George Baines FRIBA (1851 - 17 March 1934) was an architect based first in Accrington, Lancashire and then London [1] who is known for designing many non-conformist chapels and churches.
George Baines FRIBA (1851 - 17 March 1934) was an architect based first in Accrington, Lancashire and then London [1] who is known for designing many non-conformist chapels and churches.
He was born in 1851 in Kimbolton, Huntingdon, the son of Joseph Baines (1825-1854), draper, and Eleanor Constin (1819-1915).
He married Alice Maria Palmer, daughter of the late N.B. Palmer of Great Yarmouth on 25 November 1875 in The Congregational Church, Stratford, London [2] and they had the following children:
He was articled to Jonathan Tobbs Bottle and Henry Olley in Great Yarmouth from 1867 to 1870 and then assistant to William Gilbee Habershorn and Alfred Robert Pite. He established an independent practice in Post Office Chambers, Accrington, Lancashire in 1871, but moved to London in 1884. He was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1892.
He entered into a partnership with his son Reginald Palmer Baines in 1901 as G & R P Baines. He retired in 1929.
Richard Charles Sutton was an architect based in Nottingham. He was born 1834 and died on 18 October 1915.
The Primitive Methodist Chapel is a former Primitive Methodist church on Welsh Row in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. Built in 1840, it is listed at grade II. The chapel closed in 2001, and the building has been partially converted to residential use.
Robertsbridge United Reformed Church is a former United Reformed Church place of worship in Robertsbridge, a village in the district of Rother in the English county of East Sussex. Built for Congregational worshippers in 1881 following their secession from a long-established Wesleyan Methodist chapel, it was the third Nonconformist place of worship in the village, whose nearest parish church was in the neighbouring settlement of Salehurst. Like the former Strict Baptist and Methodist chapels in the village, which have both closed, it no longer serves Robertsbridge as a place of worship. Local architect Thomas Elworthy's distinctive design—a "rich" and highly decorated blend of several styles—has divided opinion amongst architectural historians. English Heritage has listed the church at Grade II for its architectural and historical importance.
Burnley, in Lancashire, England, has a long history of religious worship, dating from at least before 1122 in the case of the Church of England. The chapel at Towneley Hall was the centre for Roman Catholic worship in Burnley until modern times. Well before the Industrial Revolution, the town saw the emergence of many non-conformist churches and chapels. In 1891 the town was the location of the meeting which saw the creation of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and Ireland. In the late 19th century a Jewish synagogue was established, and in recent times evangelical and free churches have appeared, as well as a large purpose-built mosque.
John Wills was an architect based in Derby.
Charles Bell FRIBA (1846–99) was a British architect who designed buildings in the United Kingdom, including over 60 Wesleyan Methodist chapels.
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George Woodhouse was an English architect who practised from offices in Bolton, and Oldham, then in the county of Lancashire. He collaborated with William Hill on the designs for Bolton Town Hall.
William James Morley FRIBA was an English architect who practised from offices in Bolton, Greater Manchester and Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Thomas Simpson was an English architect based in Nottingham.
Oasis Christian Centre is a Grade II listed Pentecostal church in Long Eaton, Derbyshire.
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Cannon Street Baptist Church, Accrington is a Grade II listed former Baptist church in Accrington, Lancashire.