Northallerton North Yorkshire County Hall

Walter Henry Brierley (1862–1926) was a

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who practised in the city for 40 years. He is known as "the Yorkshire

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" or the "Lutyens of the North". He is also credited with being a leading exponent of the "

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" style - incorporating elements of

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. Brierley's works include civic buildings, churches, schools and private houses (including his own home, Bishopsbarns) and are located mainly in York, North Yorkshire and the north of England. He was responsible for over 300 buildings between 1885 and the time of his death in 1926. He was the architect for the York Diocese. The

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in York holds an archive of the Atkinson Brierley architectural practice, a practice that lives on as

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, the oldest architectural firm in the UK having continuously practised since 1750. In 2013

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unveiled a clock based on plans drawn up by Brierley 116 years earlier and found at the Borthwick in 2006. A celebration of Brierley's life and architecture in 2007 unearthed the fact that he had designed and built many of the houses and other buildings (such as the Church of St Mary) in

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. Simon Groom, current co-owner of architects Brierley Groom, noted that the opening credits of the popular

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programme ''Heartbeat'' displayed large amounts of Brierley's work on screen.

Brierley buildings

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Brierley buildings

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