Robert Roper
Robert Roper (1757–1838) was an English architect who practised from an office in Preston, Lancashire.[1] His works include at least two new country houses, Claughton Hall,[2] and Leagram Hall,[3] both of which have since been demolished. He designed at least two new churches, Holy Trinity, Hoghton, a Commissioners' church,[4][5] and St John the Evangelist, Clifton.[6] He rebuilt the naves of the churches of St Michael, Kirkham,[7][8] and St John the Baptist, Broughton,[6] and also added a façade to Thurnham Hall.[9][10]
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- ^ The Parish of St Michael, Kirkham, Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerks, retrieved 9 November 2012
- ^ Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 232.
- ^ Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 213.
- ^ Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 338.
- ^ Port 2006, p. 327.
- ^ a b Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 175.
- ^ Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 355.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Michael, Kirkham (1362357)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 November 2012
- ^ Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, pp. 668–669.
- ^ Historic England, "Thurnham Hall (1317674)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 November 2012
Sources
- Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9
- Port, M. H. (2006), 600 New Churches: The Church Building Commission 1818-1856 (2nd ed.), Reading: Spire Books, ISBN 978-1-904965-08-4
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