Basic Site Details Name: | William Rowntree's department store | Town, district or village: | Scarborough | City or county: | Yorkshire | Country: | England | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 33-39, Westborough | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1896 | 1897 | | Tea room and other additions |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | Edward Burgess | | B | 1882 | | With Fred Rowntree as assistant and clerk of works | | Fred Rowntree | | B | 1882 | | As assistant to Burgess and clerk of works | | Fred Rowntree | | A | 1896 | 1897 | Tea room and extensions, with George Walton | | Malcolm Stark | | A | 1896 | 1897 | Tea room and extensions, with George Walton | | Stark & Rowntree | | A | 1896 | 1897 | Tea room and extensions, with George Walton | | George Walton | | A | 1897 | | Tea room |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Rowntree, William | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Bayliss, Ann and Paul | 2001 | Architects and Civil Engineers of Nineteenth Century Scarborough: A Biographical Dictionary | | | | | Moon, Karen | 1993 | George Walton, Designer and Architect | | | pp48-50 | | Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1896 | | | | 331 ('New warehouse, Scarborough' - probably refers to extensions here) |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Peter Robson | Information via website from Peter Robson, great gandson of William Rowntree (1806-1901) | | Additional information September 2007 |
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