Bradshaw Gass & Hope is an English

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founded in 1862 by Jonas James Bradshaw (–1912). The style "Bradshaw Gass & Hope" was adopted after his death referring to the remaining partners

John Bradshaw Gass John Bradshaw Gass (18 June 1855, Annan – 3 July 1939) was a Scottish architect and artist. Hs was a nephew of J. J. Bradshaw, the founder of Bradshaw Gass & Hope, and received the Ashbury Prize for Civil Engineering at Owens College, later ...

and

Arthur John Hope Arthur John Hope, known as “AJ” (1875–1960) was an architect and president of the Manchester Society of Architects (1924). Hope was born on 2 October 1875 Atherton in the historic county of Lancashire. He attended Wigan Grammar School and ...

. It is

Bolton Bolton (, locally ) is a large town in Greater Manchester in North West England, formerly a part of Lancashire. A former mill town, Bolton has been a production centre for textiles since Flemish people, Flemish weavers settled in the area i ...

's oldest architectural practice and has exhibited archive drawings in

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and

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

. , the firm continues to operate from offices in the town.

History

Jonas James Bradshaw first opened an office on Nelson Square, Bolton in 1862, then moved to 19 Silverwell Street in 1871. His nephew John Bradshaw Gass joined him in 1882 and Arthur John Hope was articled to the firm in 1892, becoming a partner in 1902. Although Bradshaw was capable of designing fine

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houses, like Watermillock (1880–1886), he mainly produced industrial buildings. The technical challenges of early iron and concrete framed factories led Bradshaw to employ

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and

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s and he thus founded one of the first

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practices. The emphasis on engineering in the practice benefited John Parkinson, Bradshaw's apprentice from 1877 to 1882, who later designed

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including

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. From 1902 until 1912, the practice included a

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in its name. In the early

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, Bradshaw Gass & Hope achieved national prominence, winning several

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and commissions to build seven

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s between 1928 and 1939. During the period, Bradshaw Gass & Hope attracted many architecture students, several of whom went on to head

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s departments. Until the 1960s most of the firm's work was in the Classical idiom. Sir

George Grenfell-Baines Sir George Grenfell-Baines (born George Baines; 30 April 1908 – 9 May 2003) was an English architect and town planner. Born in Preston, his family's humble circumstances forced him to start work at the age of fourteen. Both George and ...

, the founder of

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, worked for the practice from 1930 to 1934 He was impressed by its multidisciplinary nature but dismayed by the then strictly

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structure.

Work

The firm's work includes:

Jonas James Bradshaw with Leigh Hall

* Eaves Lane Workhouse, now hospital,

Chorley Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, north of Wigan, south west of Blackburn, north west of Bolton, south of Preston and north west of Manchester. The town's wealth came pr ...

(1869–1872)

J J Bradshaw

Clitheroe Clitheroe () is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England; it is located north-west of Manchester. It is near the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for tourists visiting the area. In 2018, the Cl ...

Workhouse In Britain, a workhouse () was an institution where those unable to support themselves financially were offered accommodation and employment. (In Scotland, they were usually known as poorhouses.) The earliest known use of the term ''workhouse'' ...

, now hospital (1870) * Greenthorne,

Edgworth Edgworth is a small village within the borough of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England. It is north east of North Turton between Broadhead Brook on the west (expanded artificially to form the Wayoh Reservoir) and Quarlton Brook in the sou ...

(1880) * Spinners' Hall, Bolton (1880 and later enlargements) * Watermillock, Bolton (1880–1886)

Bradshaw & Gass

* Mather Lane Mill,

Leigh Leigh may refer to: Places In England Pronounced : * Leigh, Greater Manchester, Borough of Wigan ** Leigh (UK Parliament constituency) * Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Pronounced : * Leigh, Dorset * Leigh, Gloucestershire * Leigh, Kent * Leigh, Staf ...

(1882) * Rutland Mills, Adelaide Street, Bolton (1883–1920) * Lincoln Mill, Washington Street, Bolton (1883–1920) *

Bolton Evening News ''The Bolton News'' – formerly the ''Bolton Evening News'' – is a daily newspaper and news website covering the towns of Bolton and Bury in north-western England. Published each morning from Monday to Saturday and online every day, it is pa ...

offices (1890–1907) * Victoria Hall, Bolton (1898–1900) * College of Art, Hilden Street, Bolton (1901–1903) * Leysian Mission, now Imperial Hall,

City Road City Road or The City Road is a road that runs through central London. The northwestern extremity of the road is at Angel where it forms a continuation of Pentonville Road. Pentonville Road itself is the modern name for the eastern part of Lo ...

(1901–1906) *

Grand Central Hall The Grand Central Hall is on 35 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, England. It is now the site of the Liverpool Grand Central Hotel, Hall and Grand Bazaar Food Hall. The building is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Gr ...

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

(1905)

Bradshaw, Gass & Hope

* Leysian

Wesleyan Wesleyan theology, otherwise known as Wesleyan– Arminian theology, or Methodist theology, is a theological tradition in Protestant Christianity based upon the ministry of the 18th-century evangelical reformer brothers John Wesley and Charles W ...

Mission,

Finsbury Finsbury is a district of Central London, forming the south-eastern part of the London Borough of Islington. It borders the City of London. The Manor of Finsbury is first recorded as ''Vinisbir'' (1231) and means "manor of a man called Finn ...

(1902–1904) * Westhoughton Town Hall (1903–1904) *

Manchester Stock Exchange The Manchester Stock Exchange, later a branch of the Northern Stock Exchange, is now a Grade II listed hotel. at 2–6 Norfolk Street, Manchester. It was built at a cost of £86,000, between 1904 and 1906 by Bradshaw, Gass and Hope, the Bolton ...

(1904–1906) * Carnegie Library, Atherton (1904–1905) *

Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compete ...

Church, Market Street,

Farnworth Farnworth is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, southeast of Bolton, 4.3 miles south-west of Bury (7 km), and northwest of Manchester. Historically in Lancashire, Farnworth lies on the River Ir ...

(1906) * Tollard Royal Hotel,

Southampton Row The A4200 is a major thoroughfare in central London. It runs between the A4 at Aldwych, to the A400 Hampstead Road/ Camden High Street, at Mornington Crescent tube station. Kingsway Kingsway is a major road in central London, desig ...

(1907) * Queen's Hall Methodist Mission, Market Street,

Wigan Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, Lancashire, River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the nor ...

(1907–1908) * Croal Mill, Callis Road, Bolton (1908) *

Astley Bridge Astley Bridge is predominantly a residential district of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. It is north of Bolton town centre, south of Blackburn, and northwest of Manchester. History Astley Bridge is quite a modern place name and onl ...

Carnegie Branch Library (1909–1912) *

Farnworth Town Hall Farnworth Town Hall is a municipal building in Market Street, Farnworth, Greater Manchester, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Farnworth Borough Council, is a grade II listed building. History Shortly after it had been crea ...

and Carnegie Library (1909–1911) *

Great Lever Great Lever is a suburb of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is south of Bolton town centre and the same distance north of Farnworth. The district is served by frequent buses running to Bolton town centre, Farnwo ...

Branch Carnegie Library (1909–1912) * Stockport Central Carnegie Library (1912–1913) * Leigh Spinners (1913)

Bradshaw Gass & Hope

Town Hall, Rose Hill, Chesterfield, Derbyshire - geograph

* Miners Hall, Bolton (1913–1914) *

Royal Exchange, Manchester The Royal Exchange is a grade II listed building in Manchester, England. It is located in the city centre on the land bounded by St Ann's Square, Exchange Street, Market Street, Cross Street and Old Bank Street. The complex includes the Royal ...

(1914–1921) * Workshops for the Blind, Marsden Road, Bolton (1914) * Methodist College,

Medak Medak is a town in Medak district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Medak mandal in Medak revenue division. And There is a river named srujan which is big in length. Etymology and History Medak wa ...

(1917–1925) *

Astley Bridge Mill Astley Bridge Mill or Holden Mill is a former cotton mill in the district of Astley Bridge in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which has since been converted into an apartment building. Constructed in 1926 for Sir John Holden & Sons Ltd, it w ...

, (1920–1927) * Miners' Convalescent Home,

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...

(1925–1927) *

UMIST The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) was a university based in the centre of the city of Manchester in England. It specialised in technical and scientific subjects and was a major centre for research. On 1 Oct ...

, Manchester (1927–1957) * War Memorial, Bolton (1928) * Co-Op, Victoria Square, Bolton (1928) * Lewisham Town Hall (1928–1932) * Leith Theatre and

Library A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vir ...

(1929–1931) * Bolton Town Hall extensions and Civic Centre (1930–1939) *

Wimbledon Town Hall Wimbledon Town Hall is a municipal building in The Broadway, Wimbledon, London. It is a Grade II listed building. History The building was commissioned to replace the aging public offices on the same site which had been designed by Thomas Good ...

(1931) *

Trafford Town Hall Trafford Town Hall is a neo-classical building in Stretford, Trafford, Greater Manchester, Sngland. It is the meeting place of Trafford Council and was originally known as "Stretford Town Hall". The building faces Emirates Old Trafford to the ...

(1932–1933) *

Boothstown Mines Rescue Station Boothstown Mines Rescue Station which served the collieries of the Lancashire and Cheshire Coal Owners on the Lancashire Coalfield opened in November 1933 on a site in Boothstown, close to the East Lancashire Road. The mines rescue station is Gr ...

(1933) *

Luton Town Hall Luton Town Hall is a building at the junction between Manchester Street, Upper George Street and George Street, Luton, England; the current building was completed in 1936 on the site of the older Town Hall, which was burnt down 19 July 1919, fol ...

(1934–1938) *

Chesterfield Town Hall Chesterfield Town Hall is a municipal building on Rose Hill, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. It is a Grade II listed building. History An 18th century town hall was designed by a Mr. Carr of York and erected in the ...

(1937–1938) *

Padiham Town Hall Padiham Town Hall is a municipal building in Burnley Road, Padiham, Lancashire, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Padiham Urban District Council, is a grade II listed building. History Shortly after it had been created in 18 ...

(1938) * Turton High School,

Bromley Cross Bromley Cross is a residential area of South Turton in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It gives its name to a larger electoral ward, which includes Eagley, Egerton, and Cox Green. Historically part of Lancashir ...

(1939–1953) * Completion of

Bolton School Bolton School is an independent day school in Bolton, Greater Manchester. It comprises a co-educational nursery, co-educational infant school (ages 3–7), single sex junior schools (ages 7–11) and single sex senior schools including sixth fo ...

(1945–1965) * Police Station and Magistrates Court,

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Bru ...

(1951–1955) * Police Headquarters,

Salford Salford () is a city and the largest settlement in the City of Salford metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, Salford had a population of 103,886. It is also the second and only other city in the metropolitan county afte ...

(1958) * Methodist Chapel,

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(1959) * ICI-Alkali Division Headquarters, Winnington,

Northwich {{Infobox UK place , static_image_name = Northwich - Town Bridge.jpg , static_image_caption = Town Bridge, the River Weaver and the spire of Holy Trinity Church , official_name = Northwich , country ...

(1959–1960) * Girls School, Broughton (1962) * Municipal Offices,

Newcastle-under-Lyme Newcastle-under-Lyme ( RP: , ) is a market town and the administrative centre of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. The 2011 census population of the town was 75,082, whilst the wider borough had a population of 1 ...

(1963) * Offices for Jeyes,

Thetford Thetford is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland District of Norfolk, England. It is on the A11 road between Norwich and London, just east of Thetford Forest. The civil parish, covering an area of , in 2015 had a population of 24,340 ...

(1970) * Bolton Arena (1999–2001)

Alumni

Partners

* John Jonas Bradshaw (–1912) *

(1855–1939) *

(1875–1969) * James Robert Adamson (1883–1943) * Robert Mackison McNaught (1898–1969)

Others

* John Parkinson (1861–1935), architect * Sir

(1908–2003), founder of

References

External links

Bradshaw Gass & Hope
Official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Bradshaw Gass and Hope Architecture firms of England Companies based in Bolton Companies established in 1862 History of Lancashire 1862 establishments in England