Edward Walters
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Edward Walters was an English architect. After superintending Sir John Rennie's military building work in Constantinople
between 1832 and 1837, he returned to England to practise as an architect in the provinces. His practice was based at Manchester
from 1839, where his most notable work was the Free Trade Hall
, referred to as the "noblest monument in the Cinquecento style in England" by Nikolaus Pevsner
. He retired in 1865 and then travelled in Italy and England before his death in 1872. He never married and died without issue.
Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
between 1832 and 1837, he returned to England to practise as an architect in the provinces. His practice was based at Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
from 1839, where his most notable work was the Free Trade Hall
Free Trade Hall
The Free Trade Hall, Peter Street, Manchester, was a public hall constructed in 1853–6 on St Peter's Fields, the site of the Peterloo Massacre and is now a hotel. The hall was built to commemorate the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846. The architect was Edward Walters The hall subsequently was...
, referred to as the "noblest monument in the Cinquecento style in England" by Nikolaus Pevsner
Nikolaus Pevsner
Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner, CBE, FBA was a German-born British scholar of history of art and, especially, of history of architecture...
. He retired in 1865 and then travelled in Italy and England before his death in 1872. He never married and died without issue.
Manchester works (selected)
- Warehouse, 15 Mosley Street, 1839
- Silas Schwabe's Warehouse (1845: demolished), Italian Renaissance Revival style
- The FirsChancellors Hotel & Conference CentreChancellors Hotel & Conference Centre , is a Grade II listed mansion in Fallowfield, Manchester, EnglandThe house was built in 1850 for Sir Joseph Whitworth, by Edward Walters, who was also responsible for Manchester’s Free Trade Hall and Strangeways Prison. The house was surrounded by a estate...
, FallowfieldFallowfieldLadybarn is the part of Fallowfield to the south-east. Chancellors Hotel & Conference Centre is used by the University of Manchester: it was built by Edward Walters for Sir Joseph Whitworth, as were the Firs Botanical Grounds.-Religion:...
, for Joseph WhitworthJoseph WhitworthSir Joseph Whitworth, 1st Baronet was an English engineer, entrepreneur, inventor and philanthropist. In 1841, he devised the British Standard Whitworth system, which created an accepted standard for screw threads...
(1850) - Brown & Son's Warehouse, 9 Portland Street (1851 to 1852: demolished), Italian Renaissance Revival style. "A splendid example of the Manchester warehouse of the mid-century".
- Four warehouses, south-east side of Piccadilly GardensPiccadilly GardensPiccadilly Gardens is a green space in Manchester city centre, England, situated at one end of Market Street and on the edge of the Northern Quarter...
(1851-1858) - Free Trade HallFree Trade HallThe Free Trade Hall, Peter Street, Manchester, was a public hall constructed in 1853–6 on St Peter's Fields, the site of the Peterloo Massacre and is now a hotel. The hall was built to commemorate the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846. The architect was Edward Walters The hall subsequently was...
(1855), in Peter Street, Italian Renaissance Revival style - Manchester & Salford (later William Deacon's, now RBSRoyal Bank of ScotlandThe Royal Bank of Scotland Group is a British banking and insurance holding company in which the UK Government holds an 84% stake. This stake is held and managed through UK Financial Investments Limited, whose voting rights are limited to 75% in order for the bank to retain its listing on the...
) Bank, Mosley StreetMosley StreetMosley Street is a street in Manchester, [England. It runs between its junction with Piccadilly and Market Street and St. Peter's Square. Beyond St Peter's Square it becomes Lower Mosley Street....
, Renaissance Revival style (1860)
External links
- Answers.com.
- http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/manchester/architects-buildings.html