J. B. and W. Atkinson were English brothers who worked together as architects.
John Bownas Atkinson (1807 – 1874) and William Atkinson (1811 – 1886) were the sons of the architect
Peter Atkinson. They were born in
York, and J. B. went into partnership with his father in 1831. This was dissolved in 1833, but in 1837, J. B. instead formed a partnership with his younger brother. They designed a large number of buildings, chiefly in Yorkshire.
later described them as "producing many accomplished Classical buildings and a few less-assured Gothic churches".
J. B. died in 1874, and in 1877, W. went into partnership with
James Demaine James Demaine (1842–6 May 1911) was an English architect, mainly active in the Gothic Revival style.
Life
Born at Bolton Abbey to Emma and James Demaine senior, a gardener and farmer, he was an architect's pupil by 1861 and joined the York-b ...
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J. B. Atkinson was also the first person to serve as City Surveyor of York, from 1850 to 1854.
Works
The partners' works include:
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All Saints' Church, Appleton Roebuck
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All Saints' Church, Burythorpe
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Church of the Immaculate Conception, Scarthingwell
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Heslington Church
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St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton
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St Clement's Church, York
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St John the Baptist's Church, Acklam
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St Luke's Church, Clifford, West Yorkshire
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St Paul's Church, Holgate
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York County Hospital
References
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19th-century English architects
Architects from Yorkshire