Sharpe, Paley and Austin (1836-1942)
A firm of architects working in Lancaster, the partners being Edmund Sharpe who resigned in 1851, Hubert Austin, and Henry Paley.
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St. Saviour's Church, Aughton in Lancashire.
This pretty little church was built in 1864 to a design by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley
St. Mary's Church, Borwick, Lancashire.
This small church in Gothic Revival style was designed by Austin and Paley of Lancaster in the 1890s.
St. Martin's Church, Bowness on Windermere, Cumbria.
Built in 1483, but greatly restored in 1870 by Paley and Austin, when the tower was heightened.
Grade 1 Listed.
Church of St. Paul, Brookhouse, Caton in Littledale, Lancashire.
St. Paul's Church has a 16th century tower, but was largely re-built in the 1860s by Paley of Lancaster.
Crocus and daffodils in the churchyard of the Church of St Thomas in the village of Crosscrake, South Cumbria.
Built in 1874–75 to a design by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin. It has since been modified but retains its Gothic Revival style.
St John the Baptist's Church, Flookburgh, Cumbria, UK.
The church was designed by Austin and Paley, and its foundation stone laid in 1897.
Christ Church at Glasson, Lancashire, England, UK.
Christ Church was built by Edmund Sharpe in 1840 with the chancel and vestry added in 1932 by Austin and Paley. The church has some lovely stained glass, the east window featuring a lighthouse and oystercatchers.
The Railway Station, Grange over Sands, Cumbria.
This lovely station is a listed building, designed by E.G. Paley of Lancaster and built in 1872 by the Furness Railway Company.
The Church of St. John the Evangelist, Gressingham, Lancashire.
Parts of the church date from the 12th century, but it was much restored in 1734 when the tower was added and in 1862 by E. G. Paley. There is a reset Norman doorway in the southern wall.
Grade 1 listed.
St. Wilfrid's Church, Halton, Lancashire.
The tower of St. Wilfrid's dates from the 16th century, but the rest of the church was rebuilt in 1792 by Paley and Austin of Lancaster.
St. Peter's Church, Heversham, Cumbria.
St Peters is the oldest church in the historic county of Westmorland. There has been a church on this site since the 7th century, and parts of the present church date from the 12th century. Additions and alterations were made during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, then a fire in 1601 resulted in a lot of rebuilding work. Further restoration was carried out in 1868 by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin, who also added the tower.
St. Margaret's Church, Hornby in Lancashire.
The nave was largely rebuilt in the late 19th century by the Lancaster architects, Paley, Austin and Paley.
Holy Trinity Church, Howgill in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Cumbria.
The church, built in 1838 next to Chapel Beck, was designed by Edmund Sharpe.
Daffodils in the churchyard of St John's Church at Hutton Roof in South Cumbria. This late 19th century church was designed by Paley and Austin.
The Judge's Lodgings and Covell Cross, Lancaster.
The 1903 cross commemorated the coronation of Edward VII. It was designed by Austin and Paley.
St. Peter's Cathedral, Lancaster, Lancashire.
The building, designed in neo-gothic style by Edward Paley was consecrated as a Roman Catholic church in 1859 and raised to cathedral status in 1924. Much restoration work in the east end took place in 1995. The 73m tower contains a peal of ten bells.
Lancaster Royal Grammar School on East Road, Lancaster.
The school was founded in the early 13th century and occupied a site close to the Priory Church. It relocated to East Road in the mid 19th century. Old School House was designed by Paley and Sharpe of Lancaster.
Old School House, Lancaster Royal Grammar School on East Road, Lancaster.
The school was founded in the early 13th century and occupied a site close to the Priory Church. It relocated to East Road in the mid 19th century. Old School House was designed by Paley and Sharpe of Lancaster.
24 Castle Hill, Lancaster.
This 18th century Georgian building was the offices of Paley and Austin Architects from 1868 - 1944.
Edward Payley had been a pupil of the famous architect, Edmund Sharp, and in 1842 they entered into partnership together. Sharp resigned from the practice in 1851. Sharp, Paley and Austin favoured church design in the Gothic Revival style, but Sharp also had an interest in Romanesque church architecture.
10 Fenton Street in Lancaster, the home of architect and railway engineer, Edmund Sharpe from 1845-1856.
St. Peter's Church, Leck in Lancashire.
There has been a church on this site since 1610, but the present church was built in 1878–79, to a design by the Lancaster architects Austin and Paley.
The Church of St. Peter, Mansergh, Cumbria.
St Peter's dated 1880 was designed in Late Perpendicular style by Austin and Paley of Lancaster.
t. George's Church, Millom, Cumbria, UK.
The church was built in the 1870s to a design by the Lancaster architects, Austin and Paley. The building was much funded by the Millom Ironworks.
The interior of St George's Church, Millom in West Cumbria.
Designed by the Lancaster architects, Paley and Austin in the 1870s.
Holy Trinity Church, Morecambe.
Built in the 1840s to a design by Edmund Sharpe, replacing an earlier church on this site. Later additions in the late 19th century were carried out by Austin and Paley of the same Lancaster practise.
St. John the Baptist's Church at Pilling in Lancashire.
Built in 1886–87 to replace the nearby older Church of St John the Baptist. This church in Gothic Revival style was designed by the Lancaster architects, Paley and Austin.
The 8m/ 26ft high war memorial in the churchyard of St. John the Baptist's Church at Pilling in Lancashire.
Designed by Henry Paley from the Lancaster based firm of architects, Paley and Austin.
St Oswald's Church, Preesall on the Fylde coastal plain of Lancashire.
The church was built 1896–1898 to a design by Hubert Austin of the Lancaster architectural firm Paley and Austin.
St. Patrick's Church, Preston Patrick, Cumbria.
The church is built on the slopes of St. Gregory's Hill. The original church was built in the 16th century and dedicated to St Gregory. In the 1850s the Lancaster architects, Sharpe and Paley were responsible for extensive rebuilding work.
St Peter's Church at Quernmore in the Forest of Bowland AONB, Lancashire.
St Peter's was built in 1860 to a design by Lancaster architect E. G. Paley.
St Peter's Church, Scorton in Lancashire.
Built in the late 1870s to a design by Paley and Austin.
St Paul's Church, Scotforth, Lancaster, Lancashire.
The 1874 Romanesque style church designed by Edmund Sharpe using moulded teracotta instead of carved stone. This is one of only three so-called 'pot churches' in the country.
Holy Trinity Church, Seathwaite in the Duddon Valley, Cumbria.
Built in 1874 to a design by Paley and Austin of Lancaster.
For 67 years the curate of Holy Trinity was the Rev Robert Walker who was made famous by the poet William Wordsworth. Wordsworth called him 'Wonderful Walker' and referred to him in his sonnet, 'Seathwaite Chapel'.
The lych gate of St. Andrew's Church, Sedbergh in the Yorkshire Dales of Cumbria.
A lych gate is a roofed gateway to a churchyard, formerly used at burials for sheltering a coffin until the clergyman's arrival.
St Andrew's dates from about 1130, but there was major restoration work in 1886 by the architects, Austin and Paley of Lancaster.
St. Andrew's Church and graveyard, Sedbergh, Cumbria.
The church dates from about 1130, but there was major restoration work in 1886 by the architects, Austin and Paley of Lancaster.
St. Andrew's Church, Sedbergh in the Yorkshire Dales of Cumbria.
The church dates from about 1130, but there was major restoration work in 1886 by the architects, Austin and Paley of Lancaster.
Sedbergh School Chapel, Sedbergh, Cumbria.
The chapel of the independent Sedbergh School was built in 1897 to a design by Austin and Paley of Lancaster.
A view of Sedgwick House from the disused Lancaster Canal at Sedgwick in Cumbria.
This imposing Gothic-style house, designed by Austin and Paley was built in 1868 for William Wakefield of the Sedgwick Gunpowder Works.
The lych gate, Church of the Good Shepherd at Tatham in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire.
The present church was built in the late 1880s to a design by Paley, Austin and Paley.
Church of the Good Shepherd at Tatham in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire.
St Oswald's Church, Thornton in Lonsdale, North Yorkshire. Following a fire after which only the 15th century tower survived, the rest of the church was rebuilt in 1935 to an 1870 design by Austin and Paley. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle married his first wife at St. Oswald's in 1885 and held his reception at The Marton Arms.
NB: Wires removed.
The Church of John the Baptist, Tunstall, Lancashire.
The church was built in 1415 with some 13th century remains and 16th century alterations. It was restored in 1907 by Austin and Paley. A Roman votive stone has been built into the surround of a window in the north aisle (strangely laid on its side).
A painting of the 'Lamentation of Christ' had hung in the church for over 200 years and was only discovered to be the work of Francesco Montemezzano (1540-1602) after featuring on the BBC programme, 'Fake or Fortune' in July 2015.
The church was attended by the Bronte sisters while they attended school at Cowan Bridge.
Grade 1 Listed.
Witherslack Hall, Witherslack, Cumbria.
The hall was designed by Paley and Austin and built in 1871 as a hunting lodge for Lord Derby. It is now a school for boys with special educational needs.
Holy Trinity Church, Wray in Lancashire.
The church was built in 1839–40 to a design by the Lancaster architect Edmund Sharpe.