List of works by Thomas Mainwaring Penson

Thomas Mainwaring Penson (1818–64) was an English surveyor and architect. He was born in Oswestry, Shropshire, the son of Thomas Penson, also a surveyor and architect, and was educated at Oswestry School. He and his brother, Richard Kyrke Penson, then trained in their father's practice.[1] He designed buildings in the area of the practice, including stations for the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway.[2] He was appointed as county surveyor of Cheshire and moved to Chester, Cheshire.[1] Here he laid out Overleigh Cemetery in 1848–50. This has been designated at Grade II in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[3][4] He is credited with pioneering the Black-and-white Revival (vernacular or half-timbered) style in the city during the 1850s.[5][6] His first building in this style was constructed in Eastgate Street in 1852, but it has since been demolished.[7]

Key

Grade	Criteria[8]
I	Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important
II*	Particularly important buildings of more than special interest
II	Buildings of national importance and special interest

Works

Name	Location	Photograph	Date	Notes	Grade
Holy Trinity Church	Oswestry, Shropshire 52.8574°N 3.0519°W / 52.8574; -3.0519 (Holy Trinity Church, Oswestry)		1835–37	A new church.[9][10]	II
Holy Trinity School	Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales		1842	Enlarged in 1855–56, but later demolished.[11]
St Agatha's Church	Llanymynech, Shropshire 52.7798°N 3.0875°W / 52.7798; -3.0875 (St Agatha's Church, Llanymynech)		1843–45	A new church replacing a medieval church, in Neo-Norman style. Alterations were made in 1879.[12][13]	II
Baschurch railway station	Baschurch, Shropshire 52.7986°N 2.8474°W / 52.7986; -2.8474 (Baschurch railway station)		1848	Designed for the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. Now converted into a house.[14]
Gobowen railway station	Gobowen, Shropshire 52.8935°N 3.0371°W / 52.8935; -3.0371 (Gobowen railway station)		1848	Designed for the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. Restored in the 1980s.[15][16]	II
Rossett railway station	Rossett, Wrexham, Wales		1848	Designed for the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. Now demolished.[17]
Ruabon railway station	Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales 52.9871°N 3.0433°W / 52.9871; -3.0433 (Ruabon railway station)		1848	Designed for the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. Replaced by a new station in 1860.[18]
Level crossing keeper's cottage	Gobowen, Shropshire 52.8940°N 3.0375°W / 52.8940; -3.0375 (Level crossing keeper's cottage, Gobowen)		c. 1848	To the north of Gobowen railway station.[19]	II
Gates, gate piers and bridge over drive	Overleigh Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire 53.1819°N 2.8947°W / 53.1819; -2.8947 (Gates, gate piers and bridge, Overleigh Cemetery, Chester)		1848–50	The original entrance to the cemetery and a bridge.[20][21]	II
Shrewsbury railway station	Shrewsbury, Shropshire 52.7117°N 2.7498°W / 52.7117; -2.7498 (Shrewsbury railway station)		1849	Extended by Penson in 1885, and later in 1903.[22][23]	II
Powis Market	Oswestry, Shropshire 52.8611°N 3.0543°W / 52.8611; -3.0543 (Powis Market, Oswestry)		1849	Replaced by a modern building in 1963.[24]
Castle Park House	Frodsham, Cheshire 53.2926°N 2.7309°W / 53.2926; -2.7309 (Castle Park House, Frodsham)		1850s	A country house for Joseph Stubs, probably designed by Penson.[25][26]	II
Church Stretton railway station	Church Stretton, Shropshire 52.5383°N 2.8029°W / 52.5383; -2.8029 (Church Stretton railway station)		1852	The original station, to the north of the road bridge, was closed in 1914. The present station is to the south of the bridge.[27]
22 Eastgate Street	Chester, Cheshire 53.1904°N 2.8906°W / 53.1904; -2.8906 (22 Eastgate Street, Chester)		1852	A timber-framed building dating from 1610; it was altered in the 18th century, and then refurbished by Penson.[28][29]	II
Previous Town Hall	Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales		1854–56	[30]
Monument	Overleigh Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire 53.1819°N 2.8947°W / 53.1819; -2.8947 (Monument, Overleigh Cemetery, Chester)		1857	To the memory of Henry Raikes, Chancellor of the diocese of Chester who died in 1854. Designed by Penson, carved by Thomas Earp.[31][32]	II
Militia Barracks	Mold, Flintshire, Wales		1857–58	Converted into the County Offices in 1878–88, then demolished in the 1960s.[33]
Crypt Chambers	Chester, Cheshire 53.1904°N 2.8903°W / 53.1904; -2.8903 (Crypt Chambers, Chester)		1858	A rebuilding in Gothic style as a department store for Browns of Chester.[34][35]	I
26 Eastgate Street	Chester, Cheshire 53.1904°N 2.8905°W / 53.1904; -2.8905 (26 Eastgate Street, Chester)		1858–59	A building dating from the 17th century, altered in the early 18th century, and restored by Penson.[34][36]	II*
School	Northop Road, Flint, Flintshire, Wales		1859	School with four gables and a bellcote; the school house is attached to the left side.[37]
Queen Hotel	Chester, Cheshire 53.1961°N 2.8802°W / 53.1961; -2.8802 (Queen Hotel, Chester)		1860–61	Built in Italianate style opposite Chester railway station, but damaged by fire soon afterwards. It was rebuilt on the same plan in 1862 by Penson with Cornelius Shacklock.[38][39]	II
National School	Worthenbury, Wrexham, Wales		1862	Now the village hall.[40]
St John the Baptist's Church	Chester, Cheshire 53.1890°N 2.8856°W / 53.1890; -2.8856 (St John the Baptist's Church, Chester)		1863	East window.[41][42]	I
Grosvenor Hotel	Chester, Cheshire 53.1907°N 2.8891°W / 53.1907; -2.8891 (Grosvenor Hotel, Chester)		1863–66	Designed by T. M. Penson for the 2nd Marquess of Westminster. Completed after his death by his brother R. K. Penson and his partner Ritchie.[34][43]	II

References

1. Oswestry Town Trail - Willow Street, Shropshire County Council, retrieved 2 December 2011
2. Newman & Pevsner 2006, p. 65.
3. Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 66.
4. Historic England, "Overleigh Road Cemetery, Chester (1001607)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
5. Lewis, C. P.; A. T. Thacker, eds. (2003), "Topography 900-1914: Victorian and Edwardian, 1840-1914", A History of the County of Chester: The City of Chester: General History and Topography, vol. 5:1, Victoria County History, pp. 229–238
6. Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 56.
7. Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 214.
8. Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 30 March 2015
9. Newman & Pevsner 2006, p. 457.
10. Historic England, "Church of Holy Trinity, Oswestry (1367341)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
11. Hubbard 1986, p. 429.
12. Newman & Pevsner 2006, p. 338.
13. Historic England, "Church of St Agatha, Llanymynech (1054633)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
14. Newman & Pevsner 2006, p. 134.
15. Newman & Pevsner 2006, pp. 272–273.
16. Historic England, "Gobowen railway station (1054224)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
17. Hubbard 1986, pp. 267–268.
18. Hubbard 1986, p. 270.
19. Historic England, "Former level crossing keeper's cottage, Gobowen railway station (1054225)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 2 December 2011
20. Historic England, "Gates and gate piers to old (north) part of Overleigh Cemetery, Chester (1375838)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
21. Historic England, "Bridge over drive in north part of Overleigh Cemetery, Chester (1375886)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
22. Newman & Pevsner 2006, pp. 548–549.
23. Historic England, "Shrewsbury Station (1246546)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
24. Newman & Pevsner 2006, p. 460.
25. Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 363.
26. Historic England, "Castle Park, Frodsham (1001622)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
27. Newman & Pevsner 2006, p. 207.
28. Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 256.
29. Historic England, "No 22 Eastgate Street, Chester (1376221)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
30. Hubbard 1986, p. 431.
31. Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 283.
32. Historic England, "Tomb and monument to Henry Raikes in Overleigh Cemetery, Chester (1375893)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
33. Hubbard 1986, pp. 393, 395.
34. Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 257.
35. Historic England, "Crypt Building, Chester (1376232)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
36. Historic England, "No 26 Eastgate Street, Chester (1376230)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
37. Hubbard 1986, p. 351.
38. Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 249.
39. Historic England, "Queen Hotel, Chester (1375751)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
40. Hubbard 1986, p. 458.
41. Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 238.
42. Historic England, "Church of St John the Baptist, Chester (1375977)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011
43. Historic England, "Grosvenor Hotel, Chester (1376248)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 December 2011

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• Hubbard, Edward (1986), Clwyd, The Buildings of Wales, London: Penguin, ISBN 0-14-071052-3
• Newman, John; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006), Shropshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-12083-4