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In the eventuality, the building was designed by Walter Brierley alone, who by that time was the favoured architect of the North Riding County Council. [6] Work on the new offices started in 1903, with John Hutton MP laying the first stone in July of that year, [7] with it being blessed by the vicar of Northallerton and the Bishop of Richmond. [8]
Walter Henry Brierley (1862–1926) was a York architect who practised in the city for 40 years. He is known as "the Yorkshire Lutyens " [ 5 ] or the "Lutyens of the North". [ 4 ] He is also credited with being a leading exponent of the " Wrenaissance " style - incorporating elements of Christopher Wren .
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Northallerton was a parliamentary borough in the North Riding of Yorkshire, represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1640 to 1832, and by one member from 1832 until 1885. The constituency consisted of the market town of Northallerton, the county town of the North Riding. In 1831 ...
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]
Northallerton (/ n ɔːr ˈ θ æ l ər t ən / nor-THAL-ər-tən) is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the River Wiske in the Vale of Mowbray and had a population of 16,832 in 2011. [1] Northallerton is an administrative centre for York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority and North Yorkshire Council. [2]
The parish boundary is formed by the River Swale on the west and River Wiske on the east and south. The northern boundary runs just south of Thrintoft. The neighbouring parishes are Ainderby Steeple, Thrintoft, Scruton, Leeming, Gatenby, Maunby, Newby Wiske and Warlaby. The village straddles the A684 road between Northallerton and the A1M motorway.
It is situated close to the River Swale, 3 miles (5 km) west of Northallerton. [2] Thrintoft is mentioned in the Domesday Book as being in the possession of Picot of Lascelles. [3] One of his descendants, Roger de Lascelles, gifted the village to St Mary's Abbey in York around 1146. [4]