George Phillips Manners (1789 – 28 November 1866) was a British architect, who was Bath City Architect[1] from 1823 to 1862.

In his early career he worked with Charles Harcourt Masters, and after about 1845 was in partnership with J. E. Gill. He retired in 1862.

Architectural practice

The architectural practice bore the following names (compiled by Michael Forsyth in Pevsner Architectural Guide: Bath, 2003):

  • George Phillips Manners: 1820–1845
  • Manners & Gill: 1845–1866 (with John Elkington Gill)
  • John Elkington Gill: 1866–1874
  • Gill & Browne: 1874–1879 (with Thomas Browne)
  • Browne & Gill: 1879–1899 (with Wallace Gill)
  • Gill & Morris: 1899–1903
  • Wallace Gill: 1903–1909
  • Mowbray A. Green: 1909–1914
  • Mowbray A. Green & Hollier: 1914–1947
  • Frank W. Beresford-Smith: from 1947 (later acquired by Beresford-Smith’s son)

From 1846 to 1909, the practice had its offices at No. 1 Fountain Building.

Works

His works include a number of churches, initially in Perpendicular or Norman style, latterly in Gothic.

Churches in and around Bath:

Churches elsewhere:

Other designs include:

References

  1. "The Building News and Engineering Journal – Google Books". 1867. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  2. Historic England. "Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses (1396137)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  3. "Guinea Lane". Bath Nursery Company. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  4. Historic England. "Kingston House (1036402)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

Further reading

  • H.M. Colvin, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600–1840 (1997) ISBN 0-300-07207-4
  • Michael Forsyth, Bath, Pevsner Architectural Guides (2003) ISBN 0-300-10177-5
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