Maxwell and Tuke
Maxwell and Tuke was an architectural practice in Northwest England, founded in 1857 by James Maxwell in Bury. In 1865 Maxwell was joined in the practice by Charles Tuke, who became a partner two years later. The practice moved its main office ...
was an architectural practice in North West England. It was founded in 1857 and continued to design works, mainly in the local area into the 20th century. The partners were
James Maxwell (1838–93),
William Charles Tuke (1843–93), and
Francis William Maxwell, James' second son (usually known as Frank) (1863–1941). The practice originated in
Bury
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(then in
Lancashire
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, later in
Greater Manchester
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) and moved its main office to
Manchester
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in 1884. The early designs by the practice were for relatively small buildings, such as shops and houses, and for larger ones such as churches. In 1871 they won a competition for the design of
Cambridge Hall, Southport. More commissions followed, the most notable being for two large seaside towers:
Blackpool Tower
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, followed by the larger
New Brighton Tower
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, which has since been demolished.
Their work extended to Ireland.
[Directory of British Architects 1834–1914 (RIBA 2001), II, 155, 842.] They won the competition to design the Reform Club, Royal Avenue, Belfast, 1883–85. The firm was placed second in the competition for the
Belfast Central Library
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A competition for the design of the building was won by architect Wi ...
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Maxwell and Tuke
Maxwell and Tuke was an architectural practice in Northwest England, founded in 1857 by James Maxwell in Bury. In 1865 Maxwell was joined in the practice by Charles Tuke, who became a partner two years later. The practice moved its main office ...