Sir Percy Scott Worthington (31 January 1864 – 15 July 1939) was an English architect.
He was born in Crumpsall, Manchester, the eldest son of the architect Thomas Worthington. He was educated at Clifton College, Bristol, and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1887, and he qualified as an architect in 1890. He subsequently worked as assistant to John Macvicar Anderson in London, attending the Royal Academy Schools and University College London, before returning to his father's office where he was made a partner in 1891. He continued the business after his father's death along with his much younger brother Hubert Worthington, who became a partner in 1913. Percy's son Thomas Scott Worthington later joined the partnership.[1]
In a professional life of almost fifty years Worthington was responsible for more than a hundred projects—domestic, educational, ecclesiastical, and medical—and won many of his major commissions in competition. His work on hospitals was described by his obituarist and confrère W. G. Newton as pioneering.[2]
A blue plaque on a building designed by Thomas and Percy Worthington
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^ abArcher, John H. G. (2007) [2004]. "Worthington family (per. 1849–1963)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/65161. Retrieved 11 September 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) ((subscription or UK public library membership required))
percy, worthington, percy, scott, worthington, january, 1864, july, 1939, english, architect, born, crumpsall, manchester, eldest, architect, thomas, worthington, educated, clifton, college, bristol, corpus, christi, college, oxford, where, graduated, 1887, qu. Sir Percy Scott Worthington 31 January 1864 15 July 1939 was an English architect He was born in Crumpsall Manchester the eldest son of the architect Thomas Worthington He was educated at Clifton College Bristol and Corpus Christi College Oxford where he graduated in 1887 and he qualified as an architect in 1890 He subsequently worked as assistant to John Macvicar Anderson in London attending the Royal Academy Schools and University College London before returning to his father s office where he was made a partner in 1891 He continued the business after his father s death along with his much younger brother Hubert Worthington who became a partner in 1913 Percy s son Thomas Scott Worthington later joined the partnership 1 In his early years he was interested in the Arts and Crafts movement and this was reflected in the Unitarian Chapel Liverpool which he designed with his father From 1904 he became more involved in the revival of classicism He was awarded the gold medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1930 and was knighted in 1935 He died at his home in Mobberley Cheshire in 1939 2 Projects editIn a professional life of almost fifty years Worthington was responsible for more than a hundred projects domestic educational ecclesiastical and medical and won many of his major commissions in competition His work on hospitals was described by his obituarist and confrere W G Newton as pioneering 2 nbsp A blue plaque on a building designed by Thomas and Percy Worthington War Memorial Cottage Hospital Northwich Road Knutsford 3 Kerfield House Chelford Road Ollerton 4 Radbroke Hall Peover Superior 5 Woodgarth Legh Road Knutsford 6 Convalescent Home Great Warford 7 War Memorial Mobberley 8 War Memorial Whalley Lancashire Grade II listed 9 Manchester Grammar School Hulme Hall Manchester Ashburne Hall University of Manchester Library original part Parts of Harris Manchester College Oxford following the original part by his father Citations edit nbsp Barrows Green near Kendal DSA Architect Biography Report Dictionary of Scottish Architects 2016 Retrieved 29 January 2019 a b Archer John H G 2007 2004 Worthington family per 1849 1963 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 65161 Retrieved 11 September 2013 Subscription or UK public library membership required subscription or UK public library membership required Hartwell et al 2011 p 442 Local List of Historic Buildings Supplementary Planning Document Cheshire East Council 2010 Retrieved 29 January 2019 De Figueiredo Peter Treuherz Julian 1988 Cheshire Country Houses Chichester Phillimore pp 150 153 ISBN 0 85033 655 4 Hartwell et al 2011 p 428 Hartwell et al 2011 p 382 Mobberley WW1 and WW2 Cross Imperial War Museums Retrieved 29 January 2019 Historic England War Memorial Grade II 1096086 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 24 May 2020 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Percy Scott Worthington Hartwell Clare Hyde Matthew Hubbard Edward Pevsner Nikolaus 2011 The Buildings of England Cheshire London Yale University Press ISBN 9780300170436 nbsp This article about a United Kingdom architect or firm of architects is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Percy Worthington amp oldid 1192244840, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
