W. & G. Audsley
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W. & G. Audsley was the architectural practice founded in Liverpool by Scottish Brothers William James Audsley
and George Ashdown Audsley
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It completed ten churches in the Gothic Revival Style in the Liverpool area. An eclectic style was used for synagogues built in Liverpool and London. The firm's secular buildings, such as the Layton Art Gallery in Milwaukee, WI, USA, closely followed the style of Alexander Thomson (1817–1875), featuring Greek, Egyptian and Hindu motifs.
William James Audsley
William James Audsley architect and older brother of George Ashdown Audsley also an architect with who he founded a partnership. W. & G. Audsley, who followed him to Liverpool....
and George Ashdown Audsley
George Ashdown Audsley
George Ashdown Audsley was an accomplished architect, artist, illustrator, writer, decorator and pipe organ designer who excelled in many artistic fields but is perhaps best known today for having designed the Wanamaker Organ in Philadelphia.Born September 6, 1838 in Elgin, Scotland, apprenticed...
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It completed ten churches in the Gothic Revival Style in the Liverpool area. An eclectic style was used for synagogues built in Liverpool and London. The firm's secular buildings, such as the Layton Art Gallery in Milwaukee, WI, USA, closely followed the style of Alexander Thomson (1817–1875), featuring Greek, Egyptian and Hindu motifs.
Buildings
- Princes Road SynagoguePrinces Road SynagoguePrinces Road Synagogue, located in Toxteth, Liverpool in England, is the home of the Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation. It came into existence when the Jewish community in Liverpool in the late 1860s decided to build itself a new synagogue, reflecting the status and wealth of the community...
, Liverpool - Welsh Presbyterian ChurchWelsh Presbyterian Church (Liverpool)The Welsh Presbyterian Church in Liverpool, also known as the Welsh Catheral or Toxteth Cathedral, is a ruined church, located on Princes Road in the Princes Park area of Toxteth, Liverpool. In spite of its nicknames, it is not an actual cathedral and never was.The building was designed by the...
, Liverpool