James Demaine Explained

James Demaine (1842 - 6 May 1911) was an English architect, mainly active in the Gothic Revival style.[1]

Life

Born at Bolton Abbey to Emma and James Demaine senior, a gardener and farmer, he was an architect's pupil by 1861 and joined the York-based firm led by Peter Atkinson II, J. B. and W. Atkinson (now known as Brierley Groom) in 1870. He became a partner in the firm in 1874 after John's death and taking sole control on William's retirement in 1878.[2] Walter Henry Brierley became a partner of the firm in 1885 and he and Demaine frequently collaborated until Demaine's retirement in 1889. He died in York in 1911.

Selected works

With Brierly

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Architects of Greater Manchester 1800-1940 - James Demaine.
  2. Web site: University of York - Borthwick Catalogue - Brierley Groom, architects of York.