House, Green Lane, Bolton (now public house) 1859Bliss Mill, 1872Bolton Town Hall 1866–1873Former Mansion for the Mellor Family, Chorley Road (later Woodside Junior School, now Clevelands Nursery and Preparatory School) 1877
George Woodhouse (29 July 1829 – 3 September 1883) was an English architect who practised from offices in
Bolton, and
Oldham, then in the county of
Lancashire.[1] He collaborated with
William Hill on the designs for
Bolton Town Hall.
Career
He was born on 19 July 1829 at
Lindley, near
Huddersfield, the son of John Woodhouse (1788–1862) and Sarah Moor (1788–1875), and baptised on 13 August 1829 in Zion Methodist New Connexion Chapel, Lindley. At age 15 he was apprenticed to James Whittaker of Silverwell Yard of Bradshawgate and later John Williamson Whittaker with whom he entered into partnership. This partnership lasted until 1852.[2]
In independent practice, he had offices at St George's Road, Bolton (from 1860), and Clegg Street, Oldham in Greater Manchester. [citation needed]
Firstly to Emma Crosland (1833–1860) of Yew Tree, Lindley at Highfield Independent Chapel on 17 December 1851.[3]
Secondly to Ellen Piggott (1834–1867) on 19 June 1862 in
Barnsley, Yorkshire. The children from this marriage were:
George Herbert Woodhouse (1863–1925)
Emma Woodhouse (1865–1907)
John Arthur Woodhouse (1866–1949)
Thirdly to Harriett Knowles (1849–1894), daughter of Robert Knowles of West Bank, Bolton in the Parish Church at Lytham on 20 April 1871. The children from this marriage were:
^Brodie, Antonia (20 December 2001). Directory of British Architects 1834–1914: Vol 2 (L-Z). Royal Institute of British Architects. p. 1053.
ISBN082645514X.
^"Partnerships dissolved". Globe. England. 8 September 1852. Retrieved 12 January 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"Marriages". Huddersfield Chronicle. England. 20 December 1851. Retrieved 12 January 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"Death of Mr. George Woodhouse". Bolton Evening News. England. 4 September 1883. Retrieved 12 January 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"Lee Chapel, Horwich". Bolton Chronicle. England. 21 June 1856. Retrieved 12 January 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.