Temple Lushington Moore
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Temple Lushington Moore was an architect
working in the Gothic revival style.
He married Emma Wilton, daughter of Richard Wilton of Londesborough
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The vast majority of his work was spent designing Ecclesiastical Architecture.
House, Plymouth Road near Redditch
for a relative, Canon Horace Newton
, (not to be confused with Holmwood House in Glasgow). The house features stunning classical interiors and in 1994 was converted by Bovis
into six large flats, and a courtyard stable block built (containing four more flats and garages) in a similar style.
Previously it was owned by the Redditch Development Corporation as their base when planning Redditch
's move to "New Town
" status. It had been sold by Canon Newton's trustees in 1923 to the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes
, a charitable organisation who used it as a rest home. The Earl of Plymouth
officially opened the new home.
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...
working in the Gothic revival style.
Personal life
He was the son of Captain George Frederick Moore (1818–84) and Charlotte Reilly (1826–1922).He married Emma Wilton, daughter of Richard Wilton of Londesborough
Londesborough
Londesborough is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north of the market town of Market Weighton.The civil parish is formed by the village of Londesborough and the hamlet of Middlethorpe....
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Career
Temple Moore was articled to George Gilbert Scott, Jr. from 1875 to 1878 and stayed with him as assistant. By 1890 he had established his own practice and continued working until his death in 1920. In 1919 he went into partnership with his son-in-law, Leslie Moore, and the practice took the name Temple Moore and Moore.The vast majority of his work was spent designing Ecclesiastical Architecture.
Residential Architecture
The only known house he designed was that of Holmwood, RedditchHolmwood, Redditch
Holmwood House near Redditch, Worcestershire is a country house built for Canon Horace Newton of Glencripesdale Estate and Barrells Hall in 1893 by the famed Victorian architect Temple Lushington Moore, who was a vague relative of the Newton family...
House, Plymouth Road near Redditch
Redditch
Redditch is a town and local government district in north-east Worcestershire, England, approximately south of Birmingham. The district had a population of 79,216 in 2005. In the 19th century it became the international centre for the needle and fishing tackle industry...
for a relative, Canon Horace Newton
Canon Horace Newton
Canon Horace Newton was a well-respected priest within the Church of England, philanthropist, and country landowner.-His life:...
, (not to be confused with Holmwood House in Glasgow). The house features stunning classical interiors and in 1994 was converted by Bovis
Bovis
Bovis may refer to:* Bovis Homes Group, a national British housebuilding company* Bovis scale, a concept used by dowsers and adherents of geomancy* Bovis Lend Lease, an international construction management company and subsidiary of Lend Lease Corporation...
into six large flats, and a courtyard stable block built (containing four more flats and garages) in a similar style.
Previously it was owned by the Redditch Development Corporation as their base when planning Redditch
Redditch
Redditch is a town and local government district in north-east Worcestershire, England, approximately south of Birmingham. The district had a population of 79,216 in 2005. In the 19th century it became the international centre for the needle and fishing tackle industry...
's move to "New Town
New Town
New Town may refer to:*New town, a generic name for a planned city development or expansion*In the United Kingdom, any of a specific set of towns created under various Acts of Parliament for population moved out of overcrowded conurbations-Places:...
" status. It had been sold by Canon Newton's trustees in 1923 to the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes
Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes
The Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes is a Fraternal, Benevolent and Social Organisation in the United Kingdom. It has no Royal patronage; it was founded after the Flood, it is not a recognised Order of chivalry and has no connection with buffaloes...
, a charitable organisation who used it as a rest home. The Earl of Plymouth
Earl of Plymouth
Earl of Plymouth is a title that has been created three times, twice in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation was in 1675 for Charles FitzCharles, illegitimate son of King Charles II by his mistress Catherine Pegge...
officially opened the new home.
Principal works
- Holmwood, RedditchHolmwood, RedditchHolmwood House near Redditch, Worcestershire is a country house built for Canon Horace Newton of Glencripesdale Estate and Barrells Hall in 1893 by the famed Victorian architect Temple Lushington Moore, who was a vague relative of the Newton family...
House, Plymouth Road, RedditchRedditchRedditch is a town and local government district in north-east Worcestershire, England, approximately south of Birmingham. The district had a population of 79,216 in 2005. In the 19th century it became the international centre for the needle and fishing tackle industry...
- built for Canon Horace NewtonCanon Horace NewtonCanon Horace Newton was a well-respected priest within the Church of England, philanthropist, and country landowner.-His life:...
, of Barrells HallBarrells HallBarrells Hall is a small stately home in the Warwickshire countyside near Henley-in-Arden. The nearest village is Ullenhall, which for many years was the estate village, large parts of it having been built by the owners of Barrells Hall, the Newtons of Glencripesdale Estate...
, Whateley Hall and Glencripesdale EstateGlencripesdale EstateGlencripesdale Estate is situated along the south side of Loch Sunart, a sea loch in the west highlands of Scotland.Today, the Isle of Càrna is the last remaining part of the once huge 35,000 acre deer forest and grousemoor based Glencripesdale Estate, which was bought in 1870 by the three Newton... - 1885-6 St Aidan's Church, Carlton, North Yorkshire - his first permanent new church building
- 1892 Church of The Good Shepherd, LakeChurch of The Good Shepherd, LakeThe Church of The Good Shepherd, Lake is a parish church in the Church of England located in Lake, Isle of Wight.-History:The church was built in 1892 by the architect Temple Lushington Moore. Its distinctive feature is the twin aisled nave with the single aisle chancel...
, Isle of WightIsle of WightThe Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
. - 1894 St. Mark's Church, MansfieldSt. Mark's Church, MansfieldSt. Mark's Church, Mansfield is a parish church in the Church of England in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest....
, NottinghamshireNottinghamshireNottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west... - 1893 - 98 Sledmere Church, East Yorkshire. Major rebuild.
- 1896 - 99 'Eleanor Cross', SledmereSledmereSledmere is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that is situated approximately north west of Driffield on the B1253 road.Together with the hamlet of Croome it forms the civil parish of Sledmere and Croome....
, East Yorkshire - 1896 St John the Evangelist West HendonWest HendonWest Hendon is a place in the London Borough of Barnet.-History:West Hendon was a settlement within that part of the ancient parish of Hendon known as the Hyde, and is now a part of the London Borough of Barnet. It was formally known, from 1878–1890, as New Hendon, a small railway development on...
, North West London - 1897 - 1901 St. Cuthbert, MiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
- 1900 - 03 St. Columba, MiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
- 1904 - 08 St. Wilfrid's Church, HarrogateSt. Wilfrid's Church, HarrogateSt Wilfrid's Church, Harrogate is an Anglican parish church in the town of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade 1 listed building, the only such building in Harrogate. It was designed by the architect Temple Lushington Moore and is his most famous work.-History:The current church...
- 1906 - 08 St Margaret of Antioch, LeedsSt Margaret of Antioch Church, LeedsThe former St Margaret of Antioch's Church building is situated on Cardigan Road, Headingley, West Yorkshire, England, near Burley Park railway station. It is a good example of Late Gothic Revival church architecture, and it was built in the first few years of the twentieth century, being...
- 1907 St. Luke's, Eltham Park, London
- 1912 - 15 St. Mary's Church, NottinghamSt. Mary's Church, NottinghamThe Church of St Mary the Virgin is the oldest religious foundation in the City of Nottingham, England, the largest church after the Roman Catholic Cathedral and the largest mediæval building in Nottingham....
new south chapel - 1914 - 16 St. Augustine's Church, GillinghamGillingham, KentGillingham is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England. It is part of the ceremonial county of Kent. The town includes the settlements of Brompton, Hempstead, Rainham, Rainham Mark and Twydall....
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