page_title: List of houses and associated buildings by John Douglas
section_title: Houses and associated buildings
hierarchical_section_title: List of houses and associated buildings by John Douglas / Houses and associated buildings
caption_attribution_description: English: Scanned by the book by me. Taken from Building News, 45, 1883, p. 288This is a photo of listed building number 1138377.
context_page_description: John Douglas was an English architect based in Chester, Cheshire. His designs included new churches, alterations to and restoration of existing churches, church furnishings, new houses and alterations to existing houses, and a variety of other buildings, including shops, banks, offices, schools, memorials and public buildings. His architectural styles were eclectic, but as he worked during the period of the Gothic Revival, much of his work incorporates elements of the English Gothic style. Douglas is probably best remembered for his incorporation of vernacular elements in his buildings, especially half-timbering. Of particular importance is Douglas' use of joinery and highly detailed wood carving.
  Douglas was born in the Cheshire village of Sandiway and was articled to the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley, later becoming his chief assistant. He established an office in Chester in either 1855 or 1860, from where he practised throughout his career. Initially he ran the office himself but in 1884 he appointed his assistant, Daniel Porter Fordham, as a partner. When Fordham retired in 1897, he was succeeded by Charles Howard Minshull.
caption: The Paddocks, Eccleston in 1883
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