List of ecclesiastical works by Alfred Waterhouse

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Alfred Waterhouse (1830–1905) was a prolific English architect who worked in the
second half of the 19th century. His buildings were largely in Victorian Gothic
Revival style. Waterhouse's biographer, Colin Cunningham, states that between about
1865 and about 1885 he was "the most widely employed British architect".[1] He
worked in many fields, designing commercial, public, educational, domestic, and
ecclesiastical buildings.[1]

Waterhouse was born in Liverpool of Quaker parents. After being articled to Richard
Lane in Manchester, he took a ten-month tour of the Continent, then established his
own practice in Manchester. Many of his early commissions came from Quakers and
other nonconformist patrons. He came to national recognition when he won a
competition for the design of Manchester assize courts. His next major public
commissions in Manchester were for Strangeways Gaol and Manchester Town Hall. In
1865 he opened an office in London, which was followed by his first major
commission in London, the Natural History Museum. Meanwhile, he was also designing
country houses. Here his major work was the rebuilding of Eaton Hall in Cheshire
for the 1st Duke of Westminster, which was "the most expensive country house of the
[19th] century".[1] He also designed educational buildings including schools and
works for the universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Manchester, and Liverpool. In the
commercial field, he designed banks, and offices for insurance and assurance
companies, especially the Prudential Assurance Company, for whom he built 27
buildings.[1]

Waterhouse's success came from "a thoroughly professional approach rather than on
brilliance or innovation as a stylist".[1] He paid particular attention to detail
and, although he designed many major buildings, he still accepted smaller
commissions.[1] Although most of his work was in the Gothic Revival style, he also
employed other styles, including Romanesque and French Renaissance.[2] He used many
building materials, but is noted for his use of red brick and terracotta. The use
of these materials for many university buildings in the north of England is a major
factor in their being termed "red brick universities".[1][3] In addition to his
design work as an architect, Waterhouse was an assessor for about 60 architectural
competitions. He was awarded the Royal Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British
Architects in 1878 for his design for Manchester Town Hall, and was president of
that institution from 1888 to 1891. He was gained international diplomas, and in
1895 was awarded an honorary LL.D by Manchester University. Waterhouse was also a
painter, exhibiting 80 watercolours at the Royal Academy. He suffered a stroke in
1901, and died in his home at Yattendon, Berkshire, in 1905. His practice was
continued by his son Paul, followed by his grandson, Michael, and his great-
grandson. His estate at death amounted to over £215,000 (equivalent to £23,600,000
as of 2020).[1][4]

Waterhouse designed new churches and restored older churches, although this was not
a major field for his work. This list contains the ecclesiastical structures that
have been designated as listed buildings in the National Heritage List for England.
In addition to new and restored churches and chapels, and buildings related to
them, it includes monuments and memorials in cemeteries and churchyards.
Waterhouse's most notable designs in this field are the Grade I listed Eaton
Chapel, Cheshire, built for the 1st Duke of Westminster,[5] and St Elisabeth's
Church, Reddish, Greater Manchester, for William Houldsworth.[6]

Contents
1 Key
2 Churches
3 See also
4 References
Key
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Grade Criteria[7]
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.
Churches
Name Location Photograph Date Notes Grade
Cemetery chapel Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester
53.5318°N 2.6176°W Alfred Waterhouse in Ince-in-Makerfield - geograph.org.uk -
1167523.jpg 1855–57 Roman Catholic chapel in stone with a slate roof. It is in
Norman style, with a nave of four bays and a chancel apse.[8][9][10] II
Cemetery chapel Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester
53.5323°N 2.6173°W Alfred Waterhouse in Ince-in-Makerfield - geograph.org.uk -
1167521.jpg 1855–57 Chapel in stone with a slate roof in Early English style,
with a nave of three bays, a short chancel, a north porch, and a bellcote.[8][9]
[11] II
Kershaw Memorial, West Norwood Cemetery West Norwood, Lambeth, Greater London
51.4323°N 0.0986°W
—
c. 1864 Pink and grey granite memorial to James Kershaw.[12] II
St Martin's Church Brasted, Kent
51.2796°N 0.1043°E St Martin's Church, Brasted, Kent - geograph.org.uk -
1224602.jpg 1864–65 A church with a core dating from the 13th century.
Waterhouse restored it, largely rebuilt the exterior, and added a south chancel
chapel and a north vestry.[13] II*
St John the Divine's Church Brooklands, Sale,
Greater Manchester
53.4092°N 2.3187°W The Parish Church of St John the Divine, Brooklands
(geograph 2791325).jpg 1864–68 Waterhouse's first Anglican church, it is
constructed in sandstone with a tiled roof in Gothic Revival style.[8][14][15]
II*
West Memorial Hall Caversham, Reading, Berkshire
51.4672°N 0.9724°W West Memorial Hall, Gosbrook Road Caversham.jpg 1865–66
Built as a Baptist Free Church in red brick with blue brick decoration, a
stone plinth and dressings, and a tiled roof. It is in Gothic Revival style, with a
gable facing the road, and a stair turret on the right leading up to the gallery.
[16] II
Congregational Church Besses o' th' Barn, Bury, Greater Manchester
53.5428°N 2.2900°W Besses URC - geograph.org.uk - 1137271.jpg 1863 In red
brick with yellow and blue brick decoration and slate roofs.[1][8][17][18] II
St Seiriol's Church Penmaenmawr, Conwy, Wales
53.2703°N 3.9182°W St. Seiriol's Church, Penmaenmawr geograph-2161010-by-
Meirion.jpg 1867–68 A new church for English-speaking people in Early English
style.[1][8][19] II
St Matthew's Church Blackmoor, Selborne, Hampshire
51.0961°N 0.8868°W
Blackmoor - geograph.org.uk - 408234.jpg
1868 A new church for Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne. It is constructed in
stone, and is in Gothic Revival style.[1][20] II*
Spreat Monument, Abney Park Cemetery Stoke Newington, Hackney, Greater London
51.5646°N 0.0773°W
The Spreat monument, Abney Park Cemetery, London.jpg
1868–72 Monument to John Spreat and his wife in three stages with a pyramidal
cap.[21] II
Eaton Chapel Eaton Hall, Cheshire
53.1409°N 2.8776°W
Eaton Chapel 5.jpg
1869–84 A chapel for the 1st Duke of Westminster in sandstone with a slate
roof. It has a tall free-standing six-stage clock tower with a pinnacled spire
joined to the body of the chapel in the lower two stages. The tower contains a ring
of 28 bells. Inside the chapel are mosaics designed by Frederic Shields.[5][22][23]
I
Buildings, St Matthew's Church Blackmoor, Hampshire
51.096°N 0.8871°W
The lych gate at St Matthew, Blackmoor (geograph 1699086).jpg
c. 1870 These consist of a lychgate in Gothic style, a churchyard wall, and a
shed.[24] II
Elworthy Memorial, West Norwood Cemetery West Norwood, Lambeth, Greater London
51.4323°N 0.0986°W
—
c. 1871–72 Celtic cross and graveslab to the memory of F. T. Elworthy.[8][25]
II
Chapel, Reading Grammar School Reading, Berkshire
51.448646°N 0.955721°W
ReadingSchoolchapel.jpg
1873–74 A Gothic-style church in brick with stone dressings and a tiled roof.
[8][26] II
Caversham Baptist Free Church Caversham, Reading, Berkshire
51.4676°N 0.9726°W
Caversham Baptist Church, Caversham, UK - 20150711.jpg
1875–77 A Gothic-style church in brick with stone dressings and a tiled roof.
At the southwest corner is a two-stage tower.[8][27] II
Memorial,
St Mary's Churchyard Bury, Greater Manchester
53.5940°N 2.2977°W
—
c. 1875–80 A tomb chest to the memory of John Slagg and members of his family.[28]
II
St Mary's Church Twyford, Hampshire
51.0229°N 1.3151°W
The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Twyford, Hampshire (5867317453).jpg
1876–78 Constructed in knapped flint with red brick bands, stone dressings, and
tiled roofs. The principal donor was Thomas Fairbairn.[1][29] II*
St Bartholomew's Church Reading, Berkshire
51.4543°N 0.9427°W
St Bartholomew, Reading - geograph.org.uk - 1535050.jpg
1879 The first large-scale Gothic Revival church by Waterhouse. It is constructed
in brick and has tiled roofs.[30] II
Heaton Park Congregational Church Greater Manchester
53.5313°N 2.2689°W Heaton Park Congregational Church, Prestwich -
geograph.org.uk - 497651.jpg 1881 Built in brick with slate roofs, in Gothic
Revival style. It has since been converted into apartments. Buildings of England
Manchester specifically give G.T. Redmayne as the architect[31][32] II
St Andrew's Church Stanstead Abbots, Hertfordshire
51.7908°N 0.0094°E St Andrew, Stanstead Abbotts, Herts - geograph.org.uk -
364568.jpg 1881 Designed for T. F. Buxton of Easneye, this is a new church in
Perpendicular style. Herttfordshire Pevsner 2019 claims Zephaniah King as the
architect, Historic England says it was Waterhouse. It is a cruciform church with a
southwest tower, faced in knapped flint with stone dressings and tiled roofs. The
gates and gatepiers to the churchyard, together with the railings and a drinking
fountain are listed at Grade II.[33][34][35] II*
St Elisabeth's Church Reddish,
Greater Manchester
53.4380°N 2.1633°W St Elisabeths.JPG 1882–83 A new church commissioned by
William Houldsworth, a local mill owner. It is constructed in red brick with stone
bands and a tiled roof. It has a tower at the east end with a lead spire, and an
apsidal chancel with a Lady Chapel to the south and a vestry to the north.[1][6]
[36] I
Lyndhurst Road Congregational Church Hampstead, Camden,
Greater London
51.55287°N 0.1697°W Different sounds... - geograph.org.uk - 432857.jpg 1883–
84 Built in purple brick with red brick and terracotta dressings in Romanesque
style. It has a polygonal plan, and a hexagonal tiled roof with a central lantern.
Since converted into use as recording studios for AIR.[1][37][38] II
St Ann's Church Manchester
53.4817°N 2.2458°W
St Ann's Church, Manchester.jpg
1886–91 A Neoclassical church built in 1709–12, restored by Waterhouse.[39][40]
I
Former Congregational Church Westminster,
Greater London
51.5134°N 0.1507°W
Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, London.jpg
1888–91 Built as a Congregational church in red brick with terracotta
dressings, with a steeple at the corner, then known as the King's Weigh-house
chapel. It has a rectangular plan, with an oval gallery and roof. Later used as the
Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Family in Exile.[1][37][41] II*
St Peter and St Paul's Church Yattendon, Berkshire
51.4672°N 1.2036°W St Peter and St Paul's church, Yattendon - geograph.org.uk
- 987598.jpg 1896 Added the spire to a church dating from the 15th century.
[42] I
See also
List of domestic works by Alfred Waterhouse
List of educational buildings by Alfred Waterhouse
List of commercial buildings by Alfred Waterhouse
List of public and civic buildings by Alfred Waterhouse
References
Cunningham, Colin (2010) [2004], "Waterhouse, Alfred (1839–1905)", Oxford
Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, retrieved 29 January
2012 ((subscription or UK public library membership required))
Dixon & Muthesius 1985, p. 14.
Dixon & Muthesius 1985, p. 247.
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(2017), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New
Series)", MeasuringWorth, retrieved 2 December 2021
Historic England, "Eaton Chapel north of Eaton Hall, Cheshire (1330615)", National
Heritage List for England, retrieved 25 June 2012
Historic England, "Church of St Elisabeth, Reddish (1356851)", National Heritage
List for England, retrieved 26 June 2012
Listed Buildings, Historic England, 2010, retrieved 28 March 2015
Cunningham & Waterhouse 1992, pp. 207–275
Pollard & Pevsner 2006, p. 210
Historic England, "Chapel approximately 117 metres to southwest of Lodge to Ince
Cemetery, Wigan (1228334)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 June
2012
Historic England, "Chapel approximately 60 metres to southwest of Lodge to Ince
Cemetery, Wigan (1287217)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 June
2012
Historic England, "West Norwood Memorial Park tomb of James Kershaw (1263197)",
National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 June 2012
 Historic England, "Church of St Martin, Brasted (1346417)", National Heritage List
for England, retrieved 26 June 2012
Historic England, "Church of St John the Divine, Trafford (1261946)", National
Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 June 2012
The Victorian Church, Saint John the Divine, Brooklands Road, Sale, archived from
the original on 21 April 2013, retrieved 13 June 2012
Historic England, "West Memorial Hall, Reading (1321953)", National Heritage List
for England, retrieved 25 June 2012
Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, pp. 679–680.
Historic England, "Besses United Reformed Church, including all associated
buildings on island site. Bury (1309378)", National Heritage List for England,
retrieved 30 June 2012
Cadw, "Church of St Seiriol (Grade II) (22854)", National Historic Assets of
Wales, retrieved 2 April 2019
Historic England, "Church of St Matthew, Selborne (1351142)", National Heritage
List for England, retrieved 26 June 2012
Historic England, "Spreat Monument in Abney Park Cemetery (1253452)", National
Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 June 2012
Hartwell et al. 2011, pp. 347–348
Chapel, Eaton Estate, archived from the original on 25 February 2009, retrieved 25
June 2012
Historic England, "Churchyard boundary wall, with Lychgate and Service Building,
Selborne (1174620)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 May 2012
Historic England, "West Norwood Memorial Park tomb of F T Elworthy (1251235)",
National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 June 2012
Historic England, "Chapel Reading School, Reading (1321946)", National Heritage
List for England, retrieved 18 August 2019
Historic England, "Caversham Baptist Free Church, Reading (1113562)", National
Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 May 2012
Historic England, "Memorial to Slagg family to west of Church of St Mary, Bury
(1250837)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 June 2012
Historic England. "Church of St Mary, Twyford (1302086)". National Heritage List
for England. Retrieved 30 June 2012.|mode=cs2|fewer-links=x}}
Historic England, "Church of St Bartholomew, Reading (1113513)", National Heritage
List for England, retrieved 13 May 2012
Historic England, "Heaton Park Congregational Church (1356841)", National Heritage
List for England, retrieved 26 June 2012
A New Beginning - Heaton Park, Congregational Federation, archived from the
original on 22 March 2012, retrieved 26 June 2012
Cherry & Pevsner 1977, p. 342.
Historic England, "Parish Church of St Andrew, Stanstead Abbots (1067774)",
National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 May 2012
Historic England, "Railings, gates, gatepiers and drinking fountain at Parish
Church of St Andrew, Stanstead Abbots (1078752)", National Heritage List for
England, retrieved 11 May 2012
Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, pp. 580–581.
Dixon & Muthesius 1985, p. 232
Historic England, "Lyndhurst Hall, Camden (1379404)", National Heritage List for
England, retrieved 29 June 2012
Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, pp. 275–276
Historic England, "Church of St Ann, Manchester (1247612)", National Heritage List
for England, retrieved 12 June 2012
Historic England, "Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, City of Westminster (1210923)",
National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 May 2012
Historic England, "Church of St Peter and St Paul, Yattendon (1288822)", National
Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 June 2012
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