List of works by J. S. Crowther

St Nicholas' Church, Beverley

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

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]

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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°26′15″N 2°04′19″W / 53.4375°N 2.0720°W / 53.4375; -2.0720 (Hyde Chapel) 		1846–48 A Unitarian chapel designed with Henry Bowman.[6] II
Mill Hill Chapel Leeds, West Yorkshire
53°47′48″N 1°32′47″W / 53.7967°N 1.5465°W / 53.7967; -1.5465 (Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds) 		1847–48 A Unitarian chapel designed with Henry Bowman.[7][8] II*
St Paul's Church Portwood, Stockport,
Greater Manchester
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 1849–50 A Commissioners' church designed with Henry Bowman. Since demolished.[9]
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St Lawrence's Church Crosby Ravensworth, Cumbria
54°31′39″N 2°35′11″W / 54.5274°N 2.5865°W / 54.5274; -2.5865 (St Lawrence's Church, Crosby Ravensworth)
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°19′21″N 2°44′39″W / 54.3225°N 2.7443°W / 54.3225; -2.7443 (Holy Trinity Church, Kendal) 		1850–68 Restorations in 1850–52, 1863 and 1868, and design of furnishings.[12][13] I
St Philip's Church Alderley Edge, Cheshire
53°18′16″N 2°14′19″W / 53.3044°N 2.2387°W / 53.3044; -2.2387 (St Philip's Church, Alderley Edge) 		1851–52 New church; Crowther's first design after leaving his partnership with Henry Bowman.[14][15] II*
Redclyffe Grange Alderley Edge, Cheshire
53°18′03″N 2°13′44″W / 53.3008°N 2.2288°W / 53.3008; -2.2288 (Redclyffe Grange, Alderley Edge)
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 1853 House Crowther built for himself.[16][17] II
St Mary's Church. Hulme, Manchester
53°27′41″N 2°15′06″W / 53.4613°N 2.2516°W / 53.4613; -2.2516 (St Mary's Church, Hulme)
1853–58 New church.[18][19] II*
School Alderley Edge, Cheshire
53°18′16″N 2°14′23″W / 53.3044°N 2.2398°W / 53.3044; -2.2398 (Alderley Edge primary school)
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 1854 A primary school.[20] II
Holehird Troutbeck, Cumbria
54°23′59″N 2°54′36″W / 54.3996°N 2.9100°W / 54.3996; -2.9100 (Holehird, Troutbeck)
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 1854 A country house, with later additions. Later a Cheshire Home.[21][22] II
Wynlass Beck Windermere, Cumbria
54°23′09″N 2°54′52″W / 54.3859°N 2.9144°W / 54.3859; -2.9144 (Wynlass Beck, Windermere)
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 1854 A house for Peter Kennedy.[23][24] II
St Colomba's Church Warcop, Cumbria
54°32′10″N 2°23′56″W / 54.5360°N 2.3988°W / 54.5360; -2.3988 (St Colomba's Church, Warcop)
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 1854–55 Rebuilt the chancel in Early English style.[25][26] I
St Matthew's Church Stockport,
Greater Manchester
53°24′10″N 2°10′10″W / 53.4027°N 2.1695°W / 53.4027; -2.1695 (St Matthew's Church, Stockport) 		1855–58 New church.[27][28] II
St Alban's Church Manchester
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 1857–64 New church.[29] II
St Mary's Church Windermere, Cumbria
54°22′51″N 2°54′37″W / 54.3809°N 2.9103°W / 54.3809; -2.9103 (St Mary's Church, Windermere) 		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°20′57″N 2°07′24″W / 53.3491°N 2.1232°W / 53.3491; -2.1232 (St George's Church, Poynton) 		1858–59 New church.[32][33] II
Oak Farmhouse Wilmslow, Cheshire
53°20′58″N 2°15′02″W / 53.3494°N 2.2505°W / 53.3494; -2.2505 (Oak Farmhouse, Wilmslow)
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 c. 1860 Additions to a 16th-century building.[34] II*
St John the Evangelist's Church Alvanley, Cheshire
53°15′41″N 2°45′17″W / 53.2613°N 2.7547°W / 53.2613; -2.7547 (St John's Church, Alvanley) 		1860–61 New church.[35][36] II
St James' Church Staveley, Cumbria
54°22′48″N 2°49′06″W / 54.3801°N 2.8184°W / 54.3801; -2.8184 (St James' Church, Staveley) 		1861–65 New church.[37]
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St Helen's Church Tarporley, Cheshire
53°09′29″N 2°40′09″W / 53.1580°N 2.6691°W / 53.1580; -2.6691 (St Helen's Church, Tarporley) 		1861–79 Series of restorations.[38][39][40] II*
Arderne Hall Tarporley, Cheshire
53°09′42″N 2°39′17″W / 53.1617°N 2.6548°W / 53.1617; -2.6548 (Arderne Hall, Tarporley)
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 1863 House, demolished in 1958, and replaced.[41]
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Parkside Kendal, Cumbria
54°19′19″N 2°43′26″W / 54.3219°N 2.7238°W / 54.3219; -2.7238 (Parkside, Kendal)
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 1865 A house for Major Bousfield, M.P.[42][43] II
St Mary's Church Astbury, Cheshire
53°09′03″N 2°13′53″W / 53.1507°N 2.2314°W / 53.1507; -2.2314 (St Mary's Church, Astbury)
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 1866 Reredos.[44]
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St Mary's Church Bury, Greater Manchester
53°35′38″N 2°17′49″W / 53.5940°N 2.2970°W / 53.5940; -2.2970 (St Mary's Church, Bury)
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°24′26″N 2°15′13″W / 53.4071°N 2.2535°W / 53.4071; -2.2535 (St Wilfrid's Church, Northenden) 		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°50′29″N 0°24′53″W / 53.8413°N 0.4147°W / 53.8413; -0.4147 (St Nicholas' Church, Beverley)
1877–80 New church.[49] II
St Bartholomew's Church Wilmslow, Cheshire
53°19′48″N 2°13′47″W / 53.3301°N 2.2296°W / 53.3301; -2.2296 (St Bartholomew's Church, Wilmslow) 		1878 Added a vestry and a porch.[50] I
St Benedict's Church Ardwick,
Manchester
53°28′10″N 2°12′14″W / 53.4694°N 2.2040°W / 53.4694; -2.2040 (St Benedict's Church, Ardwick) 		1880 New church.[51][52] II*
Eccle Riggs Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria
54°16′14″N 3°12′41″W / 54.2705°N 3.2114°W / 54.2705; -3.2114 (Eccle Riggs, Broughton-in-Furness)
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 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]
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St Thomas' Church Werneth, Oldham,
Greater Manchester
53°32′05″N 2°07′22″W / 53.5347°N 2.1229°W / 53.5347; -2.1229 (St Thomas' Church, Werneth)
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 1880s Made additions including a choir vestry and an organ chamber.[55][56] II
St Mary's Church Stockport,
Greater Manchester
53°24′40″N 2°09′20″W / 53.4112°N 2.1555°W / 53.4112; -2.1555 (St Mary's Church, Stockport) 		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°50′50″N 2°59′32″W / 53.8472°N 2.9921°W / 53.8472; -2.9921 (St Chad's Church, Poulton-le-Fylde) 		1881–83 Alterations.[59][60] II*
St Michael and All Angels' Church Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
53°29′16″N 2°05′23″W / 53.4877°N 2.0897°W / 53.4877; -2.0897 (St Michael and All Angels' Church, Ashton-under-Lyne) 		1881–89 Rebuilt the west tower and refitted the chancel.[61][62] I
St Bartholomew's Church Appleby,
North Lincolnshire
53°37′25″N 0°33′37″W / 53.6235°N 0.5603°W / 53.6235; -0.5603 (Bartholomew's Church, Appleby) 		1882 Restoration.[63] II*
St George's Church Hulme, Manchester
53°28′20″N 2°15′33″W / 53.4721°N 2.2593°W / 53.4721; -2.2593 (St George's Church, Hulme) 		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°36′53″N 2°09′28″W / 53.6147°N 2.1577°W / 53.6147; -2.1577 (St Chad's Church, Rochdale)
1884–85 Chancel rebuilt and extended.[65][66] II*
Manchester Cathedral Manchester
53°29′07″N 2°14′39″W / 53.4853°N 2.2443°W / 53.4853; -2.2443 (Manchester Cathedral)
1885–86 Restoration.[67][68] I
St Mary's Church Lymm, Cheshire
53°22′38″N 2°28′42″W / 53.3771°N 2.4784°W / 53.3771; -2.4784 (St Mary's Church, Lymm) 		1888–90 Tower rebuilt.[69][70] II
St Andrew's Church Eccles,
Greater Manchester
53°29′06″N 2°20′32″W / 53.4851°N 2.3422°W / 53.4851; -2.3422 (St Andrew's Church, Eccles)
1889 Added the tower.[71][72] II*
Holy Trinity Church Littleborough,
Greater Manchester
53°38′39″N 2°05′38″W / 53.6443°N 2.0939°W / 53.6443; -2.0939 (Holy Trinity Church, Littleborough) 		1889 Added the chancel.[73][74] II
St Wilfrid's Church Mobberley, Cheshire
53°19′06″N 2°18′58″W / 53.3182°N 2.3161°W / 53.3182; -2.3161 (St Wilfrid's Church, Mobberley) 		1889– Started restoration; completed after his death by W. D. Caroe.[75][76] I
St John's Church Scunthorpe,
North Lincolnshire
53°35′32″N 0°38′30″W / 53.5923°N 0.6416°W / 53.5923; -0.6416 (St John's Church, Scunthorpe) 		1890 New church for Rowland Winn, Lord Oswald.[77] II*

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