Thomas Lockwood
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Thomas Meakin Lockwood was an English architect
whose main works are in Chester
, Cheshire
, England. Lockwood, together with Thomas Penson
and John Douglas
, were the architects mainly responsible for the black-and-white revival buildings in the city centre. Lockwood designed a number of buildings for the First Duke of Westminster
in the city of Chester. A memorial window to his memory is in the north aisle of St John the Baptist's Church, Chester
. His son was Wales
rugby union
international Thomas William Lockwood
.
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...
whose main works are in Chester
Chester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, England. Lockwood, together with Thomas Penson
Thomas Penson
Thomas Penson was the County Surveyor of Montgomeryshire from 1817, and designer of a number of masonry arch bridges over the River Severn and elsewhere....
and John Douglas
John Douglas (architect)
John Douglas was an English architect who designed about 500 buildings in Cheshire, North Wales, and northwest England, in particular in the estate of Eaton Hall. He was trained in Lancaster and practised throughout his career from an office in Chester, Cheshire...
, were the architects mainly responsible for the black-and-white revival buildings in the city centre. Lockwood designed a number of buildings for the First Duke of Westminster
Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster
Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster KG, PC, JP , styled Viscount Belgrave between 1831 and 1845 and Earl Grosvenor between 1845 and 1869 and known as the 3rd Marquess of Westminster between 1869 and 1874, was an English landowner, politician and racehorse owner.He inherited the estate of...
in the city of Chester. A memorial window to his memory is in the north aisle of St John the Baptist's Church, Chester
St John the Baptist's Church, Chester
St John the Baptist's Church, Chester is in the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. It lies outside the city walls on a cliff above the north bank of the River Dee. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese...
. His son was Wales
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
international Thomas William Lockwood
Thomas William Lockwood
Thomas William Lockwood was an English-born international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Newport and international rugby for Wales. Lockwood also played regional rugby for both Cheshire and Middlesex...
.
Works
These include Lockwood's own works and those in partnership as Thomas M. Lockwood & Sons.Works | Location | Comments | Dates | Ref. | Listing | |
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Presbyterian Church | Holt Holt, Wales Holt is a medieval market town and local government community in the county borough of Wrexham, Wales. It is situated on the border with England. Holt Castle was begun by Edward I shortly after the English invasion of Wales in 1277.-Area:... , Wrexham Wrexham (county borough) Wrexham is a county borough centred on the town of Wrexham in north-east Wales. The county borough has a population of 130,200 inhabitants. Just under half of the population live either within the town of Wrexham or its surrounding conurbation of urban villages. The remainder living to the south... |
1865 | ||||
The Plane Tree, 20 Bridge Street |
Chester Chester Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the... |
1873 | II | |||
Northgate Church | Chester | Congregational church Congregational church Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs.... |
1874 | II | ||
Grosvenor Rowing Club Boathouse |
Chester | 1877 | II | |||
St John's Church Hall | Chester | 1881 | II | |||
White Friars Lodge | Chester | Rebuilt and extended | 1885 | II | ||
Grosvenor Museum Grosvenor Museum Grosvenor Museum is in Grosvenor Street, Chester, Cheshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building. Its full title is The Grosvenor Museum of Natural History and Archaeology, with Schools of Science and Art, for Chester, Cheshire and North Wales... |
Chester | At the expense of the First Duke of Westminster Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster KG, PC, JP , styled Viscount Belgrave between 1831 and 1845 and Earl Grosvenor between 1845 and 1869 and known as the 3rd Marquess of Westminster between 1869 and 1874, was an English landowner, politician and racehorse owner.He inherited the estate of... |
1885–86 | II | ||
3 Upper Northgate Street | Chester | Town house | 1886 | II | ||
The Cumbers | Hanmer Hanmer Hanmer is a village and a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. At the 2001 Census the population of the Hanmer community area, which includes Hanmer village itself, Horseman's Green and Arowry along with a number of small hamlets,... , Flintshire Flintshire Flintshire is a county in north-east Wales. It borders Denbighshire, Wrexham and the English county of Cheshire. It is named after the historic county of Flintshire, which had notably different borders... |
1887–88 | ||||
2 Eastgate Street | Chester | For the First Duke of Westminster | 1888 | II* | ||
1 Bridge Street 1 Bridge Street, Chester 1 Bridge Street, Chester, is at the junction of Bridge Street and Eastgate Street at Chester Cross in the centre of the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. Its architecture is that of the black-and-white revival, it incorporates part of the Chester Rows, and has been designated by English Heritage... |
Chester | For the First Duke of Westminster | 1888 | II* | ||
24 and 26 Commonhall Street | Chester | Pair of cottages for staff of Browns of Chester | 1889 | II | ||
2–5 Old Hall Place | Chester | Row of four cottages for staff of Browns of Chester | c.1889 | II | ||
Gymnasium | Hawarden Hawarden Hawarden is a village in Flintshire, North Wales. Hawarden forms part of the Deeside conurbation on the Welsh/English border. At the 2001 Census, the population of Hawarden Ward was 1,858... , Flintshire |
1891 | ||||
2–4 Bridge Street | Chester | For the First Duke of Westminster | 1892 | II* | ||
St Mark's Church | Saltney Saltney Saltney is a small town in Flintshire, Wales. It is immediately to the west of the border with Cheshire in England and is contiguous with the Chester urban area.The name is derived from the former salt marshes on which it is built, lying on the River Dee... |
1892–93 | II | |||
Williams Deacons Bank, Foregate Street |
Chester | For the Liverpool Union Bank | c. 1893 | II | ||
Campbell Memorial Hall | Chester | 1894–97 | II | |||
Old Bank Buildings, 2–6 Foregate Street |
Chester | 1895 | II | |||
St John the Baptist's Church St John the Baptist's Church, Chester St John the Baptist's Church, Chester is in the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. It lies outside the city walls on a cliff above the north bank of the River Dee. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese... |
Chester | Organ case | 1895 | |||
Handbridge Men's Institute | Handbridge Handbridge Handbridge is a district of Chester, England on the south bank of the River Dee. A settlement has existed on the site since the Iron age , but the site saw major expansion during the collapse of the Roman occupation of Britain, as the city grew too large for its walls... |
For the First Duke of Westminster | 1895 | II | ||
10–18 Foregate Street | Chester | West part | 1896 | II | ||
Blossoms Hotel | Chester | Additions by one of his sons in 1911 | 1896 | |||
Rectory | Eccleston Eccleston, Cheshire Eccleston is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, and close to Chester... |
For the First Duke of Westminster | c. 1896 | II | ||
Town Hall Chester Town Hall Chester Town Hall is in Northgate Street in the centre of the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.-History:... |
Chester | Council chamber restored after a fire | 1896–97 | |||
Lloyd's Bank, 8 Foregate Street |
Chester | Extended to the south | 1897 | II | ||
The Old Rectory | Aldford Aldford Aldford is a village and civil parish in the county of Cheshire, England, south of Chester . It has a population of 213.The village lies on the east bank of the River Dee... |
At the expense of the First Duke of Westminster | 1897 | II | ||
Bishop Lloyd's House Bishop Lloyd's House Bishop Lloyd's House is at 41 Watergate Street, and 51/53 Watergate Row, Chester, Cheshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building... , Watergate Street |
Chester | Restoration | c. 1899 | I | ||
9–13 Eastgate Street | Chester | 1900 | ||||
4–10 City Road | Chester | 1900 | II | |||