About this Book

Since Oriel Chambers gained Grade I listed status, 16 Cook Street achieved Grade II*, and they became world famous, a tradition has grown up that very little else is known of their architect Peter Ellis (1805-1884). Using the vast resources of the Liverpool Record Office and the library of the Liverpool Athenaeum, and supplemented with material from other key sources, particularly the Liverpool Mercury, the authors follow Peter's journey through life, tracing his upbringing, his career, and his marriage to Mary Helen Syers, and identifying a number of their relations. They revisit the various places where Peter lived and worked and consider other buildings, inventions and professional matters with which he was concerned. -- Publisher's description.