Edwin Hugh Shellard (usually known as E. H. Shellard) was an English architect who worked from an office in Manchester, and who flourished between 1844 and 1864.[1] Most of his output was in the design of churches in Northwest England, and he was successful in gaining at least 13 contracts for Commissioners' churches.[2] The Commissioners' churches in the list are denoted by †.
Key
edit| Grade | Criteria[3] |
|---|---|
| Grade II* | Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. |
| Grade II | Buildings of national importance and special interest. |
Works
edit| Name | Location | Image | Date | Notes | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Church † | Blackley, Greater Manchester 53°31′25″N 2°13′05″W / 53.5235°N 2.2180°W |
1844–45 | A Commissioners' church in Gothic Revival style, enlarged in 1880.[4][5][6] | II* | |
| St James' Church | Whitfield, Glossop, Derbyshire 53°26′19″N 1°57′10″W / 53.4387°N 1.9528°W |
1844–1846 | A Gothic Revival church, later extended.[7] | II | |
| St Thomas' Church | Biggin, Derbyshire 53°07′52″N 1°46′15″W / 53.1311°N 1.7708°W |
1844–1848 | Gothic Revival church in limestone with grindstone dressings. It has a west tower.[8] | II | |
| St Thomas' Church † | Lees, Greater Manchester 53°32′12″N 2°04′22″W / 53.5367°N 2.0727°W |
1844–1848 | A Commissioners' church. The tower was added in 1855.[9][10][11] | II* | |
| St John's Church † | Failsworth, Greater Manchester 53°30′42″N 2°09′16″W / 53.5118°N 2.1545°W |
1845–46 | A Gothic Revival Commissioners' church with a west steeple. Tower added 1878; restored during the 20th century.[4][12][13] | II | |
| St Stephen's Church † | Audenshaw, Greater Manchester 53°28′30″N 2°06′55″W / 53.4749°N 2.1153°W |
1845–1847 | Gothic Revival with a tower. Chancel added 1900.[4][14][15] | II | |
| St Mary's Church † | Droylsden, Greater Manchester 53°28′48″N 2°08′36″W / 53.4799°N 2.1432°W |
1846–1848 | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire.[4][16][17] | II | |
| St John's Church † | Shuttleworth, Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester 53°39′20″N 2°18′11″W / 53.6556°N 2.3031°W |
1847 | Gothic Revival with bell turrets.[9] | — | |
| St Mark's Church † | Bredbury, Greater Manchester 53°25′27″N 2°06′18″W / 53.4241°N 2.1050°W |
1847–48 | Gothic Revival with a west tower.[18][19][20] | II | |
| Holy Trinity Church † | Coldhurst, Oldham, Greater Manchester 53°33′00″N 2°07′02″W / 53.5501°N 2.1173°W |
1847–48 | Gothic Revival with a bell tower. Enlarged 1887–91.[4][21][22] | II | |
| St John the Evangelist's Church † | Hurst, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester 53°30′01″N 2°04′53″W / 53.5002°N 2.0813°W |
1847–1849 | Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Enlarged in 1862.[9][23][24] | II | |
| St John's Church | Lytham St Annes, Lancashire 53°44′13″N 2°57′18″W / 53.7369°N 2.9549°W |
1848–49 | A church in Early English style; extended by Shellard in 1856–57.[25][26] | II* | |
| St Matthew's Church | Chadderton, Greater Manchester 53°33′24″N 2°09′06″W / 53.5568°N 2.1516°W |
1848–1857 | Gothic Revival church with a steeple added in 1877.[27][28] | II | |
| St John the Evangelist's Church | Ashton Hayes, Cheshire 53°13′23″N 2°44′23″W / 53.2230°N 2.7397°W |
1849 | A Gothic Revival church. Alterations were made in 1900 by Douglas and Minshull, and in 1932 by Theodore Fyfe.[29][30] | II | |
| St John the Baptist's Church † | Godley, Greater Manchester 53°27′18″N 2°03′52″W / 53.4549°N 2.0644°W |
1849 | Gothic Revival style. West tower added 1878.[18][31][32] | II | |
| Thorncliffe Hall | Hollingworth, Greater Manchester |
— |
c. 1850 | A country house remodelled in Neo-Jacobean style; used as his own residence.[33] | — |
| St Thomas' Church † | Helmshore, Lancashire 53°41′14″N 2°19′49″W / 53.6872°N 2.3302°W |
1850–51 | Gothic Revival with west tower.[9][34][35] | II | |
| Christ Church | Pennington, Greater Manchester 53°29′29″N 2°31′21″W / 53.4913°N 2.5226°W |
1850–1854 | Gothic Revival with west tower.[36][37] | II | |
| All Saints Church | Glazebury, Warrington, Cheshire 53°28′11″N 2°29′43″W / 53.4696°N 2.4952°W |
1851 | A small church with a bellcote and without aisles.[38][39] | II | |
| St Mark's Church † | Hulme, Greater Manchester |
— |
1851–52 | Gothic Revival. Demolished.[9] | — |
| Holy Trinity Church | Stalybridge, Tameside, Greater Manchester 53°28′57″N 2°03′21″W / 53.4826°N 2.0557°W |
1851–52 | A church with a clerestory and west tower.[40][41] | II | |
| St Michael's Church | Weeton, Lancashire 53°47′59″N 2°56′09″W / 53.7996°N 2.9358°W |
1852 | Enlarged a church built in 1843, extending the west end.[42][43] | II | |
| St Mary's Church | Preston, Lancashire 53°45′41″N 2°41′12″W / 53.7615°N 2.6866°W |
1852–53 | Shellard added a chancel and transepts in similar style to a church built in 1836–38, which is in Romanesque Revival style. Since converted into a conservation centre.[44][45] | II | |
| Big School | Rossall School, Lancashire | — |
1852–53 | A hall flanked by two-storey wings, one of which has a crenellated tower.[46] | — |
| St John's Church | Preston, Lancashire 53°45′31″N 2°41′46″W / 53.7585°N 2.6962°W |
1853–1855 | Replacing an earlier church on the site, this is in Decorated style with a west steeple, and is considered to be Shellard's finest work.[47][48] | II* | |
| St Michael and All Angels Church | Mottram in Longdendale, Tameside, Greater Manchester 53°27′16″N 2°00′36″W / 53.4544°N 2.0101°W |
1854–55 | Shellard made alterations to a church dating from the 15th century, which included raising the roof, changing the windows in the clerestory, and remodelling the interior of the church.[49][50] | II* | |
| St Paul's Church † | Pendleton, Greater Manchester 53°29′15″N 2°17′03″W / 53.4875°N 2.2842°W |
1855–56 | Gothic Revival with a bell turret. The church was reordered in the 1970s by Stephen Dykes Bower[9][51][52] | II | |
| Steeple of St George's Church | Charlestown, Greater Manchester 53°29′50″N 2°16′57″W / 53.49723°N 2.28237°W |
1858 | Only the steeple remains of this church.[53][54] | II | |
| St Luke's Church | Preston, Lancashire 53°45′58″N 2°41′01″W / 53.7661°N 2.6835°W |
1858–59 | Converted for residential use in the late 20th century.[55][56] | II | |
References
edit- ↑ Dixon & Muthesius 1985, p. 267.
- ↑ Port 2006, pp. 331–335.
- ↑ Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 29 March 2015
- 1 2 3 4 5 Port 2006, p. 334.
- ↑ Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, pp. 385–386.
- ↑ Historic England, "Church of St Peter, Blackley (1246275)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 November 2012
- ↑ Historic England, "Church of St James the Great, Glossop (1384276)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
- ↑ Historic England, "Church of St Thomas, Biggin (1087836)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Port 2006, p. 335.
- ↑ Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, pp. 245–246.
- ↑ Historic England, "Church of St Thomas, Oldham (1068071)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 November 2012
- ↑ Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, p. 217.
- ↑ Historic England, "Church of St John, Failsworth (1356416)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 November 2012
- ↑ Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, p. 128.
- ↑ Historic England, "St Stephen's Church, Audenshaw (1309267)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
- ↑ Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, p. 201.
- ↑ Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Droylsden (1163722)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
- 1 2 Port 2006, p. 331.
- ↑ Hartwell et al. 2011, pp. 179–180.
- ↑ Historic England, "Church of St Mark, Romiley (1117378)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
- ↑ Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, p. 544.
- ↑ Historic England, "Church of the Holy Trinity, Oldham (1282528)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
- ↑ Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, p. 125.
- ↑ Historic England, "Church of St John the Evangelist, Ashton-under-Lyne (1162695)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
- ↑ Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 434.
- ↑ Historic England, "Church of St John, Lytham St Annes (1196368)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
- ↑ Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, p. 188.
- ↑ Historic England, "Church of St Matthew, Oldham (1068092)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
- ↑ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 108.
- ↑ Historic England, "Church of St John Evangelist, Ashton Hayes (1330310)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
- ↑ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 409.
- ↑ Historic England, "Church of St John the Baptist, Hyde (1068083)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
- ↑ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 401.
- ↑ Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 327.
- ↑ Historic England, "Church of St Thomas, Haslingden (1072810)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
- ↑ Pollard & Pevsner 2006, pp. 229–230.
- ↑ Historic England, "Christ Church, Leigh (1068484)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
- ↑ Pollard & Pevsner 2006, p. 175.
- ↑ Historic England, "The Church of All Saints, Culcheth and Glazebury (1139389)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
- ↑ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 587.
- ↑ Historic England, "Holy Trinity Church, Stalybridge (1068022)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 November 2012
- ↑ Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, pp. 683–684.
- ↑ Historic England, "Church of St Michael, Weeton-with-Preese (1164259)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
- ↑ Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 545.
- ↑ Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Preston (1207330)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
- ↑ Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 582.
- ↑ Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 510.
- ↑ Historic England, "Church of St John the Divine, Preston (1292457)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
- ↑ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 487.
- ↑ Historic England, "Church of St Michael and All Angels, Longdendale (1356436)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
- ↑ Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, pp. 639–640.
- ↑ Historic England, "Church of St Paul with Christ, Salford (1390491)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
- ↑ Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, pp. 96, 633.
- ↑ Historic England, "Tower of Church of St George with St Barnabas, Salford (1386164)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
- ↑ Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 537.
- ↑ Historic England, "Church of St Luke, Preston (1207329)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2012
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