James Harrison (architect)

{{Short description|English architect (1814–1866)}}

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James Harrison (1814–1866) was an English architect who practised in Chester, Cheshire, England. He is considered to be a pioneer of the Black-and-white Revival,{{sfn|Hartwell|Hyde|Hubbard|Pevsner|2011|p=56}} an example of which is 51–53, Bridge Street, Chester, built in 1858.{{sfn|Hartwell|Hyde|Hubbard|Pevsner|2011|p=260}} In 1862 he rebuilt the medieval timber-framed God's Providence House in Chester, which has been described as "the first conservation case in the modern sense".{{sfn|Hartwell|Hyde|Hubbard|Pevsner|2011|p=214}} He designed new churches in Gothic Revival style, some of which have been designated as listed buildings, including Holy Ascension Church, Upton by Chester,{{sfn|Hartwell|Hyde|Hubbard|Pevsner|2011|pp=227–228}}{{NHLE |num= 1229986|desc= Church of the Holy Ascension, Upton by Chester|access-date= 7 August 2012 |mode=cs2}} Holy Trinity Church, Capenhurst,{{sfn|Hartwell|Hyde|Hubbard|Pevsner|2011|p=201}}{{NHLE |num= 1130574|desc= Church of the Holy Trinity, Capenhurst|access-date= 7 August 2012 |mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}} St Luke's Church, Dunham on the Hill,{{sfn|Hartwell|Hyde|Hubbard|Pevsner|2011|p=342}}{{NHLE |num= 1130685|desc= Church of St Luke, Dunham on the Hill|access-date= 7 August 2012|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}} and Holy Trinity Church, Chester.{{sfn|Hartwell|Hyde|Hubbard|Pevsner|2011|p=241}}{{NHLE |num= 1376467|desc= Guildhall, Chester|access-date= 7 August 2012|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}} Harrison also made alterations to other churches, including the virtual rebuilding of St Michael's Church, Chester,{{sfn|Hartwell|Hyde|Hubbard|Pevsner|2011|pp=242–243}}{{NHLE |num= 1376107|desc= Heritage Centre, Chester|access-date= 8 August 2012|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}} rebuilding the nave of All Saints Church, Handley,{{sfn|Hartwell|Hyde|Hubbard|Pevsner|2011|p=388}}{{NHLE |num= 1230337|desc= Church of All Saints, Handley|access-date= 8 August 2012|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}} and working on the tower of the Church of St Mary-on-the Hill, Chester.{{sfn|Hartwell|Hyde|Hubbard|Pevsner|2011|pp=241–242}}{{NHLE |num= 1376382|desc= St. Mary's Centre, Chester|access-date= 8 August 2012|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}} He designed the Trustee Savings Bank in Chester,{{sfn|Hartwell|Hyde|Hubbard|Pevsner|2011|p=261}}{{NHLE |num= 1376260|desc= Former premises of Trustee Savings Bank, Chester|access-date= 8 August 2012|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}} and converted the medieval St Nicholas' Chapel in Chester into a concert hall. Harrison worked for Robert Balfour, building farms on his Bolesworth estate,{{sfn|Hartwell|Hyde|Hubbard|Pevsner|2011|p=62}}{{sfn|de Figueiredo|Treuherz|1988|p=36}} and at Tattenhall Hall.{{sfn|de Figueiredo|Treuherz|1988|p=275}}