List of extant works by Culshaw and Sumners

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Culshaw and Sumners was a firm of English architects and surveyors who practised in Liverpool in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was founded in the 1830s by William Culshaw (1807–74), who was joined by Henry Sumners (1825–95) in 1861. Their partnership was dissolved in 1873 when Sumners was replaced by Culshaw's son, Alfred (1849/50–1926), who continued to run the practice until 1916. The practice carried out much mundane and routine work, but also designed new buildings, some of which are considered to be notable. Their output included office blocks, warehouses, domestic properties, workhouses, churches, and a hospital.[1]

This list includes the existing buildings of the architects that have been listed, and/or are included in the Buildings of England series. The buildings designed by Culshaw alone are denoted by † in the "Name" column, those of Sumners by ‡, and the single work of William Culshaw & Son by ¶.

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Grade II* Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II Buildings of national importance and special interest.

Works[]

Name Location Image Date Notes Grade
68 and 70 Upper Parliament Street † Liverpool
53°23′45″N 2°58′09″W / 53.3957°N 2.9691°W / 53.3957; -2.9691 (68 and 70 Upper Parliament Street, Liverpool) 		1841 Two houses in a terrace; designed for the shipbuilder Thomas Royden.[3][4][5] II
16 and 18 Croxteth Road Liverpool
53°23′20″N 2°57′04″W / 53.3890°N 2.9512°W / 53.3890; -2.9512 (16 and 18 Croxteth Road, Liverpool) 		1843 A pair of semi-detached houses in Italianate style.[3][6] II
Abbey National building † Ranelagh Street, Liverpool
53°24′18″N 2°58′50″W / 53.4051°N 2.9805°W / 53.4051; -2.9805 (Abbey National building, Ranelagh Street, Liverpool) 		1843 A building in Neoclassical style, faced in stucco, with giant pilasters.[7][8]
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St James' Church † St James Place, Toxteth, Liverpool
53°23′39″N 2°58′29″W / 53.3943°N 2.9748°W / 53.3943; -2.9748 (St James' Church, Liverpool) 		St James in the City from the south.jpg 1846 Culshaw replaced the roof of the church which was built in 1774–75 by Cuthbert Brown.[9][10] II*
Frankby Hall † Frankby, Wirral, Merseyside
53°22′08″N 3°08′22″W / 53.3689°N 3.1395°W / 53.3689; -3.1395 (Frankby Hall) 		1846–47 Built as a castellated and turreted house; in 1938–39 converted into cemetery chapels.[11]
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Offices † Tempest Hey, Liverpool
53°24′31″N 2°59′27″W / 53.4085°N 2.9908°W / 53.4085; -2.9908 (Offices, Tempest Hey, Liverpool) 		1849 An office block for the bankers Messrs Rowlinson.[12]
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3 Huskisson Street Liverpool
53°23′50″N 2°58′05″W / 53.3973°N 2.9681°W / 53.3973; -2.9681 (3 Huskisson Street, Liverpool) 		1850s–60s A house built in 1839 for Revd John Jones, altered for Isaac Hadwen junior.[13]
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Ormskirk workhouse † Ormskirk, Lancashire
53°34′00″N 2°52′34″W / 53.5666°N 2.8761°W / 53.5666; -2.8761 (Ormskirk workhouse) 		1851–53 Built for the Ormskirk Poor Law Union, consisting of an octagonal centre with three arms. Later incorporated into Ormskirk Hospital.[14][15]
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St Luke's Church † Formby, Sefton, Merseyside
53°33′08″N 3°05′15″W / 53.5521°N 3.0874°W / 53.5521; -3.0874 (St Luke's Church, Formby) 		St Luke's Church, Formby - geograph.org.uk - 371112.jpg 1852–55 A new church built close to the site of an ancient chapel.[16][17] II
Baltic Fleet public house † Wapping, Liverpool
53°23′55″N 2°59′12″W / 53.3986°N 2.9867°W / 53.3986; -2.9867 (Baltic Fleet public house, Liverpool) 		Baltic Fleet Pub, Liverpool.jpg 1853 Culshaw designed the first phase.[18][19][20] II
Maer Hall † Maer, Staffordshire
52°56′31″N 2°18′39″W / 52.9420°N 2.3109°W / 52.9420; -2.3109 (Maer Hall) 		Maer Hall - geograph.org.uk - 787775.jpg 1853 The house dates from the middle of the 17th century. Culshaw added a wing for William Davenport, which has since been demolished.[21][22][23] II
St Luke's Church † Farnworth, Widnes, Cheshire
53°23′04″N 2°43′38″W / 53.3844°N 2.7273°W / 53.3844; -2.7273 (St Luke's Church, Farnworth) 		Widnes Farnworth St Luke 2.jpg 1855 Restoration, including rebuilding the north aisle and arcade.[24][25] II*
Warehouse † 66 Bridgewater Street, Liverpool
53°23′47″N 2°58′58″W / 53.3964°N 2.9829°W / 53.3964; -2.9829 (Warehouse, 66 Bridgewater Street, Liverpool) 		1857 One of Culshaw's few surviving warehouses.[26]
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Mossley Vale † North Mossley Hill Road, Mossley Hill, Liverpool
53°22′56″N 2°55′23″W / 53.3821°N 2.9231°W / 53.3821; -2.9231 (Mossley Vale, Liverpool) 		1858 A house, later used as the music and arts department of Liverpool College.[27]
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Furniture workshops and showrooms ‡ Nelson Street, Liverpool
53°24′00″N 2°58′37″W / 53.3999°N 2.9769°W / 53.3999; -2.9769 (Workshops and showroom, Nelson Street, Liverpool) 		Building on the corner of Nelson Street and Duke Street, Liverpool.JPG c. 1858 A building in Neoclassical style, with elaborate stucco.[28]
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Holly Lodge † West Derby, Liverpool
53°25′37″N 2°55′00″W / 53.4269°N 2.9166°W / 53.4269; -2.9166 (Holly Lodge, West Derby) 		1860 Addition made to a house built about 1830, consisting of wing in Italianate style, with a belvedere tower and a billiards room. Since 1912 it has been used as a school.[18][29]
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Liverpool Savings Bank † Bold Street, Liverpool
53°24′09″N 2°58′35″W / 53.4024°N 2.9765°W / 53.4024; -2.9765 (43–47 Bold Street, Liverpool) 		Liverpool Savings Bank, Bold Street.jpg 1861 Originally the head office of the savings bank, this is a four-storey building in Italianate style.[30][31]
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16–17 Beach Lawn ‡ Waterloo, Merseyside
53°28′39″N 3°02′10″W / 53.4774°N 3.0362°W / 53.4774; -3.0362 (16–17 Beach Lawn, Waterloo) 		1861 Two houses in High Victorian Gothic style built for Dr Drysdale.[32][33][34][35] II
Abbots Lea † Beaconsfield Road, Woolton, Liverpool
53°22′55″N 2°52′57″W / 53.3820°N 2.8824°W / 53.3820; -2.8824 (Abbots Lea, Woolton) 		1862 A large Gothic-style house, in red sandstone, with a 20th-century expansion.[36]
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19 Abercromby Square † Liverpool
53°24′12″N 2°57′52″W / 53.4033°N 2.9644°W / 53.4033; -2.9644 (19 Abercromby Square, Liverpool) 		1862–63 A building of seven bays, and higher than its neighbours, this was designed for C. K. Prioleau. It was altered in the 1880s to become the Bishop's Palace, and in the 20th century became the centre for the Department of Education and the Department of Corporate Communications of the University of Liverpool. It is described as "perhaps the grandest surviving 19th-century house in the city centre".[37][38] II
National Bank Cook Street, Liverpool
53°24′22″N 2°59′21″W / 53.4062°N 2.9892°W / 53.4062; -2.9892 (National Bank, Cook Street, Liverpool) 		1863 A building in five bays, in Italianate style.[39]
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West Derby Union workhouse ‡ Walton, Liverpool Old Walton Hospital - geograph.org.uk - 292465.jpg 1863 A symmetrical building in three storeys, with 23 bays, plus four-bay wings at each end, and a central clock tower. Later used as Walton Hospital; from 2005 converted into apartments.[40][41][42] II
Berey's Buildings ‡ Bixteth Street, Liverpool
53°24′32″N 2°59′31″W / 53.4090°N 2.9920°W / 53.4090; -2.9920 (Berey's Buildings, Liverpool) 		1864 An office block in ten bays by six bays, constructed in red brick with sandstone bands and a grey stone basement. It has Gothic features, plus square-headed windows. The building has been converted into flats.[43]
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St John's Church † Waterloo, Merseyside
53°28′36″N 3°01′47″W / 53.4766°N 3.0298°W / 53.4766; -3.0298 (St John's Church, Waterloo) 		1864–65 A new church in Early English style.[44][45] II
Sodylt Hall † Dudleston, Shropshire
52°57′30″N 2°58′32″W / 52.95834°N 2.9755°W / 52.95834; -2.9755 (Sodylt Hall, Dudleston) 		1865 Additions to a house dating from the 18th century.[46]
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Quarry Bank House Allerton, Liverpool
53°22′58″N 2°54′04″W / 53.3827°N 2.9012°W / 53.3827; -2.9012 (Quarry Bank House, Liverpool) 		Calderstones School - geograph.org.uk - 377003.jpg 1866–67 A house in Gothic style, later developed as part of Calderstones School.[47][48] II
Christ Church, Toxteth Park Linnet Lane, Liverpool
53°23′05″N 2°56′55″W / 53.3848°N 2.9486°W / 53.3848; -2.9486 (Christ Church, Liverpool)
Christ Church, Linnet Lane.jpg
 1867–71 A new church in Decorated style with a steeple.[49][50][51] II
North Lodge and gates Gyrn Castle, Llanasa, Flintshire, Wales
53°19′32″N 3°20′06″W / 53.3256°N 3.3350°W / 53.3256; -3.3350 (North Lodge, Gyrn Castle) 		1868 Built for Sir Edward Bates, Liverpool merchant and ship-owner.[52][53] II
Greek Orthodox Church ‡ Toxteth, Liverpool
53°23′43″N 2°58′02″W / 53.3954°N 2.9671°W / 53.3954; -2.9671 (Greek Orthodox Church, Liverpool) 		St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church - geograph.org.uk - 183174.jpg 1870 The church is in Neo-Byzantine style with four domes and round-arched windows. The competition for its design was won by W. and J. Hay, but the construction was supervised by Sumners.[54][55] II
Midland Railway goods warehouse ‡ Whitechapel and Crosshall Street, Liverpool
53°24′28″N 2°59′05″W / 53.4077°N 2.9848°W / 53.4077; -2.9848 (Conservation Centre, Liverpool) 		Midland Goods.jpg 1872–74 Built as a goods warehouse for the Midland Railway, with an addition in Peter Street in 1878. It was converted into a conservation centre for National Museums Liverpool in about 1995.[56][57][58] II
Town Hall ‡ St Helens, Merseyside
53°27′15″N 2°44′07″W / 53.4542°N 2.7353°W / 53.4542; -2.7353 (Conservation Centre, Liverpool) 		St Helens Town Hall.jpg 1873–76 Built in brick with much in the way of stone dressings, it is in Gothic style. The original asymmetrically placed spire burnt down in 1913 and has been replaced by a tower.[59]
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Wesleyan Chapel ¶ Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria
54°16′38″N 3°12′40″W / 54.2772°N 3.2112°W / 54.2772; -3.2112 (Wesleyan Chapel, Broughton-in-Furness) 		1875 Complex of chapel, hall and kitchen in Gothic style, with a double bellcote.[60]
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South Block, Cowley High School ‡ St Helens, Merseyside
53°27′33″N 2°44′46″W / 53.4591°N 2.7461°W / 53.4591; -2.7461 (Cowley High School, St Helens) 		1875–82 Built as an extension to the school, unoccupied by 1992, severely damaged by fire 1993.[61][62] II
St Cyprian's Church ‡ Edge Hill, Liverpool
53°24′29″N 2°56′53″W / 53.4080°N 2.9480°W / 53.4080; -2.9480 (St Cyprian's Church, Liverpool)
St Cyprian's, Edge Lane.jpg
 1879–81 Designed by Sumners, with many unusual features, including elements of Romanesque and Arts and Crafts styles.[63][64] II
St Luke's Art Workshops ‡ Myrtle Street, Liverpool
53°24′05″N 2°58′07″W / 53.4013°N 2.9686°W / 53.4013; -2.9686 (St Luke's Art Workshops, Liverpool)
St Luke's Art Workshops.jpg
 1880 Built for Norbury, Upton and Paterson, architectural carvers.[65]
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