Joseph Turner (architect)

Joseph Turner (c. 1729–1807) was an architect of Welsh origin who worked in the 18th century. Most of his major works were in North Wales, and in Chester, Cheshire. Almost all of them were in Georgian style, with at least one work in Gothic style, in Mold, Flintshire, Wales. Turner also designed memorials in Chester Cathedral, and in the churches of St Peter, Prestbury, St Margaret, Wrenbury, St Peter, Ruthin, and St Collen, Llangollen. Turner was a member of Chester Assembly.

Major works

Key

Grade	Criteria
I	Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important
II*	Particularly important buildings of more than special interest
II	Buildings of national importance and special interest

Name	Location	Photograph	Date	Notes	Grade
Chirk Castle	Chirk, Wrexham, Wales 52.9352°N 3.0897°W / 52.9352; -3.0897 (Chirk Castle)		1760s–1770s	Alterations, including provision of new windows, a "Green House" in the garden (1767) (later rebuilt), stables (1768–69), the state dining room (c. 1770–71), and a new staircase leading to the state rooms (1778).	I
St Mary's Church, Mold	Mold, Flintshire, Wales 53.1691°N 3.1430°W / 53.1691; -3.1430 (St Mary's Church, Mold)		1768–73	Turner added the tower in "a credible 18th-century attempt at Georgian style".	I
Bridge	St Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales 53.2564°N 3.4476°W / 53.2564; -3.4476 (St Asaph Bridge)		1770	A five-arched bridge over the River Elwy.	II*
New Hall Lodge, Chirk Castle	Chirk, Wrexham, Wales 52.9414°N 3.0801°W / 52.9414; -3.0801 (New Hall Lodge, Chirk Castle)	—	1770	A pair of lodges in Georgian style at the entrance to Chirk Park.	II
Entrance gates, lodge and screen	Oulton Estate, Cheshire 53.1837°N 2.6136°W / 53.1837; -2.6136 (Oulton Park Gates)		c. 1775	The entrance to the former country house on Oulton Estate.	II*
Lighthouse	Point of Ayr, Flintshire, Wales 53.3570°N 3.3222°W / 53.3570; -3.3222 (Point of Ayr Lighthouse)		1777	A lighthouse at the northernmost point of Wales.	II
Dyffryn Aled	Llansannan, Conwy, Wales	—	1777	A house demolished in about 1920.	—
10–28 Nicholas Street	Chester, Cheshire 53.1891°N 2.8951°W / 53.1891; -2.8951 (10–28 Nicholas Street, Chester)	—	1780	A terrace of ten town houses in Georgian style.	II
Bridgegate	Chester, Cheshire 53.1862°N 2.8893°W / 53.1862; -2.8893 (Bridgegate, Chester)		1781	A replacement for an earlier gateway at the southern entrance to the city. It is in Neoclassical style.	I
Flintshire County Gaol	Flint Castle, Flint, Flintshire, Wales	—	1784–85	Built in the outer ward of the castle, this was demolished in 1969.	—
Ruthin Library	Record Street, Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales 53.1135°N 3.3095°W / 53.1135; -3.3095 (Ruthin Library)		1785–90	Built initially as a record office, it was extended to be the county hall, including a courthouse. It later became the town's library.	II*
Watergate	Chester, Cheshire 53.1894°N 2.8974°W / 53.1894; -2.8974 (Watergate, Chester)		1788	A replacement for an earlier gateway at the western entrance to the city.	I
Bridge of Sighs	Chester, Cheshire 53.1939°N 2.8937°W / 53.1939; -2.8937 (Bridge of Sighs, Chester)		1793	A bridge linking the former gaol to the chapel of Bluecoat School.	II

References

Citations

Sources

• Langtree, Stephen; Comyns, Alan, eds. (2001), 2000 Years of Building: Chester's Architectural Legacy, Chester: Chester Civic Trust, ISBN 0-9540152-0-7
• Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
• Hubbard, Edward (1986), Clwyd, The Buildings of Wales, London: Penguin, ISBN 0-14-071052-3 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Ward, Simon (2009), Chester: A History, Chichester: Phillimore, ISBN 978-1-86077-499-7 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)