Brierley Groom is an architecture practice in York, England, founded in 1750 by architect John Carr, making it the longest running practice in the United Kingdom, and one of the oldest in the world. [1] It was once run by Walter Brierley, known for having created over 300 buildings in the York area and across the north of England. [2] The company has won several design awards. [3] The practice operates from an office in York and is currently owned by brothers, partners and chartered architects Greg and Matthew Groom.
Thorganby is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It was historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974, but from 1974 to 2023 was in the Selby District of the shire county of North Yorkshire. In 2023 the district was abolished and North Yorkshire became a unitary authority.
Wintringham is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The village is near the A64 road and 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Malton.
Patrick William Simpson Waddington was an English actor, educated at Gresham's School at Holt in Norfolk. He was born and died in York, England.
Walter Henry Brierley (1862–1926) was a York architect who practised in the city for 40 years. He is known as "the Yorkshire Lutyens" or the "Lutyens of the North". He is also credited with being a leading exponent of the "Wrenaissance" style - incorporating elements of Christopher Wren.
Old Malton is a village in the civil parish of Malton, in North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated just south of the A64 road and is 1-mile (1.5 km) north-east of the town of Malton. The village is on the B1257 which links Malton with the A64 and the A169 road to the north and is bounded on its eastern side by the River Derwent.
The Blue Coat School in York, England, was founded in 1705 as a charity school for forty poor boys. There was a smaller school for girls known as the Grey Coat School, York.
Ronald George Sims was a distinguished ecclesiastical architect who redesigned many English church interiors. His style combined modernism with a respect for tradition and particularly the Arts and Crafts movement. He graduated in 1952, when he joined the practice of George Pace, the ecclesiastical architect based in York. In 1975 he inherited the practice after Pace died.
Paul Marny (1829–1914) was a British–French artist.
Peter Atkinson (1735–1805) was an English architect.
Christ Church is located on Stockton Lane in Heworth, York, England. It was opened in March 1964.
Chapel Haddlesey is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England. The village used to be in the Barkston Ash Wapentake and up until 1974, it was in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The village is just east off the A19 road, which crosses the River Aire on Haddlesey Bridge.
Sir Thomas Edwin Cooper was an English architect. His work has been described as "essentially Classical, and sometimes powerfully Baroque."
Goddards House and Garden is an Arts and Crafts house in Dringhouses, York, England. It was built in 1927 for Noel and Kathleen Terry of the famed chocolate-manufacturing family Terry's with the house designed by local architect Walter Brierley and the garden by George Dillistone. The National Trust acquired the property in 1984 to use as regional offices and the garden is open to visitors seasonally. The house is a Grade I listed building and the carriage entrance to the property is Grade II* listed.
Marion Caher Donoghue, Lady Chesham (1903-1973), was a prominent figure in Tanzanian politics during the 1950s and 1960s before her retirement in 1972.
County Hall in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England, serves as the headquarters of North Yorkshire Council and the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority. The building was opened in 1906 and has also been the headquarters of the North Riding County Council (NRCC) until 1974, and then North Yorkshire County Council until 2023. County Hall is at the south western edge of Northallerton and is a Grade II* listed building.
Scarborough Lifeboat Station is a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) operated lifeboat station in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. A lifeboat was established at Scarborough in 1801, which makes it the third oldest lifeboat station in the United Kingdom.
Rutherford and Syme was a British architectural firm composed of James Hervey Rutherford (1874–1946) and John Stuart Syme (1872–1958). Rutherford was a Scot and, after graduating university, he moved to London initially, then to Lendal in York.
All Saints' Church is the parish church of Wistow, a village north-west of Selby in North Yorkshire, in England.
James Demaine was an English architect, mainly active in the Gothic Revival style.
J. B. and W. Atkinson were English brothers who worked together as architects.