List of works by James Harrison

St Michael's Church, Chester

James Harrison (1814–66) was an English architect who worked mainly in Chester, Cheshire. He worked mainly on churches — building new churches, rebuilding old churches, and making amendments and alterations to existing churches. Harrison also designed a number of houses in the Queen's Park area of Chester,[1] and farm buildings on the Bolesworth estate.[2]

Harrison and Thomas Mainwaring Penson were the first architects to introduce buildings of the Black-and-white Revival to Chester in the 1850s.[3] His rebuilding of God's Providence House in Watergate Street is described as "the first conservation case in the modern sense".[4]

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## Works

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Name  | Location  | Photograph  | Date  | Notes  | Grade

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St Margaret's Church  | Whalley Range,
Greater Manchester
53°27′19″N 2°15′37″W﻿ / ﻿53.4554°N 2.2603°W﻿ / 53.4554; -2.2603﻿ (St Margaret's Church, Whalley Range) |  | 1848–49  | A new church costing £6,000 (equivalent to £790,000 in 2023),[6] paid for by Samuel Brooks, a banker who was developing the area.[7][8] | II
St Michael's Church | Chester, Cheshire
53°11′19″N 2°53′27″W﻿ / ﻿53.1887°N 2.8907°W﻿ / 53.1887; -2.8907﻿ (St Michael's Church, Chester) |  | 1849–50  | Largely rebuilt, but retaining interior fabric from the older church. It closed as a church in 1972–73, and was converted into a heritage centre.[9][10] | II
Trustee Savings Bank  | Chester, Cheshire
53°11′14″N 2°53′33″W﻿ / ﻿53.1871°N 2.8926°W﻿ / 53.1871; -2.8926﻿ (Trustee Savings Bank, Chester) |  | 1851–53  | Designed in Tudor Gothic style. An extension was added in the 1970s and the building was converted into a restaurant.[11][12][13] | II*
Holy Ascension Church | Upton, Chester, Cheshire
53°12′57″N 2°53′16″W﻿ / ﻿53.2157°N 2.8879°W﻿ / 53.2157; -2.8879﻿ (Holy Ascension Church, Upton, Chester) |  | 1853–54  | Built in 14th-century style. Transepts were added in 1958 and 1967.[14][15] | II
All Saints Church | Handley, Cheshire
53°06′55″N 2°47′56″W﻿ / ﻿53.1154°N 2.7989°W﻿ / 53.1154; -2.7989﻿ (All Saints Church, Handley) |  | 1853–55  | The nave was rebuilt in Decorated style, re-using the roof of 1661. The chancel and vestry were added in 1891.[16][17] | II*
St Nicholas' Chapel | Chester, Cheshire
53°11′29″N 2°53′27″W﻿ / ﻿53.1913°N 2.8909°W﻿ / 53.1913; -2.8909﻿ (St Nicholas' Chapel, Chester) |  | 1854–55  | Harrison converted the former medieval chapel into concert hall. It was later changed to be used as a shop. The site is a Scheduled monument.[18][19][20][21] | II
Christ Church  | Hough Green, Chester, Cheshire
53°10′47″N 2°54′53″W﻿ / ﻿53.1796°N 2.9147°W﻿ / 53.1796; -2.9147﻿ (Christ Church, Chester) |  | 1855  | New church.[22] | II
St Deiniol's Church | Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales
53°11′09″N 3°01′33″W﻿ / ﻿53.1859°N 3.0258°W﻿ / 53.1859; -3.0258﻿ (St Deiniol's Church, Hawarden) |  | 1855–56  | Restored by Harrison, but badly damaged by fire in 1857.[23][24] | II*
Holy Trinity Church | Capenhurst, Cheshire
53°15′26″N 2°56′56″W﻿ / ﻿53.2573°N 2.9489°W﻿ / 53.2573; -2.9489﻿ (Holy Trinity Church, Capenhurst) |  | 1856–59  | New church. The tower was added in 1889–90 by John Douglas.[25][26] | II
St Matthew's School  | Buckley, Flintshire |  | 1857  | Since converted into a private house.[27] |
St Andrew's Church  | Newgate Street, Chester, Cheshire |  | 1857–60  | (With J. and J. M. Hay) A Presbyterian church, since closed.[28] |
40 Bridge Street  | Chester, Cheshire
53°11′21″N 2°53′29″W﻿ / ﻿53.1892°N 2.8915°W﻿ / 53.1892; -2.8915﻿ (40 Bridge Street, Chester) |  | 1858  | Substantially rebuilt in Gothic Revival style.[29][30] | II
51–53 Bridge Street  | Chester, Cheshire
53°11′20″N 2°53′28″W﻿ / ﻿53.1890°N 2.8910°W﻿ / 53.1890; -2.8910﻿ (51–53 Bridge Street, Chester) |  | 1858  | An early example of Black-and-white Revival (vernacular) architecture in Chester.[29][31] | II
Haybarn  | Tattenhall Hall, Tattenhall, Cheshire
53°07′04″N 2°46′07″W﻿ / ﻿53.1179°N 2.7685°W﻿ / 53.1179; -2.7685﻿ (Haybarn, Tattenhall Hall) |  | 1858  | It is the best and the least-altered building on the model farm belonging to the hall. Built for Robert Barbour.[32][33] | II
Gate piers and wing walls  | Tattenhall Hall, Tattenhall, Cheshire
53°07′07″N 2°46′19″W﻿ / ﻿53.1186°N 2.7719°W﻿ / 53.1186; -2.7719﻿ (Gate piers and wing walls, Tattenhall Hall) |  | 1858 (?)  | Built for Robert Barbour.[34] | II
St Olave's Church | Chester, Cheshire
53°11′14″N 2°53′24″W﻿ / ﻿53.1873°N 2.8899°W﻿ / 53.1873; -2.8899﻿ (St Olave's Church, Chester) |  | 1859  | A simple church dating from the 11th century, restored by Harrison.[35] | II
St Luke's Church | Dunham on the Hill, Cheshire
53°15′07″N 2°47′33″W﻿ / ﻿53.2520°N 2.7924°W﻿ / 53.2520; -2.7924﻿ (St Luke's Church, Dunham on the Hill) |  | 1860–61  | A new church in early 14th-century style.[36][37] | II
Church of St Mary-on-the Hill | Chester, Cheshire
53°11′11″N 2°53′28″W﻿ / ﻿53.1863°N 2.8911°W﻿ / 53.1863; -2.8911﻿ (Church of St Mary-on-the Hill, Chester) |  | 1861–62  | Renewal of the exterior stonework and rebuilding of the top of the tower. Harrison also designed a memorial in the church to William Currie, who died in 1834.[38][39] | I
God's Providence House | Chester, Cheshire
53°11′24″N 2°53′33″W﻿ / ﻿53.1901°N 2.8926°W﻿ / 53.1901; -2.8926﻿ (God's Providence House, Chester) |  | 1862  | Virtual replacement of a house dating from 1652, using some of the original carved timber.[40][41][42] | II
Holy Trinity Church | Chester, Cheshire
53°11′24″N 2°53′41″W﻿ / ﻿53.1899°N 2.8946°W﻿ / 53.1899; -2.8946﻿ (Guildhall, Chester) |  | 1865–69  | A new church replacing an older church on the site. Harrison died before it was completed. It is now the Guildhall.[43][44] | II
Drill Hall  | Chester, Cheshire
53°11′16″N 2°53′19″W﻿ / ﻿53.1879°N 2.8887°W﻿ / 53.1879; -2.8887﻿ (Drill Hall, Chester) |  | 1868  | Converted into flats during the 20th century.[45][46] | II

## References

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1. ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, pp. 283–284.
2. ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, pp. 62, 162.
3. ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 56.
4. ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 214.
5. ^ Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 29 March 2015
6. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)", MeasuringWorth, retrieved 7 May 2024
7. ^ Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, pp. 242–43.
8. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Margaret, Whalley Range (1254863)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
9. ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, pp. 242–43.
10. ^ Historic England, "Heritage Centre, Chester (1376107)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 November 2011
11. ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 261.
12. ^ Langtree & Comyns 2001, p. 155.
13. ^ Historic England, "Former premises of Trustee Savings Bank, Chester (1376260)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 November 2011
14. ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, pp. 277–78.
15. ^ Historic England, "Church of the Holy Ascension, Upton-by-Chester (1229986)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 November 2011
16. ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 388.
17. ^ Historic England, "Church of All Saints, Handley (1230337)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 November 2011
18. ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 258.
19. ^ Langtree & Comyns 2001, p. 73.
20. ^ Historic England, "Numbers 32 and 34 Northgate Street, The Old Music Hall, Chester (1376350)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 November 2011
21. ^ Historic England, "St Nicholas' Chapel, Chester (1006777)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 November 2011
22. ^ Historic England, "Church of Christ, Chester (1375856)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 November 2011
23. ^ Hubbard 1986, pp. 366–368.
24. ^ Cadw, "Parish Church of St Deinol (12)", National Historic Assets of Wales, retrieved 2 April 2019
25. ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 201.
26. ^ Historic England, "Church of the Holy Trinity, Capenhurst (1130574)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 November 2011
27. ^ Hubbard 1986, p. 519.
28. ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 244.
29. ^ a b Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 260.
30. ^ Historic England, "Number 40 Row Number 40 Bridge Street, Chester (1376086)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 November 2011
31. ^ Historic England, "Number 51 and 53 Bridge Street, Chester (1376097)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 November 2011
32. ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 627.
33. ^ Historic England, "Haybarn 75 metres south east of Tattenhall Hall (1230261)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 November 2011
34. ^ Historic England, "Gate piers and wing walls to Tattenhall Hall (1230260)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 November 2011
35. ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 243.
36. ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 342.
37. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Luke, Dunham on the Hill (1130685)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 November 2011
38. ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, pp. 241–242.
39. ^ Historic England, "St. Mary's Centre, Chester (1376382)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 November 2011
40. ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 264.
41. ^ Langtree & Comyns 2001, p. 158.
42. ^ Historic England, "Numbers 11 and 11a Row, Gods Providence House, Chester (1376422)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 November 2011
43. ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 241.
44. ^ Historic England, "Guildhall, Chester (1376467)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 November 2011
45. ^ Langtree & Comyns 2001, pp. 160–161.
46. ^ Historic England, "Albion Mews, Chester (1376042)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 November 2011

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* Langtree, Stephen; Comyns, Alan, eds. (2001), 2000 Years of Building: Chester's Architectural Legacy, Chester: Chester Civic Trust, ISBN 0-9540152-0-7