

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Waterhouse Lecture 2026: Butterfield- the Master Builder
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: The Waterhouse Lecture takes place every two years in honour of Alfred Waterhouse. This year our lecturer is Nicholas OlsbergAbout this EventThe Waterhouse Lecture takes place every two years in honour of Alfred Waterhouse. This year our lecturer is Nicholas Olsberg whose recent book on the architect William Butterfield has added greatly to our knowledge and understanding of this doyen of Victorian Gothic and prolific church architect, and it is fitting that it should take place in St Cross, Clayton, Butterfield’s only church in the North-West of England.William Butterfield was born in London in 1814 and began his career as a builder’s apprentice. He began training as an architect and worked in the offices of several architects in London and Worcester before setting up his own practice in Adelphi, where he remained for the rest of his career. In 1844 he was elected to the Cambridge Camden Society (from 1845 known as the Ecclesiological Society), a learned architectural society founded in 1839 by Cambridge undergraduates to promote "the study of Gothic Architecture". This placed Butterworth at the heart of the mid-Victorian religious revival. He immediately took a leading role in the activities of the Society, and his association with it influenced his architectural style and his choice of commissions. Most of his work was on churches, designing approximately one hundred of them. His non-religious buildings included buildings for Keble College, Oxford and Rugby School. A feature of Butterfield's style was his bold use of polychrome brickwork and stone. He was awarded the RIBA Gold Medal in 1884. He has been described as ‘the most daring, rigorous and brilliant architect of his age’In his recent book Nicholas Olsberg explores how Butterfield responded to and advanced the transformation in the national life occasioned by the emergence of a modern society, its expansive institutions and its changing moral code. It reflects the changing emphasis of Butterfield’s work. Nicholas was Director of the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal and Founding Head of Special Collections at the Getty Research Institute. He has a degree in Modern History from Oxford and a doctorate in Modern History from the University of South Carolina. He has written books on several modern architects and has been a columnist for the Architectural Review and Building Design.
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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 10, max: 10, currency: GBP

## Event venue details

- **city**: Manchester
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Church of St Cross
- **lat**: 53.4834361
- **long**: -2.1818695
- **full address**: Church of St Cross, 611 Ashton New Road, Manchester, United Kingdom

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- **organizer**: The Victorian Society- Manchester Regional Group (https://allevents.in/org/the-victorian-society-manchester-regional-group/26924314)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Church of St Cross, 611 Ashton New Road, Manchester, United Kingdom
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
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- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Victorian Society- Manchester Regional Group
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Sports, Workshops
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