List of works by Samuel Pountney Smith

Samuel Pountney Smith (1812–1883) was an English architect who practised in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.[1] He was influenced by A. W. N. Pugin, and usually designed his churches in Early English style.[2]

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Grade Criteria[3]
Grade I Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II Buildings of national importance and special interest.
"—" denotes a work that is not graded.

Works edit

Name Location Photograph Date Notes Grade
Pimley Manor Uffington, Shropshire
52°43′29″N 2°42′33″W / 52.7246°N 2.7092°W / 52.7246; -2.7092 (Pimley Manor)
1840 New house.[4] Now a business estate[5] and a fishery.[6] Built by the genteel[7] House of Pimley.[8]
St Peter's Church Cound, Shropshire
52°38′27″N 2°39′15″W / 52.6409°N 2.6543°W / 52.6409; -2.6543 (St Peter's Church, Cound)
  1842 North aisle added in 1842, followed by the chancel in 1862.[9][10] I
Holy Trinity Church Much Wenlock, Shropshire
52°35′47″N 2°33′26″W / 52.5964°N 2.5571°W / 52.5964; -2.5571 (Holy Trinity Church, Much Wenlock)
 
1843, 1866 Added windows to the south aisle and the south chapel.[11][12] I
St Mary's Church Harley, Shropshire
52°36′34″N 2°35′52″W / 52.6095°N 2.5977°W / 52.6095; -2.5977 (St Mary's Church, Harley)
 
1845–46 Medieval church rebuilt, other than the tower.[13][14] II
Christ Church, Little Drayton Market Drayton, Shropshire
52°53′55″N 2°30′07″W / 52.8987°N 2.5020°W / 52.8987; -2.5020 (Christ Church, Market Drayton)
1846–47 With John Smith, a new church.[15][16] II
Priory Hall Much Wenlock, Shropshire
1847–48 Built as a National School.[17]
Library Much Wenlock, Shropshire
52°35′45″N 2°33′28″W / 52.5957°N 2.5579°W / 52.5957; -2.5579 (Library, [Much Wenlock)
1852 Built as the Corn Market and Agricultural Library, later a public library.[18][19] II
Hospital of the Holy Cross Shrewsbury, Shropshire
52°42′29″N 2°44′39″W / 52.7081°N 2.7441°W / 52.7081; -2.7441 (Hospital of the Holy Cross, Shrewsbury)
  1853 Almhouses.[20][21] II
St Peter and St Paul's Church Sheinton, Shropshire
52°37′56″N 2°34′36″W / 52.6322°N 2.5768°W / 52.6322; -2.5768 (St Peter and St Paul's Church, Sheinton)
 
1854 Restoration, including the addition of a north aisle.[22][23] II*
St Michael's Church Shrewsbury, Shropshire
52°43′05″N 2°44′46″W / 52.7180°N 2.7461°W / 52.7180; -2.7461 (St Michael's Church, Shrewsbury)
1855 Remodelling of a church dating from 1829–30. Later used as a Freemasons' Hall.[24][25] II
St George's Church Burrington, Herefordshire
52°20′39″N 2°49′12″W / 52.3441°N 2.8201°W / 52.3441; -2.8201 (St George's Church, Burrington)
  c. 1855 Rebuilding of the nave of a church dating from the 13th century or earlier.[26] II
Cemetery buildings Shrewsbury, Shropshire
52°41′51″N 2°45′35″W / 52.6976°N 2.7597°W / 52.6976; -2.7597 (Shrewsbury Cemetery)
 
1856 Comprising chapels, a porte-cochère, and flanking lodges.[27][28] II
Holy Trinity Church Uffington, Shropshire
52°43′14″N 2°42′01″W / 52.7206°N 2.7002°W / 52.7206; -2.7002 (Holy Trinity Church, Uffington)
  1856 New church on the site of a medieval church.[29][30] II
Buntingsdale Hall Sutton upon Tern, Shropshire
52°53′21″N 2°30′53″W / 52.8891°N 2.5148°W / 52.8891; -2.5148 (Buntingsdale Hall)
  1857 Addition of the north wing.[31][32] II*
St Mary's Church Shrewsbury, Shropshire
52°42′31″N 2°45′05″W / 52.7087°N 2.7513°W / 52.7087; -2.7513 (St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury)
 
1858–70 Alterations to the east window and the roofs. The church is now redundant and under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[33][34][35] I
Lutwyche Hall Easthope, Shropshire
52°32′52″N 2°39′21″W / 52.5478°N 2.6557°W / 52.5478; -2.6557 (Lutwyche Hall)
1859 Remodelling of, and extensions to, a house dating from 1587 for Judge Edward Lutwyche.[36] II
Holy Trinity Church Leaton, Shropshire
52°45′37″N 2°47′16″W / 52.7602°N 2.7878°W / 52.7602; -2.7878 (Holy Trinity Church, Leaton)
 
1859 A new church for John Arthur Lloyd; steeple added by Pountney Smith in 1871.[37][38] II
Hinton Hall Whitchurch, Shropshire
52°59′27″N 2°41′43″W / 52.9908°N 2.6953°W / 52.9908; -2.6953 (Hinton Hall, Whitchurch)
1859 Country house for Robert Peel Ethelston.[39][40] II
Sweeney Hall Oswestry, Shropshire
52°49′54″N 3°03′01″W / 52.8318°N 3.0504°W / 52.8318; -3.0504 (Sweeney Hall, Oswestry)
  c. 1860 Addition of service wing to the rear of a house dating from 1805.[41][42] II
Kinnersley House Belle Vue Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
52°42′05″N 2°44′53″W / 52.7014°N 2.7481°W / 52.7014; -2.7481 (Kinnersley House, Shrewsbury)
c. 1860 Pair of houses.[43][44] II
Morfe House Belle Vue Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
52°42′04″N 2°44′52″W / 52.7012°N 2.7477°W / 52.7012; -2.7477 (Morfe House, Shrewsbury)
c. 1860 House.[45][46] II
The Limes Belle Vue Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
52°41′54″N 2°45′01″W / 52.6984°N 2.7502°W / 52.6984; -2.7502 (The Limes, Shrewsbury)
c. 1860 Remodelling of an older house for his own use.[46][47] II
School Church Street,
Church Stretton, Shropshire
52°32′15″N 2°48′35″W / 52.5376°N 2.8097°W / 52.5376; -2.8097 (Library, Church Stretton)
1860–61 Built as a National School, later used as a library and tourist information centre.[48]
St Giles' Church Shrewsbury, Shropshire
52°42′07″N 2°43′50″W / 52.7020°N 2.7306°W / 52.7020; -2.7306 (St Giles' Church, Shrewsbury)
1860–63 Restoration of a church dating from the 12th century, with enlargement of the north aisle to form a new nave.[49][50] II*
St Giles' Church Downton, Herefordshire
52°21′50″N 2°49′39″W / 52.3638°N 2.8275°W / 52.3638; -2.8275 (St Giles' Church, Downton)
  c. 1861 New church.[51] II
St John the Baptist's Church Ruyton-XI-Towns, Shropshire
52°47′37″N 2°53′56″W / 52.7936°N 2.8989°W / 52.7936; -2.8989 (St John the Baptist's Church, Ruyton-XI-Towns)
1861–62, 1866–68 Restoration of the chancel, and later the nave.[52][53] II
Church of the Holy Cross Shrewsbury, Shropshire
52°42′27″N 2°44′38″W / 52.7076°N 2.7438°W / 52.7076; -2.7438 (Church of the Holy Cross, Shrewsbury)
  1861–63 Restoration.[54][55] I
St Mary Magdalene's Church Battlefield, Shropshire
52°45′03″N 2°43′25″W / 52.7507°N 2.7237°W / 52.7507; -2.7237 (St Mary Magdalene's Church, Battlefield)
  1862 Restoration of a church dating from the early 15th century. It is now redundant and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[56][57][58] II*
St Andrews Church Hope Bowdler, Shropshire
52°31′37″N 2°46′26″W / 52.5270°N 2.7740°W / 52.5270; -2.7740 (St Mary Magdalene's Church, Battlefield)
  1863 Church rebuilt, re-using some older fabric.[59][60] II
St Collen’s Church Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales
52°58′10″N 3°10′04″W / 52.9694°N 3.1678°W / 52.9694; -3.1678 (St Collen's Church, Llangollen)
  1864–67 Remodelling and enlargement of a church dating from 1164.[61][62] I
St Martin's Church Preston Gubbals, Shropshire
52°46′18″N 2°45′17″W / 52.7717°N 2.7546°W / 52.7717; -2.7546 (St Martin's Church, Preston Gubbals)
  1866 Partial rebuilding and enlargement of a church dating from the 12th century. Now redundant and under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[63][64][65] II*
Old Vicarage Alberbury, Shropshire
1867–68 [66]
St Laurence's Church Church Stretton, Shropshire
52°32′18″N 2°48′32″W / 52.5382°N 2.8088°W / 52.5382; -2.8088 (St Laurence's Church, Church Stretton)
  1867–68 Added west aisles to the transepts to a church dating from the 12th century.[67][68] I
St Michael's Church Munslow, Shropshire
52°29′07″N 2°42′24″W / 52.4853°N 2.7067°W / 52.4853; -2.7067 (St Michael's Church, Munslow)
  1869–70 Restoration of a church dating from the 12th century.[69][70] I
St Michael's Church Stanton Long, Shropshire
52°30′45″N 2°37′58″W / 52.5126°N 2.6327°W / 52.5126; -2.6327 (St Michael's Church, Stanton Long)
  1869–70 Restoration of a 13th-century church, with some rebuilding.[71][72] II*
Pale Hall Llandderfel, Gwynedd, Wales
52°54′45″N 3°30′52″W / 52.9126°N 3.5144°W / 52.9126; -3.5144 (Pale Hall, Llandderfel)
1869–71 Built for the railway engineer, Henry Robertson, on the site of an older house.[73][74] II*
Llantysilio Hall Llantysilio, Denbighshire, Wales
52°59′04″N 3°12′21″W / 52.9844°N 3.2059°W / 52.9844; -3.2059 (Llantysilio Hall)
1872–74 Built for the railway engineer, Charles Beyer, on a site close to an older house.[75][76] II*
Holy Trinity Church Wistanstow, Shropshire
52°27′55″N 2°50′14″W / 52.4653°N 2.8371°W / 52.4653; -2.8371 (Holy Trinity Church, Wistanstow)
  1873–74 Restoration of the chancel of a church dating from the 12th century.[77][78] II*
Corfton Hall Corfton, Shropshire
52°27′36″N 2°44′58″W / 52.4600°N 2.7494°W / 52.4600; -2.7494 (Corfton Hall)
1874–75 Built for T. Lloyd Roberts; only part of the service court has survived.[79]
Ferney Hall Onibury, Shropshire
52°23′34″N 2°49′56″W / 52.3928°N 2.8321°W / 52.3928; -2.8321 (Ferney Hall)
  1875 Pountney Smith supervised its rebuilding after a fire. The house was abandoned in the 1940s, but was restored in the 2000s.[80][81][82] II
St Trillo's Church Llandrillo, Denbighshire, Wales
52°55′21″N 3°26′16″W / 52.9224°N 3.4378°W / 52.9224; -3.4378 (St Trillo's Church, Llandrillo)
 
1875–77 Almost complete rebuilding.[83][84] II
Pountney Gardens Shrewsbury, Shropshire
52°42′06″N 2°44′52″W / 52.7018°N 2.7479°W / 52.7018; -2.7479 (Pountney Gardens, Shrewsbury)
1876–80 A housing development.[85]
St Mary's Church Highley, Shropshire
52°26′48″N 2°22′56″W / 52.4468°N 2.3823°W / 52.4468; -2.3823 (St Mary's Church, Highley)
  1880–81 Restoration of a church dating from the 12th century.[86][87] II*

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