Basic Site Details
| Name: | Hope Chapel |
| Town, district or village: | Wigan |
| City or county: | Lancashire |
| Country: | England |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | 34 entrants in competition. Mercer & Allender of Liverpool placed second. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Chapel | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1888 | Competition held | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The 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 | |
| Frank Lewis Worthington Simon | A | 1888 | Won in competition | ||
| Simon & Capper | A | 1888 | Won in competition | ||
| Stewart Henbest Capper | A | 1888 | Won in competition | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Harper, Roger H | 1983 | Victorian Architectural Competitions: An Index to British and Irish Architectural Competitions… | London: Mansell Publishing | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | Early 1888 | LIV | p143 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Frank Worthington Simon: F v14 p46 no877 (microfilm reel 11) | |