Joseph Turner (architect)
Joseph Turner (c. 1729–1807) was an architect of Welsh origin who worked in the 18th century.[1] Most of his major works were built in Chester, Cheshire. He also designed memorials in Chester Cathedral,[2] and the churches of St Peter, Prestbury,[3], St Margaret, Wrenbury[4] and St Collen Llangollen.[5] Turner was a member of Chester Assembly.[6]
Major works
| Name | Location | Photograph | Date | Notes | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chirk Castle | Chirk, Wrexham, Wales 52°56′07″N 3°05′23″W / 52.9352°N 3.0897°W |
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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), a new staircase leading to the state rooms (1778).[7][8] | I |
| New Hall Lodge, Chirk Castle | Chirk, Wrexham, Wales 52°56′29″N 3°04′48″W / 52.9414°N 3.0801°W |
1770 | A pair of lodges in Georgian style at the entrance to Chirk Park.[9][10][11] | II | |
| Entrance gates, lodge and screen | Oulton Estate, Cheshire 53°11′01″N 2°36′49″W / 53.1837°N 2.6136°W |
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c. 1775 | The entrance to the former country house on Oulton Estate.[12][13] | II* |
| Dyffryn Aled | Llansannan, Conwy, Wales | 1777 | A house demolished in about 1920.[14] | ||
| 10–28 Nicholas Street | Chester, Cheshire 53°11′21″N 2°53′42″W / 53.1891°N 2.8951°W |
1780 | A terrace of ten town houses in Georgian style.[15][16] | II | |
| Bridgegate | Chester, Cheshire 53°11′10″N 2°53′21″W / 53.1862°N 2.8893°W |
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1781 | A replacement for an earlier gateway at the southern entrance to the city. It is in Neoclassical style.[6][17][18][19] | I |
| Watergate | Chester, Cheshire 53°11′22″N 2°53′51″W / 53.1894°N 2.8974°W |
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1788 | A replacement for an earlier gateway at the western entrance to the city.[6][20][18][21] | I |
| Bridge of Sighs | Chester, Cheshire 53°11′38″N 2°53′37″W / 53.1939°N 2.8937°W |
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1793 | A bridge linking the former gaol to the chapel of Bluecoat School.[22][23] | II |
References
- ^ Joseph Turner - Summary, Parks and Gardens Data Services, retrieved 6 November 2011
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, pp. 40, 227, 229.
- ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 547.
- ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 691.
- ^ Hubbard 1986, p. 220.
- ^ a b c Ward 2009, p. 79.
- ^ Hubbard 1986, pp. 122–27.
- ^ Chirk Castle, Cadw, retrieved 7 November 2011
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Hubbard 1986, p. 128.
- ^ New Hall Gate to Chirk Park: North Lodge, Cadw, retrieved 7 November 2011
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ New Hall Gate to Chirk Park: South Lodge, Cadw, retrieved 7 November 2011
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 432.
- ^ Historic England. "Screen, lodges and gates at Oulton Park (1138435)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ^ Hubbard 1986, p. 241.
- ^ Langtree & Comyns 2001, p. 131.
- ^ Historic England. "Number 10–28 and steps, railings and lamp holder, Nicholas Street, Chester (1376327)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ^ Langtree & Comyns 2001, p. 132.
- ^ a b Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 254.
- ^ Historic England. "The Bridgegate, Chester (1376320)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ^ Langtree & Comyns 2001, p. 133.
- ^ Historic England. "The Watergate, Chester (1376468)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 270.
- ^ Historic England. "Bridge of Sighs, Chester (1375967)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
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- Bibliography
- Langtree, Stephen; Comyns, Alan, eds. (2001), 2000 Years of Building: Chester's Architectural Legacy, Chester: Chester Civic Trust, ISBN 0-9540152-0-7
- Hartwell, Claire; 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 9781-86077-499-7
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