Austin and Paley
Sharpe, Paley and Austin are the surnames of architects who practised in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, between 1835 and 1946, working either alone or in partnership. The full names of the principals in their practice, which went under vario ...
was the title of a practice of architects in
Lancaster,
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...
, England, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The practice had been founded in 1836 by
Edmund Sharpe
Edmund Sharpe (31 October 1809 – 8 May 1877) was an English architect, architectural historian, railway engineer, and sanitary reformer. Born in Knutsford, Cheshire, he was educated first by his parents and then at schools locally and in ...
. The architects during the period covered by this list are
Hubert Austin
Hubert James Austin (31 March 1841 – 1915) was an English architect who practised in Lancaster. With his partners he designed many churches and other buildings, mainly in the northwest of England.
Early life and career
Hubert James ...
and
Henry Paley. Henry Paley had joined the practice as a partner in 1886 when his father,
E. G. Paley, was Austin's partner; the practice then became known as
Paley, Austin and Paley
Sharpe, Paley and Austin are the surnames of architects who practised in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, between 1835 and 1946, working either alone or in partnership. The full names of the principals in their practice, which went under vario ...
. E. G. Paley died in 1895, and the practice continued under the title of Austin and Paley. Austin's son joined the practice as a partner in 1914.
This list covers the non-
ecclesiastical works executed by the practice during the partnership of Hubert Austin and Henry Paley between 1895 and 1914. These works include additions made to houses, schools and hospitals, a new educational establishment, an orphanage, an office and shop, a hotel, and three crosses of varying types. Because of the location of the practice, their non-ecclesiastical work was in the areas that are now
Cumbria
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, Lancashire, and
Greater Manchester
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, with one example in
North Yorkshire
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Lists of works by Sharpe, Paley and Austin
Edmund Sharpe, Edward Paley, Hubert Austin, Henry Paley and Geoffrey Austin were architects who worked alone or in different partnerships in a practice in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, for two periods in the late 19th and early 20th ce ...
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Gothic Revival architecture
Austin and Paley
Sharpe, Paley and Austin are the surnames of architects who practised in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, between 1835 and 1946, working either alone or in partnership. The full names of the principals in their practice, which went under vario ...