List of works by George Latham

George Latham (died 1871) was an English architect and surveyor, who practised from on office in Nantwich, Cheshire. His works include churches, country houses, a workhouse, a bank, and a market hall. Hartwell et al. in the Buildings of England series consider that his finest work was Arley Hall. He designed buildings in a variety of architectural styles, including Neoclassical, Jacobean, and Georgian.^[1]

Major works

Key

Grade	Criteria[2]
II*	Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
II	Buildings of national importance and special interest.
"—" denotes a work that is not graded.

Works

Name	Location	Photograph	Date	Notes	Grade
Church of St Mary the Virgin	Wistaston, Cheshire 53°04′44″N 2°28′38″W / 53.0789°N 2.4772°W		1827–28	A church in Georgian style. The chancel was lengthened and a transept added in 1884 in the same style.[3][4]	II
Willington Hall	Willington, Cheshire 53°11′19″N 2°42′02″W / 53.1887°N 2.7005°W		1829	Built as a country house, it was extended in 1878 and in the 1920s. During the 1950s it was reduced in size, and a portico was added in 1950. It has since been used as a hotel.[5][6][7][8]	II
Arley Hall	Arley, Cheshire 53°19′27″N 2°29′19″W / 53.3243°N 2.4886°W		1832–46	Built as a country house for Rowland Egerton-Warburton to replace an earlier house on the site.[9][10][11]	II*
St Jude's Church	Tilstone Fearnall, Cheshire 53°08′23″N 2°39′01″W / 53.1397°N 2.6503°W		1836	Sited opposite the entrance to Tilstone Lodge, it was paid for by its owner, Admiral John Tollemache (formerly Halliday).[12][13]	II
Northwich Union Workhouse	Northwich, Cheshire 53°15′14″N 2°30′49″W / 53.2540°N 2.5136°W		1837–39	Originally built as workhouse, it later became the Salt Museum, and then the Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse.[14][15][16]	II
Congregational Church	Nantwich, Cheshire 53°04′02″N 2°31′09″W / 53.0671°N 2.5193°W		1842–43	A large brick building, now closed.[17][18]	II
Savings Bank	Welsh Row, Nantwich, Cheshire 53°04′04″N 2°31′35″W / 53.0677°N 2.5265°W		1846–47	Built as a bank, later used as offices.[19][20]	II
Harris Institute	Avenham Lane, Preston, Lancashire 53°45′16″N 2°41′56″W / 53.7545°N 2.6988°W		1849	Added a terraced forecourt to a building of 1846–49. Originally the Institute for the Diffusion of Knowledge, later part of the University of Central Lancashire.[21][22]	II*
Market Hall	Market Street, Nantwich, Cheshire 53°04′03″N 2°31′14″W / 53.0676°N 2.5205°W		1867–68	This has a central entrance, above which is a crest. Along the top is a panel containing the coats of arms of local families. The windows are mullioned and tramsomed. Inside are two rows of cast iron columns carrying the iron roof.[23]	—

References

Citations

1. Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 37.
2. Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 29 March 2015
3. Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 682.
4. Historic England, "Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wistaston (1138557)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 February 2012
5. de Figueiredo & Treuherz (1988), p. 282.
6. History, Willington Hall, retrieved 19 February 2012
7. Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 669.
8. Historic England, "Willington Hall (1137030)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 February 2012
9. De Figueiredo & Treuherz (1988), pp. 23–27.
10. Hartwell et al. (2011), pp. 105–107.
11. Historic England, "Arley Hall (1329694)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 February 2012
12. Hartwell et al. (2011), pp. 640–641.
13. Historic England, "Church of St Jude, Tilstone Fearnall (1310678)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 February 2012
14. Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 515.
15. Historic England, "Weaver Hall, Northwich (1161095)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 February 2012
16. Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse (formerly the Salt Museum), Cheshire West and Chester, retrieved 20 February 2012
17. Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 495.
18. Historic England, "Congregational Chapel, Nantwich (1373912)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 February 2012
19. Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 500.
20. Historic England, "39 Welsh Row, Nantwich (1249211)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 February 2012
21. Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), p. 522.
22. Historic England, "Harris Institute, Preston (1207231)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 February 2012
23. Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 496.

Sources

• De Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, ISBN 0-85033-655-4
• Hartwell, Clare; 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
• Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9