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W.H. Blessley (1841-1936)


William Henry Blessley (1841-1936) was an artichtect whose work included numerous public and commercial buildings in Middlesbrough. He was born in Highgate, Middlesex,  and was recorded as practising as an architect and surveyor in Middlesbrough by 1871. He was responsible for a number of the buildings in Exchange Place and Exchange Square as well as Zetland Road, which formed the commercial hub around the former Royal Exchange. He also designed many buildings in the vicinity of Middlesbrough, including the Albert Park public house (c.1868), a Quaker meeting house and classrooms in Dunning Road (1873), St Peter, Lower East Street (1874), Linthorpe Community Primary School (1874), Christ Church, Eston (1884), and the apse of St Hilda, Market Place (1890).

People in History Zetland Buildings, Middlesbrough Christ Church, Eston Linthorpe Community Primary School 2-4 Exchange Place
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Zetland Buildings, Middlesbrough
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Zetland Buildings, Middlesbrough
- Zetland Buildings in Middlesbrough are offices, of c.1872, in 3 builds, in a Venician Gothic style by W.H. Blessley (Middlesbrough). They are a distinctive concave-curved terrace with right end convex-curved …
2-4 Exchange Place
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2-4 Exchange Place
- Overview Map Street View 2,3 & 4 Exchange Place in Middlesbrough were built in c.1870 as offices by W.H. Blessley (Middlesbrough).[1] The building is adjacent to Albert Bridge, near Middlesbrough …
Christ Church, Eston
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Christ Church, Eston
- Overview Map Street View Christ Church is located on the High Street in Eston. It was built 1883-1884. It is constructed in brick with sandstone dressings and designed in an …
Linthorpe Community Primary School
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Linthorpe Community Primary School
- Overview Map Street View Linthorpe Community Primary School is located on Roman Road in Linthorpe, Middlesbrough. The school has about 730 pupils aged 2 to 11. In January 2004 it …

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