Brierley Groom

Brierley Groom is an architecture practice in York, England, founded in 1750 by architect John Carr, making it the longest running practice in the United Kingdom, and one of the oldest in the world.[1] It was once run by Walter Brierley, known for having created over 300 buildings in the York area and across the north of England.[2] The company has won several design awards.[3] The practice operates from an office in York and is currently owned by brothers, partners and chartered architects Greg and Matthew Groom.

Principals

• John Carr (1723–1807)[4]
• Peter Atkinson (1735–1805)[5]
• Peter Atkinson II (1776–1838)[6]
• John Bownas Atkinson (1807–1874)[7]
• William Atkinson (1810–1887)[8]
• James Demaine (1842–1911)[9]
• Walter Henry Brierley (1862–1926)[4]
• James Harvey Rutherford (1874–1946)[10]
• John Stuart Syme (1872–1958)[11]
• Cecil Leckenby (1891–1977)
• John K Keighley (1924–2003)
• David A Leckenby (1925–2012)
• Keith Groom (1939–1999)[12]
• Gregory C Groom (1965-)
• Matthew R Groom (1971-)[3]

Notable buildings

• 1771 - Harewood House[12]
• 1896 - Church of St Mary, Goathland[13]
• 1906 - County Hall, Northallerton[14]
• 1911 - Sledmere House - renovation by Walter Brierley after being gutted by fire[15]
• 1927 - Goddards House and Garden[16]
• 1991 - Scalby Mills ticket office - northern terminus of Scarborough Bay Railway[17]
• 2016 - Scarborough lifeboat station[18]
• 2017 - Bridlington lifeboat station[19]

References

1. Sinha, Sumita (2017). Autotelic Architect; Changing World, Changing Practice. Abingdon: Routledge. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-138-82042-5.
2. Aslet, Clive (27 September 2008). "Period property: Arty-crafty leanings that lurk behind local style". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
3. Groom, Greg. "About our practice". Brierley Groom. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
4. "Records of Atkinson Brierley - Borthwick Catalogue". borthcat.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
5. Pevsner, Nikolaus (1952). Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (2 ed.). New York: Yale University Press. p. 71. ISBN 0-300-09593-7.
6. "Atkinson, Peter, 1776-1838, architect - Borthwick Catalogue". borthcat.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
7. "Atkinson, John Bonas, 1807-1874, architect - Borthwick Catalogue". borthcat.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
8. "Atkinson, William, 1810-1887, architect - Borthwick Catalogue". borthcat.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
9. "Demaine, James, 1842-1911, architect - Borthwick Catalogue". borthcat.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
10. "Rutherford, James Harvey, 1874-1946, architect - Borthwick Catalogue". borthcat.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
11. Goold, David. "Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Architect Biography Report (August 16, 2018, 2:25 pm)". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
12. "Top architect remembered". York Press. 3 January 2001. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
13. Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade II*) (1174270)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
14. "Brierley Groom, architects of York - Borthwick Catalogue". borthcat.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
15. Historic England. "Sledmere House (Grade I) (1083802)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
16. Historic England. "Goddards and attached gateway, terrace and loggia to side and rear (Grade I) (1256461)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
17. "Architect's plaque North Bay Railway... (C) Stephen Craven". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
18. "Lifeboat station has designs on top award". The Scarborough News. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
19. "Work begins on lifeboat station". The Scarborough News. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2018.