | Chester, Cheshire 53°11′25″N 2°53′25″W / 53.1904°N 2.8903°W |
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1858 | A rebuilding in Gothic style as a department store for Browns of Chester.[34][35] | I |
26 Eastgate Street | Chester, Cheshire 53°11′25″N 2°53′26″W / 53.1904°N 2.8905°W |
1858–59 | A building dating from the 17th century, altered in the early 18th century, and restored by Penson.[34][36] | II* | |
School | Northop Road, Flint, Flintshire, Wales | 1859 | School with four gables and a bellcote; the school house is attached to the left side.[37] | ||
Queen Hotel | Chester, Cheshire 53°11′46″N 2°52′49″W / 53.1961°N 2.8802°W |
1860–61 | Built in Italianate style opposite Chester railway station, but damaged by fire soon afterwards. It was rebuilt on the same plan in 1862 by Penson with Cornelius Shacklock.[38][39] | II | |
National School | Worthenbury, Wrexham, Wales | 1862 | Now the village hall.[40] | ||
St John the Baptist's Church | Chester, Cheshire 53°11′20″N 2°53′08″W / 53.1890°N 2.8856°W |
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1863 | East window.[41][42] | I |
Grosvenor Hotel | Chester, Cheshire 53°11′27″N 2°53′21″W / 53.1907°N 2.8891°W |
1863–66 | Designed by T. M. Penson for the 2nd Marquess of Westminster. Completed after his death by his brother R. K. Penson and his partner Ritchie.[34][43] | II |
References
- ^ a b Oswestry Town Trail - Willow Street, Shropshire County Council, retrieved 2 December 2011
- ^ Newman & Pevsner 2006, p. 65.
- ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 66.
- ^ Historic England, "Overleigh Road Cemetery, Chester (1001607)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
- ^ Lewis, C. P.; A. T. Thacker, eds. (2003), "Topography 900-1914: Victorian and Edwardian, 1840-1914", A History of the County of Chester: The City of Chester: General History and Topography, vol. 5:1, Victoria County History, pp. 229–238
- ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 56.
- ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 214.
- ^ Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 30 March 2015
- ^ Newman & Pevsner 2006, p. 457.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of Holy Trinity, Oswestry (1367341)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
- ^ Hubbard 1986, p. 429.
- ^ Newman & Pevsner 2006, p. 338.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Agatha, Llanymynech (1054633)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
- ^ Newman & Pevsner 2006, p. 134.
- ^ Newman & Pevsner 2006, pp. 272–273.
- ^ Historic England, "Gobowen railway station (1054224)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
- ^ Hubbard 1986, pp. 267–268.
- ^ Hubbard 1986, p. 270.
- ^ Historic England, "Former level crossing keeper's cottage, Gobowen railway station (1054225)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 2 December 2011
- ^ Historic England, "Gates and gate piers to old (north) part of Overleigh Cemetery, Chester (1375838)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
- ^ Historic England, "Bridge over drive in north part of Overleigh Cemetery, Chester (1375886)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
- ^ Newman & Pevsner 2006, pp. 548–549.
- ^ Historic England, "Shrewsbury Station (1246546)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
- ^ Newman & Pevsner 2006, p. 460.
- ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 363.
- ^ Historic England, "Castle Park, Frodsham (1001622)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
- ^ Newman & Pevsner 2006, p. 207.
- ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 256.
- ^ Historic England, "No 22 Eastgate Street, Chester (1376221)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
- ^ Hubbard 1986, p. 431.
- ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 283.
- ^ Historic England, "Tomb and monument to Henry Raikes in Overleigh Cemetery, Chester (1375893)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
- ^ Hubbard 1986, pp. 393, 395.
- ^ a b c Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 257.
- ^ Historic England, "Crypt Building, Chester (1376232)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
- ^ Historic England, "No 26 Eastgate Street, Chester (1376230)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
- ^ Hubbard 1986, p. 351.
- ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 249.
- ^ Historic England, "Queen Hotel, Chester (1375751)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
- ^ Hubbard 1986, p. 458.
- ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 238.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St John the Baptist, Chester (1375977)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
- ^ Historic England, "Grosvenor Hotel, Chester (1376248)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
Bibliography
- Hartwell, Claire; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
- Hubbard, Edward (1986), Clwyd, The Buildings of Wales, London: Penguin, ISBN 0-14-071052-3
- Newman, John; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006), Shropshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-12083-4