William Botterill and Son was a prominent
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a historic maritime city and unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Est ...
architectural practice.
The practice was founded by William Botterill (1820–1903), who worked with his son William Henry Botterill (1851–79), and after 1881 with
John Bilson (1858–1943) as Botterill and Bilson.
History
William Botterill came to Hull in 1848 as clerk of works for the new
Royal Station Hotel and set up an architectural practice in 1851. His son William Henry (1851–79) was also a partner in his practice.
,
[Bilson is better known for his work as an historian of medieval architecture and is considered one authority on Cistertian architecture. (See main article ]John Bilson (architect)
John Bilson (1856–1943) was an English architect trained under William Botterill, later working as a partner in Botterill and Bilson. Bilson is best known for his architectural research on the medieval period.
Biography
John Bilson was born ...
) trained at the practice and became a partner in 1881. Botterill's son William Henry died early in 1879 and Bilson subsequently became the main partner in the practice, taking over the business when Botterill retired in 1899.
The firm's commissions included chapels, houses, banks, offices, industrial buildings: commissions included the schools for the
Hull School Board, with Botterill initially producing
gothic revival
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an Architectural style, architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half ...
designs, and later designs in the
Queen Anne revival style by Bilson. Botterill designed the
Newland Park Estate in Hull in 1877, though most of its houses were developed after his death.
Oriel Chambers
Oriel may refer to:
Places Canada
* Oriel, a community in the municipality of Norwich, Ontario, Canada
Ireland
* Oriel Park, Dundalk, the home ground of Dundalk FC
* Oriel House, Ballincollig, County Cork
* Kingdom of Oriel (''Airgíalla'' in Ir ...
(now the home of the Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation
) were built in 1879.
Bilson's work included the
Jacobean style
Hymers College
Hymers College is a co-educational Private schools in the United Kingdom, private day school in Kingston upon Hull, located on the site of the old Hull Botanical Gardens, Botanical Gardens. It is one of the leading schools in the East Riding of ...
(1893), the ''Boulevard Higher Grade School'' (1895), and
classically styled buildings for the
Hull Savings Bank built in the 1920s and after.
:''Listed and other buildings, non-exhaustive list''
William Botterill
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Stepney Station House, Hull (1853).
*Centenary Methodist Chapel (1863).
*Methodist Chapel and Sunday School, Alford, Lincolnshire. (1864).
*Exchange Buildings, Lowgate, Hull (1866).
*32, Silver Street, Hull (1869–70).
*Offices. 2, Manor Street, Hull (1870).
*Kings Market, South Church Side, Market Place, Hull (1875).
*
Oriel Chambers
Oriel may refer to:
Places Canada
* Oriel, a community in the municipality of Norwich, Ontario, Canada
Ireland
* Oriel Park, Dundalk, the home ground of Dundalk FC
* Oriel House, Ballincollig, County Cork
* Kingdom of Oriel (''Airgíalla'' in Ir ...
, Hull (1879).
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Charterhouse School
Charterhouse is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (English independent boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) in Godalming, Surrey, England. Founded by Thomas Sutton in 1611 on the site of the old Carthusian monastery in Charter ...
, Hull (1881).
*Newington Primary School (1885) and adjoining nursery (1898), Hull.
*Stepney Infants School, Hull (1886).
John Bilson
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All Saints' Church, Bolton Percy
All Saints' Church is the parish church of Bolton Percy, in North Yorkshire in England.
There was a church in Bolton Percy at the time of the Domesday Book. The current church was built while Thomas Percy was rector, and it was consecrated on ...
, North Yorkshire. (originally 14th century, restored 1905 by Bilson)
*Pickering Hall, Hull (1914)
*Lloyds Bank, Silver Street, Hull (1912).
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St Helen's Church, Escrick
St Helen's Church is the parish church of Escrick, a village south of York, in North Yorkshire, in England.
A church was first recorded in Escrick in 1252. Its tower was rebuilt or repaired in 1460, and the church was repaired in 1663. In 175 ...
(orig. 1857, restored 1923 by Bilson).
Demolished works
* ; red brick early English gothic revival (built 1881–2)
* ; Wesleyan chapel, white brick and stone, neoclassical (built 1873, dem.2004)
See also
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Cuthbert Brodrick
Cuthbert Brodrick FRIBA (1 December 1821 – 2 March 1905) was a British architect, whose most famous building is Leeds Town Hall.
Early life
Brodrick was born in the Yorkshire port of Hull where his father was a well-to-do merchant and sh ...
,
Alfred Gelder, contemporary Hull architects
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External links
Architecture firms based in Kingston upon Hull
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