Name

James Percival

Designation
Architect
Born
1877
Place of Birth
Manchester
Location
Manchester
Died
1946

  • Birth date            8 December 1877 at Manchester.
  • Baptism                7 August 1878 at Manchester.
  • Married                Florence Eliza
  • Death date          25 February 1946 at Hurstdale Bowdon

Born on 8 December 1877, James Percival was the son of Thomas Percival and his first wife Priscilla Anne. Thomas is variously described as a retired cotton spinner (1881) and a retired glass manufacturer (1901). During that period he had amassed sufficient wealth to move his family from Rochdale Road to the wealthy suburb of Brooklands. About 1898 Thomas Percival commissioned William Owen of Manchester to design “Normanhurst” on Brooklands Road and it is possible that James Percival found employment in Owen’s office. No further details of his early career have been found. By 1911 he had commenced practice with offices at 14 St Ann’s Square and he was elected LRIBA in 1912, but appears to have allowed his membership to lapse about 1922. In 1913 he was awarded first premium in an architectural competition for an elementary school in Sale and the following year applied unsuccessfully for the post of architect to the Guardians of the Bucklow Union.

Address
1911        James Percival  FMSA 14 St Ann’s Square, Manchester
1913-1915    James Percival  LRIBA 14 St Ann’s Square, Manchester
1919-1924    “Glenroyd,” 16 Lisson Grove, Victoria Road, Hale    
1927-1946    James Percival. Cromwell Buildings, 11 Blackfriars Street, Manchester

Residence
1881        Rochdale Road, Manchester
1891        Ashton Lane Ashton-on-Mersey
1901        “Normanhurst” Brooklands Road, Baguley
1909-1924    “Glenroyd,” 16 Lisson Grove, Victoria Road, Hale
1946        Hurstdale, Devisdale Road Bowdon