List of works by Robert Roper
Appearance
Robert Roper (1757–1838) was an English architect who practised from Preston, Lancashire.[1] His work was mainly on churches and country houses in the northwest of England. The list is likely to be incomplete.
Key
[edit]Grade | Criteria[2] | ||||||||||||
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Grade I | Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important. | ||||||||||||
Grade II* | Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. | ||||||||||||
Grade II | Buildings of national importance and special interest. | ||||||||||||
"—" denotes a work that is not graded. |
Principal works
[edit]Name | Location | Photograph | Date | Notes | Grade |
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St Mary's Church | Haighton, Lancashire 53°48′04″N 2°40′40″W / 53.8011°N 2.6779°W |
1792–94 | (Attributed) A new church in brick.[3] | —
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Claughton Hall | Claughton, Lancashire 54°05′19″N 2°39′18″W / 54.0887°N 2.6550°W |
1816–17 | A country house later replaced by a new house of 1958, incorporating some of Roper's furnishings.[4] | —
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Leagram Hall | Chipping, Lancashire 53°53′32″N 2°34′23″W / 53.8923°N 2.5731°W |
1822 | A country house in Georgian style. Since demolished, and replaced by a new house in 1963.[5] | —
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St Michael's Church | Kirkham, Lancashire 53°47′03″N 2°52′16″W / 53.7843°N 2.8710°W |
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1822 | Roper rebuilt the nave, the steeple was added in 1843–44 by Edmund Sharpe, and in 1853 the chancel was rebuilt, probably by Joseph Hansom.[6][7] | II* |
Holy Trinity Church | Hoghton, Lancashire 53°43′41″N 2°35′06″W / 53.7281°N 2.5851°W |
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1822–23 | Built as a Commissioners' church, and almost completely rebuilt in about 1887 by James Bertwistle who added the tower, chancel and south aisle.[8][9] | II |
Leighton Hall | Yealand Conyers, Lancashire 54°09′47″N 2°46′33″W / 54.1630°N 2.7758°W |
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1822–25 | (Attributed) A Gothic façade in white limestone was added to the country house.[10][11] | II* |
St John the Baptist's Church | Broughton, Lancashire 53°48′13″N 2°43′00″W / 53.8035°N 2.7167°W |
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1823 | Rebuilt the nave, retaining the tower of 1533. In 1905–06 the chancel was added by Austin and Paley.[12][13] | II* |
Thurnham Hall | Thurnham, Lancashire 53°59′03″N 2°49′11″W / 53.9842°N 2.8197°W |
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1823 | Roper added a thin Gothic façade to a country house dating from about 1600. It has since been converted into a leisure centre and self-catering apartments.[14][15][16] | I |
St John the Evangelist's Church | Clifton, Lancashire 53°46′34″N 2°48′58″W / 53.7761°N 2.8161°W |
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1824–25 | A new church replacing an older church on the site. A chancel was added in 1852, possibly by Joseph Hansom, followed by a tower by Paley and Austin in 1873.[17] | —
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References
[edit]- ^ The Parish of St Michael, Kirkham, Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerks, retrieved 21 June 2012
- ^ Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 29 March 2015
- ^ Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, pp. 315–316.
- ^ Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 232.
- ^ Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 213.
- ^ Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 355.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Michael, Kirkham (1362357)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 June 2012
- ^ Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 338.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of the Holy Trinity, Hoghton (1072536)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 June 2012
- ^ Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, pp. 717–718.
- ^ Historic England, "Leighton Hall, Yealand Conyers (1071836)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 June 2012
- ^ Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 175.
- ^ Historic England, "Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Broughton (1164208)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 June 2012
- ^ Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, pp. 668–669.
- ^ Historic England, "Thurnham Hall (1317674)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 June 2012
- ^ Welcome, Thurnham Hall, retrieved 21 June 2012
- ^ Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, pp. 236–237.
Bibliography
[edit]- Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], The Buildings of England. Lancashire: North, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9