George Latham (died 1871) was an English architect and surveyor, who practised from on office in Nantwich, Cheshire. His works include churches, country houses, a workhouse, a bank, and a market hall. Hartwell et al. in the Buildings of England series consider that his finest work was Arley Hall. He designed buildings in a variety of architectural styles, including Neoclassical, Jacobean, and Georgian.
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| II* | Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. | |||||||||||||
| II | Buildings of national importance and special interest. | |||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a work that is not graded. | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Location | Photograph | Date | Notes | Grade |
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| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Wistaston, Cheshire 53.0789°N -2.4772°W | 1827–28 | A church in Georgian style. The chancel was lengthened and a transept added in 1884 in the same style. | ||
| Willington Hall | Willington, Cheshire 53.1887°N -2.7005°W | 1829 | Built as a country house, it was extended in 1878 and in the 1920s. During the 1950s it was reduced in size, and a portico was added in 1950. It has since been used as a hotel. | ||
| Arley Hall | Arley, Cheshire 53.3243°N -2.4886°W | 1832–46 | Built as a country house for Rowland Egerton-Warburton to replace an earlier house on the site. | ||
| St Jude's Church | Tilstone Fearnall, Cheshire 53.1397°N -2.6503°W | 1836 | Sited opposite the entrance to Tilstone Lodge, it was paid for by its owner, Admiral John Tollemache (formerly Halliday). | ||
| Northwich Union Workhouse | Northwich, Cheshire 53.254°N -2.5136°W | 1837–39 | Originally built as workhouse, it later became the Salt Museum, and then the Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse. | ||
| Congregational Church | Nantwich, Cheshire 53.0671°N -2.5193°W | 1842–43 | A large brick building, now closed. | ||
| Savings Bank | Welsh Row, Nantwich, Cheshire 53.0677°N -2.5265°W | 1846–47 | Built as a bank, later used as offices. | ||
| Harris Institute | Avenham Lane, Preston, Lancashire 53.7545°N -2.6988°W | 1849 | Added a terraced forecourt to a building of 1846–49. Originally the Institute for the Diffusion of Knowledge, later part of the University of Central Lancashire. | ||
| Market Hall | Market Street, Nantwich, Cheshire 53.0676°N -2.5205°W | 1867–68 | This has a central entrance, above which is a crest. Along the top is a panel containing the coats of arms of local families. The windows are mullioned and tramsomed. Inside are two rows of cast iron columns carrying the iron roof. | ||
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