Alfred Waterhouse 1830-1905 Alfred Waterhouse

Alfred Waterhouse exhibition poster. R.I.B.A. Heinz Gallery. London. 28th May 1983. 42cm. x 60 cm. Alfred Waterhouse RA ( 1830 –1905) was an English architect, particularly associated with the Victorian Gothic Revival architecture, although he designed using other architectural styles as well. He is perhaps best known for his designs for Manchester Town Hall and the Natural History Museum in London, During his period in Manchester Waterhouse's most important commissions were for the Assize Courts and Strangeways prison. Besides his most famous public buildings he designed other town halls. He also designed several hospitals, the most architecturally interesting being the Royal Infirmary Liverpool and University College Hospital London. He was particularly active in designing buildings for universities, including both Oxford and Cambridge but also what became Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds universities. He designed many country houses, the most important being Eaton Hall in Cheshire, largely demolished in 1961-63. Scarce exhibition print.