Question: What date was the Alfred Waterhouse commercial building erected in the town that has a narrow gauge heritage railway ?

text: List of commercial buildings by Alfred Waterhouse
Buildings

Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) was a prolific English architect who worked in the second half of the 19th century. His buildings were largely in Victorian Gothic Revival style. Waterhouse's biographer, Colin Cunningham, states that between about 1865 and about 1885 he was the most widely employed British architect. He worked in many fields, designing commercial, public, educational, domestic, and ecclesiastical buildings. Waterhouse was born in Liverpool of Quaker parents. After being articled to Richard Lane in Manchester, he took a ten-month tour of the Continent, then established his own practice in Manchester. Many of his early commissions came from Quakers and other nonconformist patrons. He came to national recognition when he won a competition for the design of Manchester assize courts. His next major public commissions in Manchester were for Strangeways Gaol and Manchester Town Hall. In 1865 he opened an office in London, which was followed by his first major commission in London, the Natural History Museum. Meanwhile, he was also designing country houses. Here his major work was the rebuilding of Eaton Hall in Cheshire for the 1st Duke of Westminster, which was the most expensive country house of the [19th] century.
Name Location Date Notes Grade
Fryer and Binyon Warehouse Manchester 1856 The design was based on a practical adaptation of the Doge 's Palace in Venice . It has been demolished -
Royal Insurance Office King Street , Manchester 1861 An early commercial commission , Waterhouse had his own office in this building for a time . Since demolished -
District Bank Nantwich , Cheshire 53°04′03″N 2°31′19″W / 53.0674°N 2.5219°W / 53.0674 ; -2.5219 1863 A red brick bank building in Gothic style with some diapering in blue brick . It has two gables , one of which contains an oriel window II
Barclays Bank Darlington , County Durham 54°31′31″N 1°33′20″W / 54.5254°N 1.5555°W / 54.5254 ; -1.5555 ( Barclays Bank , Darlington ) 1864 A stone building with steep slated roofs in three storeys and an attic II*
Bassett and Harris Bank Leighton Buzzard , Berkshire 51°54′59″N 0°39′42″W / 51.9163°N 0.6616°W / 51.9163 ; -0.6616 ( Barclays Bank , Leighton Buzzard ) 1866 Built in Bath stone with slate roofs . It has two storeys with an attic and three dormer windows . On the ground floor are five arches , the central one containing an entrance . In the upper storeys are five pairs of rectangular windows II
Farm buildings at Easneye Dairy Farm Stanstead Abbots , Hertfordshire 51°48′22″N 0°00′19″E / 51.8062°N 0.0052°E / 51.8062 ; 0.0052 ( Farm buildings , Stanstead Abbots ) 1868 c. 1868 A U-shaped range of model farm buildings in brick with diapering II
16 Nicholas Street Manchester 53°28′42″N 2°14′25″W / 53.4783°N 2.2402°W / 53.4783 ; -2.2402 ( 16 Nicholas Street , Manchester ) 1870 c. 1870 Built as a warehouse , later used as shops and offices . In sandstone and red brick with sandstone dressings and slate roofs . Has five storeys and an attic II
1a Old Bond Street Westminster , Greater London 51°30′29″N 0°08′24″W / 51.5081°N 0.1400°W / 51.5081 ; -0.1400 ( 1a Old Bond Street , Westminster ) 1880 Built as shops and offices in red brick and cream terracotta . It has three storeys and an attic II
58 Fountain Street 60-62 Spring Gardens Manchester 53°28′49″N 2°14′31″W / 53.4802°N 2.2419°W / 53.4802 ; -2.2419 ( 58 Fountain Street , 60-62 Spring Gardens , Manchester ) 1882 Built as a manufacturer 's warehouse , used later as an insurance office . Constructed in sandstone with a slate roof as a corner block II
Cowshed at Heron 's Farm Bradfield , Berkshire 51°28′09″N 1°07′58″W / 51.4693°N 1.1329°W / 51.4693 ; -1.1329 ( Cowshed , Heron 's Farm , Bradfield ) 1884 Part of a model farm , this is an octagonal timber-framed building with brick infill standing on a brick plinth II
Prudential Assurance Building Liverpool , Merseyside 53°24′28″N 2°59′19″W / 53.4078°N 2.9887°W / 53.4078 ; -2.9887 ( Prudential Assurance Building , Liverpool ) 1885-86 An office building in red brick with dressings in terracotta and granite . It is in five storeys plus an attic in Gothic style II
Prudential Assurance Building Holborn , Camden , Greater London 51°31′06″N 0°06′37″W / 51.5182°N 0.1102°W / 51.5182 ; -0.1102 ( Prudential Assurance Building , London ) 1885-1901 Built in conjunction with his son , Paul , this building has been extended and changed . The remaining Waterhouse parts are in red brick with terracotta dressings ; it has a central tower II*
337 and 338 High Holborn City of London 51°31′05″N 0°06′41″W / 51.5180°N 0.1113°W / 51.5180 ; -0.1113 ( 337 and 338 High Holborn , London ) 1886 Two timber-framed chambers dating from 1586 , restored by Waterhouse II*
4 , 5 and 6 , Staple Inn High Holborn , City of London 51°31′05″N 0°06′42″W / 51.5180°N 0.1116°W / 51.5180 ; -0.1116 ( 4 , 5 and 6 , Staple Inn , High Holborn , London ) 1886 c. 1886 A terrace of three chambers dating from about 1586 , altered in the 18th and 19th centuries , and restored by Waterhouse I
Barclays Bank Durham 54°46′37″N 1°34′31″W / 54.7770°N 1.5752°W / 54.7770 ; -1.5752 ( Barclays Bank , Durham ) 1887 A stone building with slate roofs , in three and four storeys , with a battlemented parapet II
Prudential Assurance Office Glasgow , Scotland 55°51′48″N 4°15′23″W / 55.8633°N 4.2563°W / 55.8633 ; -4.2563 ( Prudential Assurance Office , Glasgow ) 1888-89 A four-storey building in red brick with stone dressings ; French Renaissance style B
49 Spring Gardens Manchester 53°28′49″N 2°14′30″W / 53.4804°N 2.2416°W / 53.4804 ; -2.2416 ( 49 Spring Gardens , Manchester ) 1888-91 Built probably as a warehouse , later used as offices . Pevsner 2006 ascribes the building to Clegg & Knowles dated 1879 Built in sandstone with a slate roof in eclectic style with Gothic features , it has three storeys , basement , and an attic II
Prudential Assurance Office Manchester 53°28′51″N 2°14′40″W / 53.4809°N 2.2444°W / 53.4809 ; -2.2444 ( Prudential Assurance Office , Manchester ) 1888-9 Built in red brick and terracotta , since altered II
Prudential Assurance Office Bolton 53°34′39″N 2°25′35″W / 53.5776°N 2.4264°W / 53.5776 ; -2.4264 ( Prudential Assurance Office , Bolton ) 1889 Built in red brick and terracotta II
41 Spring Gardens Manchester 53°28′51″N 2°14′30″W / 53.4809°N 2.2416°W / 53.4809 ; -2.2416 ( 41 Spring Gardens , Manchester ) 1890 Built for the National Provincial Bank , later used as offices . Built in stone with a slate roof in French Renaissance style , it has three storeys and an attic II