George Phillips Manners
George Phillips Manners (1789 – 28 November 1866) was a British architect, Bath City Architect[1] from 1823 to 1862.
In his early career he worked with Charles Harcourt Masters and after about 1845 was in partnership with C.E. Gill. He retired in 1862.
Architectural practice[]
The architectural practice of George Phillips Manners from the early 19th century into the mid-20th century (compiled by Michael Forsyth in Pevsner Architectural Guide: Bath, 2003):
- George Phillips Manners: 1820–1845
- Manners & Gill: 1845–1866
- John Elkington Gill: 1866–1874
- Gill & Browne 1874–1879
- Browne & Gill: 1879–1899
- Gill & Morris: 1899–1903
- Wallace Gill: 1903–1909
- : 1909–1914
- & : 1914–1947
- : 1947– (and later acquired by Beresford-Smith’s son)
From 1846 to 1909, the practice was located at No. 1 Fountain Building.
List of works[]
His works include a number of churches, initially in Perpendicular or Norman style, latterly in Gothic.
- Bath Abbey Restoration (his additions were removed by Sir Gilbert Scott)
- St Michael's Church, Bath on Broad Street (1836)
- Holy Trinity Church, Godney (1838)
- St Michael's Church, Twerton, Bath (1839)
- Christ Church, Bradford-on-Avon, Wilts (1839) (Again, his work was remodeled to lose its original integrity by Sir G.G. Scott)
- Catholic Apostolic Church, (Guinea Lane Nursery) Bath (1840)
- Church Of Holy Trinity, Cleeve (1840) [2]
- Bath Abbey Cemetery Mortuary Chapel (1844) in Widcombe
- St Matthew's, Widcombe, Bath (1846–1847)
- Holy Trinity Church, Clandown (1846–1847)
- St Paul's Church, Tiverton (1854–1856)
He was also involved in design of a number of other civic buildings including
- Victoria (on reaching her majority) Monument Column Royal Victoria Park, Bath (1837)
- Bath City Gaol (1843) in East Twerton (often referred to as Twerton Gaol)
- Bluecoat School
References[]
- ^ "The Building News and Engineering Journal – Google Books". 1867. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- ^ "Church of Holy Trinity". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
Further reading[]
- H.M. Colvin, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600–1840 (1997) ISBN 0-300-07207-4
- Michael Forsyth, Bath, Pevsner Architectural Guides (2003) ISBN 0-300-10177-5
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