Walter Brierley

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".

Brierley's works include civic buildings, churches, schools and private houses (including his own home, Bishopsbarns) and are located mainly in York, North Yorkshire and the north of England. He was responsible for over 300 buildings between 1885 and the time of his death in 1926. He was the architect for the York Diocese.

The Borthwick Institute in York holds an archive of the Atkinson Brierley architectural practice, In 2013 Pocklington School unveiled a clock based on plans drawn up by Brierley 116 years earlier and found at the Borthwick in 2006.

A celebration of Brierley's life and architecture in 2007 unearthed the fact that he had designed and built many of the houses and other buildings (such as the Church of St Mary) in Goathland. Simon Groom, current co-owner of architects Brierley Groom, noted that the opening credits of the popular ITV programme Heartbeat displayed large amounts of Brierley's work on screen.

Brierley buildings BuildingLocationDate BuiltList EntryNotes St Philip's Church, Buckingham Palace Road London 1887–1890 By Demaine and Brierley. Demolished 1956. Welburn Hall (remodelling) Welburn, Kirkbymoorside 1890–93 The Jacobean west wing was demolished and replaced by a much bigger wing in the gothic style. Brierley's work was extensively damaged in the fire of 1931. Mallyan Spout Hotel Goathland 1892 By Demaine and Brierley, part demolished, rebuilt and extended c.1935 Northcliffe House Filey 1892 St Mary's Church, Goathland York 1897 Public house: closed 2016St Paul's Church Colton 1899 King's Manor: Headmaster's House Thorpe Underwood Hall Thorpe Underwood, North Yorkshire 1902–03 Haxby Road School Dringhouses, York 1904 Brackencliffe Scarborough 1905 Burrough Court Leicester 1906 In the 1940s the main historic house was destroyed by a fire Bishopsbarns York 1906 Home of Walter Brierley Bishopthorpe Garth Bishopthorpe 1908 Haworth Art Gallery Accrington 1908–09 Originally known as Hollins Hill County Hall Malton 1911 Acklam Hall Middlesbrough 1912 Alterations by Brierley (original building c.1680). Restaurant was once named 'The Brierley' and now belongs to Tomahawk Steakhouse LTD. The Blue Bell Inn Ingleby Cross 1912 A pub, the design of which is misattributed by Historic England to George Jack. Sion Hill Halland Lodge Kirby Wiske near Thirsk 1913 A private residence. Some similarities with Malton School are evident - the high pitch roof and tall chimneys, for example. The drainpipe is almost identical to the one in Malton School quad. (The white one is on Sion Hill Hall, the black is Malton School.) Water Tower Ingleby Arncliffe 1915 Commissioned by Middlesbrough ironmaster Hugh Bell. "Sir Hugh Bell built this tower as part of a water supply to Arncliffe and Rounton, AD 1915." is inscribed on the lintel. Woodlands Hall Aislaby 1919–1921 Remodelling and extensions Dringhouses War Memorial York 1922 Located outside Church of St Edward the Confessor St Chad's Church York 1925–26 Goddards House and Garden and Carriage Entrance York 1926–27 Built for Noel Terry of the Terry's chocolate manufacturing family. It was Brierley's last building.

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