List of works by George Latham
Name Location Date Notes Grade
Church of St Mary the Virgin Wistaston , Cheshire 53°04′44″N 2°28′38″W / 53.0789°N 2.4772°W / 53.0789 ; -2.4772 ( St Mary 's Church , Wistaston ) 1827-28 A church in Georgian style . The chancel was lengthened and a transept added in 1884 in the same style II
Willington Hall Willington , Cheshire 53°11′19″N 2°42′02″W / 53.1887°N 2.7005°W / 53.1887 ; -2.7005 ( Willington Hall ) 1829 Built as a country house , it was extended in 1878 and in the 1920s . During the 1950s it was reduced in size , and a portico was added in 1950 . It has since been used as a hotel II
Arley Hall Arley , Cheshire 53°19′27″N 2°29′19″W / 53.3243°N 2.4886°W / 53.3243 ; -2.4886 ( Arley Hall ) 1832-46 Built as a country house for Rowland Egerton-Warburton to replace an earlier house on the site II*
St Jude 's Church Tilstone Fearnall , Cheshire 53°08′23″N 2°39′01″W / 53.1397°N 2.6503°W / 53.1397 ; -2.6503 ( St Jude 's Church , Tilstone Fearnall ) 1836 Sited opposite the entrance to Tilstone Lodge , it was paid for by its owner , Admiral John Tollemache ( formerly Halliday ) II
Northwich Union Workhouse Northwich , Cheshire 53°15′14″N 2°30′49″W / 53.2540°N 2.5136°W / 53.2540 ; -2.5136 ( Weaver Hall Museum , Northwich ) 1837-39 Originally built as workhouse , it later became the Salt Museum , and then the Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse II
Congregational Church Nantwich , Cheshire 53°04′02″N 2°31′09″W / 53.0671°N 2.5193°W / 53.0671 ; -2.5193 ( Congregational Church , Nantwich ) 1842-43 A large brick building , now closed II
Savings Bank Welsh Row , Nantwich , Cheshire 53°04′04″N 2°31′35″W / 53.0677°N 2.5265°W / 53.0677 ; -2.5265 ( 39 Welsh Row , Nantwich ) 1846-47 Built as a bank , later used as offices II
Harris Institute Avenham Lane , Preston , Lancashire 53°45′16″N 2°41′56″W / 53.7545°N 2.6988°W / 53.7545 ; -2.6988 ( Harris Institute , Preston ) 1849 Added a terraced forecourt to a building of 1846-49 . Originally the Institute for the Diffusion of Knowledge , later part of the University of Central Lancashire II*
Market Hall Market Street , Nantwich , Cheshire 53°04′03″N 2°31′14″W / 53.0676°N 2.5205°W / 53.0676 ; -2.5205 ( Market Hall , Nantwich ) 1867-68 This has a central entrance , above which is a crest . Along the top is a panel containing the coats of arms of local families . The windows are mullioned and tramsomed . Inside are two rows of cast iron columns carrying the iron roof -
Major works -- Works
George Latham (died 1871) was an English architect and surveyor, who practised from on office in Nantwich, Cheshire. His works include churches, country houses, a workhouse, a bank, and a market hall. Hartwell et al. in the Buildings of England series consider that his finest work was Arley Hall. He designed buildings in a variety of architectural styles, including Neoclassical, Jacobean, and Georgian.