James Demaine (1842–6 May 1911) was an English architect, mainly active in the Gothic Revival style.[1]
Life edit
Born at Bolton Abbey to Emma and James Demaine senior, a gardener and farmer, he was an architect's pupil by 1861 and joined the York-based firm led by Peter Atkinson II, John Bonas Atkinson and William Atkinson (now known as Brierley Groom) in 1870.[1] He became a partner in the firm in 1874 after John's death and taking sole control on William's retirement in 1878.[1][2] Walter Henry Brierley became a partner of the firm in 1885 and he and Demaine frequently collaborated until Demaine's retirement in 1889.[1][2] He died in York in 1911.[1]
Selected works edit
- 1883 - All Saints, Shiptonthorpe, restoration only
- 1883-1884 - All Saints' Church, Wistow, restoration only
- 1885 - St Michael le Belfrey, York, organ case
With Brierly edit
- 1890 - All Saints' Church, Bolton Percy, restoration only
- 1895 - All Saints' Church, Rufforth
- 1897 - Midland Bank, Doncaster