J. B. and W. Atkinson explained

J. B. and W. Atkinson were English brothers who worked together as architects.

John Bownas Atkinson (1807  - 1874) and William Atkinson (1811  - 1886) were the sons of the architect Peter Atkinson. They were born in York, and J. B. went into partnership with his father in 1831. This was dissolved in 1833, but in 1837, J. B. instead formed a partnership with his younger brother. They designed a large number of buildings, chiefly in Yorkshire.^[1] Nikolaus Pevsner later described them as "producing many accomplished Classical buildings and a few less-assured Gothic churches".^[2] J. B. died in 1874, and in 1877, W. went into partnership with James Demaine.

J. B. Atkinson was also the first person to serve as City Surveyor of York, from 1850 to 1854.^[3]

Works

The partners' works include:

• All Saints' Church, Appleton Roebuck
• All Saints' Church, Burythorpe
• Church of the Immaculate Conception, Scarthingwell
• Heslington Church
• St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton^[4]
• St Clement's Church, York
• St John the Baptist's Church, Acklam
• St Luke's Church, Clifford, West Yorkshire^[5]
• St Paul's Church, Holgate
• York County Hospital

Notes and References

1. Web site: J. B. and W. Atkinson of York . Victorian Web . 3 June 2024.
2. Book: Nikolaus Pevsner

   . Pevsner . Nikolaus . Nikolaus Pevsner. Neave. David. The Buildings of England. Yorkshire: York and the East Riding. 2. . 1995. 1972. New Haven and London . 978-0-300-09593-7 .

3. Book: Explore The role of the City Surveyor, Engineer, and Architect . Explore York . York . 3 June 2024.
4. News: . Leyburn. Re-opening of West Witton Church . The York Herald . England . 20 August 1875 . 1 January 2017 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
5. Web site: St Luke's Church. Leodis. 13 March 2014.