George Fowler Jones
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Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
(1817/18–1 March 1905), who was born in Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, Scotland
Scotland
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, but based for most of his working life in York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
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Biography and work
He studied under architect William WilkinsWilliam Wilkins (architect)
William Wilkins RA was an English architect, classical scholar and archaeologist. He designed the National Gallery and University College in London, and buildings for several Cambridge colleges.-Life:...
, the designer of the National Gallery, assisting him with the plates for his work on Vitruvius
Vitruvius
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio was a Roman writer, architect and engineer, active in the 1st century BC. He is best known as the author of the multi-volume work De Architectura ....
; then under Sydney Smirke
Sydney Smirke
Sydney Smirke, architect, was born in London, England, the younger brother of Sir Robert Smirke, also an architect. Their father, also Robert Smirke, had been a well-known 18th Century painter.Sydney Smirke's works include:...
. When Smirke undertook repairs to the fire-damaged York Minster in the early 1840s, he sent Jones to take measurements. Jones liked York enough to move there shortly after. Jones was elected Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects
Royal Institute of British Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...
(FRIBA) on 17 February 1868, proposed by Decimus Burton
Decimus Burton
Decimus Burton was a prolific English architect and garden designer, He is particularly associated with projects in the classical style in London parks, including buildings at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and London Zoo, and with the layout and architecture of the seaside towns of Fleetwood and...
, Sydney Smirke
Sydney Smirke
Sydney Smirke, architect, was born in London, England, the younger brother of Sir Robert Smirke, also an architect. Their father, also Robert Smirke, had been a well-known 18th Century painter.Sydney Smirke's works include:...
and Ewan Christian
Ewan Christian
Ewan Christian was a British architect. He is most notable for the restoration of Carlisle Cathedral, the alterations to Christ Church, Spitalfields in 1866, and the extension to the National Gallery that created the National Portrait Gallery. He was architect to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners...
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He married firstly Anne, in 1848, the 3rd daughter of Dr William Matterson of Minster Yard, York, (Lord Mayor). She died 'of congestion of the lungs' on 29 January 1855 aged 35 at home, Bootham. Then Catherine, in 1857, 4th daughter of Henry Pigeon Esq. of Clapham Common and Southwark. Jones fathered 11 children who survived into their majority. With his 1st wife: Gascoigne Hastings 1850-1911; Fowler Lloyd 1851-1929, settled in Hastings, UK ; Augusta 1853-1935; Annie Eliza Elena 1855-1925. With his 2nd wife: Fanny Katherine 1858-1936; Constance 1860-1930; Harry Mckenzie 1861-1948 (moved to Valparaiso, Chile, descendants now in Santiago; Montague 1864-1935; Robert Colquhoun 1865-1952; Edith 1867-1946; Lucy 1870-1914. Further information welcome, follow Castle Oliver link (see below) and use the Contact form.
According to the daughter of Montague Fowler Jones, none of her aunts ever married, because their father wouldn't let them!
His earliest known commission, in 1843 at the age of 25, was the Gascoigne Almshouses, in Aberford
Aberford
Aberford is a large village and civil parish on the eastern outskirts of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 1,059 according to the 2001 census...
, near Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
, Yorkshire for the sisters Elizabeth & Mary Isabella Oliver Gascoigne
Oliver Gascoigne
The Oliver Gascoigne family originated at the point that Richard Oliver, originally of Castle Oliver, Limerick, Ireland, inherited the fortune of Sir Thomas Gascoigne of Parlington Hall, Yorkshire, in 1810. Sir Thomas made it a stipulation of his will that Richard add 'Gascoigne' to his name....
. The building stood near the Gascoignes' family seat, Parlington Hall
Parlington Hall
Parlington Hall was the seat of the Gascoigne family, Aberford near Leeds in the county of Yorkshire, in England. It was the birthplace of Isabella and Elizabeth Oliver Gascoigne, who inherited the Gascoigne family fortune in 1843...
. Jones was also responsible for various projects at Parlington Hall, including a conservatory and a boat house. He undertook a substantial number of commissions for the sisters throughout his life and clearly had a warm relationship with them.
In 1843 when he began the Aberford Almshouses, Jones lived at 80 Baker Street, London. In 1844 while designing Castle Oliver
Castle Oliver
Castle Oliver is a Victorian mock castle in the south part of County Limerick, Ireland. Built for entertaining rather than for defense, it has a ballroom, drawing room, library, morning room, dining room and hall which feature hand-painted ceilings, decorated ornamental corbels, superbly executed...
he lived at 51 or 52 Monkgate, near Monk Bridge, York. In 1846 he started a practice at 8 Lendal, York, later moving to 84 Bootham, York. Plans and elevations of 3 Counties Asylum, dated 15 September 1856 give Jones' address as 4 New St., York. The Yorkshire Gazette of 15/2/1862 records that Jones moved from New St. to 84 Bootham. Sir Nikolaus Pevsner records that in 1862, Jones designed and built 78 Bootham, York, as his own residence and Jones' RIBA incorporation certificate of 1868 gives this as his address. Presumably therefore 78 Bootham became Jones' offices; Works at 3 Counties Asylum dated 8 July and September 1870 also give 84 Bootham. Plans for 3 Counties Asylum dated 3 May 1877 and 9 March 1878 give his address as 3 Stonegate, York. Further works at 3 Counties dated February 1880 give his address as 100 Micklegate, next to 'The Pack Horse' and he still held the property in 1886. However since by this time Jones had in all probability retired to Malton
Malton, North Yorkshire
Malton is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The town is the location of the offices of Ryedale District Council and has a population of around 4,000 people....
, the address is probably that of his practice, then run by his son.
In addition to his architectural activities, Jones was a keen photographer in the very earliest days of the medium. He managed to become a pupil to William Fox Talbot
William Fox Talbot
William Henry Fox Talbot was a British inventor and a pioneer of photography. He was the inventor of calotype process, the precursor to most photographic processes of the 19th and 20th centuries. He was also a noted photographer who made major contributions to the development of photography as an...
, inventor of the negative/positive process. Some of Jones' photographs of his own buildings and of York city, the earliest dating back to 1851, are to be found in the City of York Libraries and Archives; others at the City Reference Library, Leeds. A vast body of his photographic work, dating from the very earliest days of photography, now resides at the National Media Museum, Bradford. 2,100 negatives, along with some prints, have been meticulously catalogued in a 340-page index. Scenes include some of his earliest commissions, at Castle Oliver
Castle Oliver
Castle Oliver is a Victorian mock castle in the south part of County Limerick, Ireland. Built for entertaining rather than for defense, it has a ballroom, drawing room, library, morning room, dining room and hall which feature hand-painted ceilings, decorated ornamental corbels, superbly executed...
, Parlington Hall
Parlington Hall
Parlington Hall was the seat of the Gascoigne family, Aberford near Leeds in the county of Yorkshire, in England. It was the birthplace of Isabella and Elizabeth Oliver Gascoigne, who inherited the Gascoigne family fortune in 1843...
, Garforth Church and Aberford Almshouses. The collection spans Jones' entire career and includes considerable numbers of images shot in Scotland, Ireland, Corsica, Belgium, Norway, Sweden and even New Zealand. Clearly Jones had a fondness for travel. Within the collection are several large negatives which Jones' records as being Fox Talbot's work, although this has been disputed by Larry Schaaf, author & expert on Fox Talbot.
Jones was also a proficient watercolorist, exhibiting at the Fine Art Exhibitions of 1880 (St Mary's Abbey) and 1885 (2 views of Norway & the Church of St John, Exmouth), probably other years also. An auction in 1923 at Castle Oliver
Castle Oliver
Castle Oliver is a Victorian mock castle in the south part of County Limerick, Ireland. Built for entertaining rather than for defense, it has a ballroom, drawing room, library, morning room, dining room and hall which feature hand-painted ceilings, decorated ornamental corbels, superbly executed...
, in Ireland included 2 Views of Corsica by G.Fowler Jones and his son bequeathed another, Ajaccio Bay, Corsica.
Jones contributed to a book of photography by York residents: http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/productions_of_the_leeds_photographic_society/objectview.aspx?page=1556&sort=4&sortdir=desc&keyword=&fp=1554&dd1=0&dd2=0&vw=1&collID=0&OID=190022093&vT=1
He died at home, Quarry Bank, Malton, North Yorkshire
Malton, North Yorkshire
Malton is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The town is the location of the offices of Ryedale District Council and has a population of around 4,000 people....
. Obituaries in The Builder Journal and 'RIBA' Journal, are both dated 11 March 1905. An obituary appeared in the Yorks Herald on 3/3/1905 and in the Yorks Gazette of 4/3/1905. This latter says -on Wednesday, after a short illness, at the age of 85 years. He had lived at Malton for many years, but worked in York.
Apprentices and assistants
- Edward Taylor, later 'Architect, of 7 Stonegate, York', served his articles with Jones (Jones' obituary Yorks Herald 3/3/1905). Designed York Art Gallery http://www.loop.ph/bin/view/Openloop/YorkArtGalleryHistoricalResearch
- Mr Tomlinson
- John Ward KnowlesJohn Ward KnowlesJohn Ward Knowles was a prominent York stained glass manufacturer, and commentator on local art and music.After training in art, Knowles dabbled in photography. On his marriage to Jane Annakind in 1874 he moved to Stonegate in York, the old ‘Sign of the Bible’, which then became a Knowles family...
(about 1845) 'As a youth worked 3–4 months for Jones at Monkgate, but disliked the work and returned to painting and glass staining'. - Peter KerrPeter Kerr (architect)The Scottish-born architect Peter Kerr was the principal designer of the Parliament House of Victoria, Australia, commencing from a government architect's basic design....
, Assistant (1843–1845), who later worked on additions to Dunrobin CastleDunrobin CastleDunrobin Castle is a stately home in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland. It is the seat of the Countess of Sutherland and the Clan Sutherland. It is located north of Golspie, and approximately south of Brora, on the Dornoch Firth close to the A9 road. Nearby Dunrobin Castle railway...
, Sutherland and was in the office of Sir Charles BarryCharles BarrySir Charles Barry FRS was an English architect, best known for his role in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster in London during the mid-19th century, but also responsible for numerous other buildings and gardens.- Background and training :Born on 23 May 1795 in Bridge Street, Westminster...
before emigrating to Australia in 1852 - James Rawson Carroll, Apprentice then Assistant (before 1845-1855). His brother Thomas built the stonework of Castle Oliver, Fowler Jones's largest private residential commission.
- John Russell Mackenzie, Assistant (before 1850).
- Horatio Kelson Bromhead, Assistant (c.1858-1859).
- William Bellerby of Clifton, nr York. On leaving school was articled as a pupil to Jones, dates unknown but presumably commencing (c.1868). Completed training, but never practiced, choosing to return to the family building co. In 1870 & 1877 WB's family firm carried out work to Jones' designs: (see below, Fairfield Hospital).
- William Gilmour Wilson, Assistant (after 1877)
- Gascoigne Hastings Fowler Jones, Jones' eldest child, born 1850, named in honour of his father's early patrons, also became an architect. Gascoigne was apprenticed to his father's practice between 1867–72, becoming Assistant Architect to his father from 1872-76. In 1892-4 he substantially repaired and restored St Mary's Church, Kippax, a Grade 1 Listed Building. http://www.stmarykippax.org.uk/history.htm During and after work at Kippax he arbitrated in a dispute between the contractor, Mr Keswick of Micklegate, York and the Rev'd. Hoste. Mr Keswick had submitted a very low tender, failing to foresee certain essential works. Gascoigne was sympathetic to the builder, who was elderly and in very poor health, drawing up a comprehensive Statement of Cost in order to convince Hoste of Keswick's argument. This Statement survives among the Parish Papers, West Yorkshire Archive Service. He is known to have designed Chestnut House, The Mount. Gascoigne took over almost all Jones' practice's substantial ongoing works at Clifton Hospital in about 1889 (see below). The Dictionary of Scottish Architects suggests that he eventually operated his own practice, from 8 Lendel, York, the property where his father first practiced. Gascoigne also had political aspirations: in 1901 he was 'Re-elected unopposed Conservative Councillor to Micklegate Ward' (Yorks Gazette 26/10/1901); again 'Re-elected unopposed' (Yorks Gazette 30/1/1904 and at least a 3rd time (Yorks Gazette 5/11/1910). He died aged 61 on 16 April 1911, (obituary Yorks Gazette 22/4/1911). He 'bequeathed pictures', including works by himself and his father, as well as a watercolour of Jones' first father-in-law, Lord Mayor Dr Matterson, to York Corporation (Yorks Gazette 29/7/1911). In 1878 he published 50 lithographs Sketches in York, at a cost of 3 sh/6d (York Central Library ref 942.843). The book's cover gives his address as 3 Stonegate, York.
One account in The Yorks Gazette mentions that Jones was assisted in his practice 'by both sons' and that following Gascoigne Jones' death 'his younger brother carried on the practice, taking on as partner a Mr Munby, but the firm ceased after probably a year or two'. It is not known which son this refers to.
List of works
- AberfordAberfordAberford is a large village and civil parish on the eastern outskirts of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 1,059 according to the 2001 census...
, Yorkshire (West Riding): Gascoigne Almshouses and Gate Lodge (1843–44), Perpendicular Gothic; Commissioned by the Oliver GascoigneOliver GascoigneThe Oliver Gascoigne family originated at the point that Richard Oliver, originally of Castle Oliver, Limerick, Ireland, inherited the fortune of Sir Thomas Gascoigne of Parlington Hall, Yorkshire, in 1810. Sir Thomas made it a stipulation of his will that Richard add 'Gascoigne' to his name....
sisters. Extensive use of Minton tiles hand-designed by the sisters. Photo: http://www.aberford.info/Almshouses
- GarforthGarforthGarforth is a town within the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, in West Yorkshire, England. The 2001 Census lists 23,892 residents in the Garforth and Swillington ward - 80.57% of which are homeowners, 20% more than the average for Leeds. Garforth itself has 15,394 of those people...
, Leeds, Yorkshire (West Riding): Church of St Mary (1844-5) Early Gothic; also commissioned by the Oliver GascoigneOliver GascoigneThe Oliver Gascoigne family originated at the point that Richard Oliver, originally of Castle Oliver, Limerick, Ireland, inherited the fortune of Sir Thomas Gascoigne of Parlington Hall, Yorkshire, in 1810. Sir Thomas made it a stipulation of his will that Richard add 'Gascoigne' to his name....
sisters, who made the spectacular stained glass East Window http://www.st-marys-garforth.co.uk/media/photos/pic2.jpg. The foundation stone was laid on 22 July 1844; Consecrated 14 Nov 1845. Photos:http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/PhotoFrames/WRY/GarforthStMaryTheVirgin_2.html http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2006428_161238&DISPLAY=FULL http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2006428_161231
- NairnNairnNairn is a town and former burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is an ancient fishing port and market town around east of Inverness...
, Nairnshire, Scotland: St Ninian's Church (1844). In 1901-3, the church was demolished and re-erected in LochinverLochinverLochinver is a village on the coast in the Assynt district of Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. A few miles northeast is Loch Assynt which is the source of the River Inver which flows into Loch Inver at the village. There are 200 or so lochans in the area which makes the place very popular with...
, Sutherland; it is now known as Lochinver Parish Church.
- Kilravock CastleKilravock CastleKilravock Castle is located near the village of Croy, between Inverness and Nairn, in Highland, Scotland. It was begun around 1460, and has been the seat of the Clan Rose since that time. The castle is a composite of a 15th century tower house and several later additions...
, near Nairn, Morayshire, Scotland: east lodge (1844-5)
- Castle GrantCastle GrantCastle Grant stands a mile north of Grantown-on-Spey and was the former seat of the Clan Grant chiefs of Strathspey in Moray.-History:The original tower was built in the 14th century by the Clan Comyn of Badenoch. Originally a Comyn Clan stronghold, clan traditions tell us that the castle was taken...
, near Grantown-on-SpeyGrantown-on-SpeyGrantown-on-Spey is a town in the Highland Council Area in Scotland.It was founded in 1765 as a planned settlement on a low plateau at Freuchie beside the river Spey at the northern edge of the Cairngorm mountains, about 20 miles South East of Inverness .It is the main town in what was the...
, Morayshire, Scotland: west lodge (1845)
- Sherburn-in-ElmetSherburn-in-ElmetSherburn-in-Elmet is a town and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England, situated close to Selby. It is one of only three places in the area to be explicitly associated with the ancient Celtic kingdom of Elmet via featuring the kingdom's title in its name, the others being...
, now South MilfordSouth MilfordSouth Milford is a small village and civil parish located in the district of Selby, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Historically an agricultural village, the population has recently boomed due to housing development...
: Church of St Mary http://www.southmilford.co.uk/St_Marys_Church.htm (1845-Consecrated Nov 26th 1846) also commissioned by the Oliver GascoigneOliver GascoigneThe Oliver Gascoigne family originated at the point that Richard Oliver, originally of Castle Oliver, Limerick, Ireland, inherited the fortune of Sir Thomas Gascoigne of Parlington Hall, Yorkshire, in 1810. Sir Thomas made it a stipulation of his will that Richard add 'Gascoigne' to his name....
sisters at a cost of £1,500. It was built of Huddleston limestone by Benjamin Bulmer of Thorpe Arch. The OG sisters also made stained glass windows for this church. Jones' designs for St Mary's were exhibited at the Royal AcademyRoyal AcademyThe Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
, London.
- Castle OliverCastle OliverCastle Oliver is a Victorian mock castle in the south part of County Limerick, Ireland. Built for entertaining rather than for defense, it has a ballroom, drawing room, library, morning room, dining room and hall which feature hand-painted ceilings, decorated ornamental corbels, superbly executed...
a.k.a. Clonodfoy/Clonghanodfoy Castle, Co.Limerick, Ireland (1845–52) Scottish Baronial; also commissioned by the Oliver GascoigneOliver GascoigneThe Oliver Gascoigne family originated at the point that Richard Oliver, originally of Castle Oliver, Limerick, Ireland, inherited the fortune of Sir Thomas Gascoigne of Parlington Hall, Yorkshire, in 1810. Sir Thomas made it a stipulation of his will that Richard add 'Gascoigne' to his name....
sisters, it is a 110-room private residence with 2 matching gate lodges built of pink sandstone quarried locally. It featured Minton encausticEncaustic tileEncaustic tiles are ceramic tiles in which the pattern or figure on the surface is not a product of the glaze but of different colors of clay. They are usually of two colors but a tile may be composed of as many as six. The pattern is inlaid into the body of the tile, so that the design remains as...
tiles and stained glass, as well as decorative ceilings, all designed by the sisters. The stonework was built by Thos. H Carroll of Dublin; Messrs. Henry & Thos. Creaser, of York, were the contractors for the interior finishings; Johnston Silley & Co, Decorator, Dublin, executed the decorative paintwork (still being completed in 1857) & Mr John Walker, of Walker Iron FoundryWalker Iron FoundryThe Walker Iron Foundry was founded in 1837 by John Walker of York 'Iron & brass founder, bell-hanger & smith', at Dixon's Yard, Walmgate....
, York, supplied all the ironwork of the roof, etc.Monograms of Carroll and Creaser, the 2 main contractors, feature in a decorative terracotta panel set high in the gable overlooking the courtyard. See examples of this and other features: http://www.castle-oliver.com/Pages/Pics/Original-features.html Jones designed large stone gryphons, 11 of which sat on the balustrade surrounding the castle. These were probably carved from Portland Stone and disintegrated in the wet Irish climate in the early 20th Century. Facsimiles have recently been created from photographic evidence and a limited edition made available http://www.triton.uk.com/index.php/showcase/commission-for-castle-oliver-in-ireland/. Small scale plans signed by Jones and dated June 24, 1845 are in the Manuscripts Room at Dublin Library. The castle is remarkable for its simple, but immensely effective and durable cast & wrought iron roof trusses, which were made in numbered component form in York and assembled on site. These trusses are believed to have been relatively 'cutting edge' at the time, although it appears that Walker Iron Foundry
Walker Iron FoundryThe Walker Iron Foundry was founded in 1837 by John Walker of York 'Iron & brass founder, bell-hanger & smith', at Dixon's Yard, Walmgate....
made similar ones in 1843 to restore the Nave roof of York MinsterYork MinsterYork Minster is a Gothic cathedral in York, England and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe alongside Cologne Cathedral. The minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the cathedral for the Diocese of York; it is run by...
. Castle Oliver and its main lodge featured in 'The Builder' Journal of Nov 23rd 1850; Vol. 8, No.407, pp 558 & 559, (with descriptive text at foot of p559) http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/ilej/image1.pl?item=page&seq=1&size=1&id=bu.1850.11.x.8.x.x.558 http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/ilej/image1.pl?item=page&seq=1&size=1&id=bu.1850.11.x.8.x.x.559, with beautifully etched pictures (sadly these reproductions are low quality). The castle underwent extensive refurbishment between 1998–2007 and is available on short-term let.
- Kilham National School (1846) M. Bastiman of Kilham, builder.
- YorkYorkYork is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
: Church of St John, Micklegate (1846) Jones' first substantial commission in York, awarded following his reading of a Paper on the Ancient Cross at Sherburn, to the Committee of the Archaeological Society at a York meeting. Chancel shortened to allow road widening, 1850-51.
- South DaltonSouth DaltonSouth Dalton is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north east of the market town of Market Weighton and north west of the market town of Beverley. to the south east lies Etton...
, Yorkshire (East Riding): village school (1847–48) for Lord Hotham, Tudor style. Enlarged 1881.
- DanbyDanby, North YorkshireDanby is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 UK census, Danby parish had a population of 1,515. Karl Pearson spent a lot of time there....
Church, Yorkshire: supervised rebuilding of chancel (Yorks Gazette 25/3/1848)
- Scorborough Hall, Yorkshire (East Riding): addition of new front block, 1848–49, for Lord Hotham or James Hall (Buildings of England)
- DraxDraxDrax is a large coal-fired power station in North Yorkshire, England, capable of co-firing biomass and petcoke. It is situated near the River Ouse between Selby and Goole, and its name comes from the nearby village of Drax...
Church, Yorkshire: restoration (Yorks Gazette 18/10/1851)
- CraignishCraignishCraignish is a peninsula in Argyll, on the west coast of Scotland. It lies around south of Oban, and north of Lochgilphead. The peninsula is around long, and is aligned along a north-east to south-west orientation, in common with much of the landform of coastal Argyll. To the south is Loch...
, Argyllshire, Scotland: Church (now a Primary School) for the Craignish CastleCraignish CastleCraignish Castle, Adfern, Argyllshire, an old baronial architectural build, rebuilt around 1832.Scottish seat of the Gascoigne family of Parlington Hall, Lotherton and Castle Oliver....
Estate owned by Mary Isabella and Col. Frederick Trench-Gascoigne. (circa 1852) Jones is also believed to have designed additions and alterations to Craignish CastleCraignish CastleCraignish Castle, Adfern, Argyllshire, an old baronial architectural build, rebuilt around 1832.Scottish seat of the Gascoigne family of Parlington Hall, Lotherton and Castle Oliver....
itself.
- YorkYorkYork is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
: Church of St Thomas, Lowther Street: new church, Early English style, 1853-54 (Buildings of England)
- BedaleBedaleBedale is a market town and civil parish in the district of Hambleton, North Yorkshire, England. It lies north of Leeds, southwest of Middlesbrough, and south west of the county town of Northallerton...
Church, Yorkshire: restoration (Yorks Gazette 24/3/1855)
- Clifton Hospital, York (1854 and after)http://www.a2a.org.uk/search/documentxsl.asp?com=1&i=0&nbKey=1&stylesheet=xsl\A2A_com.xsl&keyword=%20G%20Fowler%20Jones&properties=0601 Numerous additions & alterations to North & East Ridings Lunatic Asylum are catalogued at the University of YorkUniversity of YorkThe University of York , is an academic institution located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects...
's Borthwick Institute for ArchivesBorthwick Institute for ArchivesThe Borthwick Institute for Archives is the specialist archive service of the University of York, York, England. It is one of the biggest archive repositories outside London. The Borthwick was founded in 1953 as The Borthwick Institute for Historical Research. It was originally based at St...
Catalogue Ref CLF. There are many sets of plans and drawings in the archive, the majority dated 1855, but also 1856-7 and 1868. Works continued thereafter, but plans are signed by Jones' son Gascoigne Hastings Fowler Jones, dated 1889-1907. Ref: http://www.a2a.org.uk/search/documentxsl.asp?com=1&i=0&nbKey=1&stylesheet=xsl\A2A_com.xsl&keyword=%20G%20Fowler%20Jones&properties=0601
- Cambridge District Asylum at Fulbourn, Cambridge (1855) cost £40,000. Elizabethan Style with grey brick dressed in red stone. The 1st architect was sacked after 4 years of procrastination, incurring legal costs of £3,000, the commission was then awarded to Jones. It was redeveloped in the 1990s as a Science Park and offices. Aerial photo showing remarkable landscaping: http://www.countyasylums.com/mentalasylums/airfulbourn.htm Many more photos: http://www.countyasylums.com/mentalasylums/cambridgeshire.htm
- BurrillBurrillBurrill is a small village in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is in the parish of Burrill with Cowling and 1 mile west of Bedale....
, Yorkshire (North Riding): chapel of ease, 1856, Gothic (Buildings of England)
- Fairfield HospitalFairfield Hospital (Arlesey)Fairfield Hospital in Stotfold in Bedfordshire in the UK was a psychiatric hospital from 1860 to 1999.-History:Originally known as The Stotfold Three Counties Asylum, building of the hospital commenced in 1856 on a site between Letchworth, Arlesey and Stotfold. The official address is Kingsley...
Listed Grade 2. Former building known as 'Three Counties Asylum of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire & Huntingdonshire' at Fairfield, Stotfold, Bedfordshire (1856–60) Opened 8 March 1860 at a cost of £114,831 and could hold 450 patients. Jones designed 'an elegant yellow brick building...the clay for which came from the Green Lagoon just behind the site of the new asylum' http://homepage.ntlworld.com/frank.cooke/fairfield.htm. The hospital featured a corridor half a mile long, the longest in the UK. A Dining Room wing was added by Jones in (1870–72). In (1870 & 1877) Jones provided plans, the building contracts being awarded to William Bellerby & Co (WB's son, also William had been Jones' articled pupil some 10 years previously). Closed in 1997, the main facade was restored and the building renamed Fairfield Hall, having been converted to 'luxury flats'. There is a very comprehensive archive of the hospital, including Jones' original plans and many photos that he took: http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/GuidesToCollections/HospitalRecordsPartTwo.aspx More photos: http://www.countyasylums.com/mentalasylums/fairfield01.htm
- BridlingtonBridlingtonBridlington is a seaside resort, minor sea fishing port and civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It has a static population of over 33,000, which rises considerably during the tourist season...
, Yorkshire (East Riding): Infants CofE School, (1857) Plans of existing buildings drawn, purpose unknown.
- YorkYorkYork is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
: The Red Tower, City Walls http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/608505, Foss Islands Road: reconstruction and reroofing, (1857–58) Photo: http://www.fotolibra.com/gallery/370706/the-red-tower-york/
- Bolton-on-SwaleBolton-on-SwaleBolton-on-Swale is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The local MP is William Hague.As the name suggests it is near the River Swale. Bolton Beck is a tributary of the Swale which passes underneath a small bridge at the north of the village. The...
, Yorkshire (North Riding): St Mary's Church restored and enlarged (1857 or 1859) (Buildings of England)
- YorkYorkYork is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
: St Thomas's National School, Lowther St.: new building in polychrome brick (1858)
- St Mary's Abbey, YorkSt Mary's Abbey, YorkThe Abbey of St Mary in York, once the richest abbey in the north of England, is a ruined Benedictine abbey that lies in what are now the Yorkshire Museum Gardens, on a steeply sloping site to the west of York Minster. The original abbey on the site was founded in 1055 and dedicated to Saint Olave...
, within the grounds of the York Museum Gardens. Council of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society (1859) requested Jones to inspect and report on the condition of the 13th Century ruins. Jones then supervised repairs costing £41. 16s. 6d. Jones' photo of the ruin: http://library.york.gov.uk/uhtbin/hyperion-image/y31_5 Note Jones' distinctive monogram in the lower left corner and the date 1884.
- RudstonRudstonRudston is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Driffield and Bridlington approximately to the west of Bridlington, and lies on the B1253 road....
, near Bridlington, Yorkshire (East Riding): All Saints Church (1861) Restoration, including rebuilding of aisles and south porch and heightening of tower, and redecoration including exuberant use of Minton tilework. Total cost £2,000 http://www.rudstonnews.supanet.com/Altar%20Tiles.jpg
- YorkYorkYork is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
: 78 BoothamBoothamBootham is a district near the centre of the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. It is just outside Bootham Bar, one of the ancient gateways through the city walls of York...
: new house for himself, 1862 (Buildings of England)
- StonegraveStonegraveStonegrave is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the Howardian Hills and 4 miles south east of Helmsley.-External links:...
, Yorkshire (North Riding): restoration of Holy Trinity church amounting almost to a rebuilding, 1863 (Buildings of England)
- NewbaldNewbaldNewbald is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.It is situated approximately west of the market town of Beverley and covering an area of .The civil parish is formed by the village of North Newbald and the hamlet of South Newbald....
, Yorkshire (East Riding), St Nicholas' church: restoration of chancel, including new reredos and east window, neo-Norman, 1864
- Patrick BromptonPatrick BromptonPatrick Brompton is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England, which is situated about west of Bedale. It lies on the A684. It has a population of 158....
, Yorkshire (North Riding), St Patrick's Church: restoration and rebuilding of tower, with 'embattlements and pinnacles' and chancel (1864). Chancel paid for by the rector, cost unknown. All other costs £3,040 http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/PhotoFrames/NRY/PatrickBromptonStPatrick_1.html
- ScrutonScrutonScruton is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is five miles west of Northallerton. According to the 2001 census the village had a population of 442.-History:...
, Yorkshire (North Riding), St Radegund's church: restoration amounting almost to a rebuilding, 1865 (Buildings of England)
- YorkYorkYork is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
: St Cuthbert's rectory, Beck Lane: new house, 1865 (Buildings of England)
- KilhamKilham, East Riding of YorkshireKilham is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated about north-east of Driffield town centre.According to the 2001 UK census, Kilham parish had a population of 1,010....
, Yorkshire (East Riding), All Saints church: restoration of nave, 1865–66, unusually tactful (Buildings of England)
- Foxholes, Yorkshire (East Riding), St Mary's Church: rebuilding in neo-Norman style, 1866. Described by PevsnerPevsnerPevsner is a surname, and may refer to:* Antoine Pevsner , a Russian sculptor* Sir Nikolaus Pevsner , a German-born British scholar of the history of architecture;** ....
as "one of the ugliest churches in the Riding".
- Clifton, York: Church of St Phillip & St James, (Jan.1866-Consecrated 10 May 1867). Brick, faced in Bradford Stone, with Ancaster Stone dressings. Cost £3,800-4,000. Photos taken by Jones: http://library.york.gov.uk/uhtbin/hyperion-image/y1_stphistjam_8668 http://library.york.gov.uk/uhtbin/hyperion-image/y1_cli_2024
- YorkYorkYork is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
, Church of St Michael le Belfrey: rebuilding of the West Front (1867)
- St Thomas's Church-in-the-Groves (1867)
- St Leonard's Hospital (1868) Report on state of vaulting. Invoice for £4 4sh. (ref Yorks Phil. Soc. Bundle 7b Corresp. 1850-1939)
- KildaleKildaleKildale is a village and civil parish in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies approximately 3 miles south-east of Great Ayton, in the North Yorkshire Moors on the Cleveland Way National Trail....
, Yorkshire (North Riding), St Cuthbert's Church: rebuilt in 13th Century Style (1868). Viking cemetery discovered on site. Until his death in 1810 the manor of Kildale belonged to the father-in-law of the Oliver Gascoigne sisters' own father, Richard Oliver Gascoigne).
- Stamford BridgeStamford Bridge, East Riding of YorkshireStamford Bridge is a village and civil parish on the River Derwent in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, approximately east of York.-Location and history:The village sits astride an ancient ford on the River Derwent....
, Yorkshire (East Riding): St John-the-Baptist Church, (1868) A chapel of ease in Early English Style. Yellow sandstone with limestone dressings. Photos of the pretty interior: http://www.stamfordbridgechurch.ik.com/p_Stamford_Bridge.ikml
- HeworthHeworth, YorkHeworth is part of the city of York in North Yorkshire, England, about north-east of the centre. It is sometimes referred to as Heworth Village...
, Yorkshire: Holy Trinity church, Melrosegate (1868-9) Early English Style. Builder John Keswick & Co. Cost £6,436. Jones donated the stained glass West Gable window. Photos taken by Jones: http://library.york.gov.uk/uhtbin/hyperion-image/y1_hol_402_a http://library.york.gov.uk/uhtbin/hyperion-image/y_11527 Described by PevsnerPevsnerPevsner is a surname, and may refer to:* Antoine Pevsner , a Russian sculptor* Sir Nikolaus Pevsner , a German-born British scholar of the history of architecture;** ....
as "a major work, but fussy".
- AmotherbyAmotherbyAmotherby is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 3 miles west of Malton. The village appears in the Domesday Book as 'Aimundrebi' which is derived from 'Eymund's farm'....
, Yorkshire (East Riding), St Helen's church: addition of neo-Norman north aisle and chancel, 1872 (Buildings of England)
- East WittonEast WittonEast Witton is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. Located south of Leyburn, it is the resting place of Richard Whiteley; he and his partner Kathryn Apanowicz lived in the village. There is also a West Witton in the Yorkshire Dales...
, Yorkshire (North Riding), St John's church: remodelling, including lengthening of chancel, 1872 (Buildings of England)
- Kirby KnowleKirby KnowleKirby Knowle is a village and civil parish in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, on the border of the North Yorkshire Moors and near Upsall, about 4 miles north east of Thirsk....
, Yorkshire (North Riding): St Wilfred's Church (1873), Gothic Built at a cost of £1,300.
- BilboroughBilboroughBilborough is a suburb of the city of Nottingham, England.Located just off the A6002 road is Bilborough College.Bilborough has a high street containing a bank , a butcher's shop, a Gregg's, a library and a Co-op store among others....
, Yorkshire (North Riding), St James' Church (1873) Norman Style, costing £2,264. Described by PevsnerPevsnerPevsner is a surname, and may refer to:* Antoine Pevsner , a Russian sculptor* Sir Nikolaus Pevsner , a German-born British scholar of the history of architecture;** ....
as "Truly hideous".
- YorkYorkYork is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
: Club Chambers, Museum Street: new building, circa 1873, polychrome brick, French Renaissance style (Buildings of England)
- 'New Building' near Thirsk, seat of the Elsley family, extensive rebuilding
- York Museum GardensYork Museum GardensThe York Museum Gardens are botanic gardens in the centre of York, England, beside the River Ouse. They cover an area of of the former grounds of St Mary's Abbey, and were created in the 1830s by the Yorkshire Philosophical Society along with the Yorkshire Museum which they contain.The gardens are...
Lodge & Gates in Gothic Revival Style at the main entrance (1874). Photos taken by Jones: http://library.york.gov.uk/uhtbin/hyperion-image/y39_98 http://library.york.gov.uk/uhtbin/hyperion-image/y39_496
- Old MaltonOld MaltonOld Malton is a village in North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated just off the A64 road and is north east of the larger, town of Malton....
, Yorkshire (North Riding), St Mary's Priory Church: extensive rebuilding (1877).http://www.a2a.org.uk/search/documentxsl.asp?com=1&i=12&nbKey=1&stylesheet=xsl\A2A_com.xsl&keyword=%20G%20Fowler%20Jones&properties=0601
- Fairfield HospitalFairfield Hospital (Arlesey)Fairfield Hospital in Stotfold in Bedfordshire in the UK was a psychiatric hospital from 1860 to 1999.-History:Originally known as The Stotfold Three Counties Asylum, building of the hospital commenced in 1856 on a site between Letchworth, Arlesey and Stotfold. The official address is Kingsley...
chapel (Consecrated Dec 1879).
- ButterwickButterwickButterwick may refer to:*Butterwick, Cumbria*Butterwick, Dorset*Butterwick, County Durham*Butterwick, Lincolnshire**East Butterwick**West Butterwick*Butterwick, Barton-le-Street, North Yorkshire*Butterwick, Foxholes, North Yorkshire...
, Yorkshire (East Riding), St Nicholas Church: restoration including rebuilding of east end in Perpendicular style (1882–83). (Buildings of England)
- Parlington HallParlington HallParlington Hall was the seat of the Gascoigne family, Aberford near Leeds in the county of Yorkshire, in England. It was the birthplace of Isabella and Elizabeth Oliver Gascoigne, who inherited the Gascoigne family fortune in 1843...
, Leeds, set of plans drawn of house and grounds, purpose unknown (1885) http://www.parlington.co.uk/Maps/plan_p1.html
- YorkYorkYork is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
: Triumphal Arch on Ouse Bridge, (1886) for the visit of the Prince & Princess of Wales on Aug 9th. The arch, 64 ft high, was built by Weatherley & Rymer, painted by T.Worthington. Picture: http://library.york.gov.uk/uhtbin/hyperion-image/y74_524
- St Olave's Church, YorkSt Olave's Church, YorkSt Olave's is an Anglican church in York, England. It is situated on Marygate by St Mary's Abbey.The church is situated within St Mary's Abbey walls, which was ruined in the Dissolution of the Monasteries. It is dedicated to St Olaf, patron saint of Norway...
. rebuilding of chancel (1887-9) http://www.francisfrith.com/search/england/north+yorkshire/york/photos/york_18480.htm
- Clifton Hospital (23 Dec 1892) New Laundry Block (Ref. York University CLF2/2/1/3)
- KettinsKettinsKettins is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland about 14 miles northeast of Perth and 11 miles northwest of Dundee. It is 1 mile from Coupar Angus, north of the A923 road....
, Angus, Scotland: a Lytch Gate in the Parish Kirkyard (1902) (B-Listed)