Joseph Turner (architect)
# Joseph Turner (architect)

Joseph Turner (c. 1729–1807) was an architect of Welsh origin who worked in the 18thcentury. Most of his major works were in North Wales, and in Chester, Cheshire. Almost all of them were in Georgian style, with at least one work in Gothic style, in Mold, Flintshire, Wales. Turner also designed memorials in Chester Cathedral, and in the churches of St Peter, Prestbury, St Margaret, Wrenbury, St Peter, Ruthin, and St Collen, Llangollen. Turner was a member of Chester Assembly.

## Major works

### Key

| Grade | Criteria |
| - | - |
| I | Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important |
| II* | Particularly important buildings of more than special interest |
| II | Buildings of national importance and special interest |
| Name | Location | Photograph | Date | Notes | Grade |
| Chirk Castle | Chirk, Wrexham, Wales 52°56′07″N 3°05′23″W﻿ / ﻿52.9352°N 3.0897°W﻿ / 52.9352; -3.0897﻿ (Chirk Castle) | | 1760s–1770s | Alterations, including provision of new windows, a "Green House" in the garden (1767) (later rebuilt), stables (1768–69), the state dining room (c. 1770–71), and a new staircase leading to the state rooms (1778). | I |
| St Mary's Church, Mold | Mold, Flintshire, Wales 53°10′09″N 3°08′35″W﻿ / ﻿53.1691°N 3.1430°W﻿ / 53.1691; -3.1430﻿ (St Mary's Church, Mold) | | 1768–73 | Turner added the tower in "a credible 18th-century attempt at Georgian style". | I |
| Bridge | St Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales 53°15′23″N 3°26′51″W﻿ / ﻿53.2564°N 3.4476°W﻿ / 53.2564; -3.4476﻿ (St Asaph Bridge) | — | 1770 | A five-arched bridge over the River Elwy. | II* |
| New Hall Lodge, Chirk Castle | Chirk, Wrexham, Wales 52°56′29″N 3°04′48″W﻿ / ﻿52.9414°N 3.0801°W﻿ / 52.9414; -3.0801﻿ (New Hall Lodge, Chirk Castle) | — | 1770 | A pair of lodges in Georgian style at the entrance to Chirk Park. | II |
| Entrance gates, lodge and screen | Oulton Estate, Cheshire 53°11′01″N 2°36′49″W﻿ / ﻿53.1837°N 2.6136°W﻿ / 53.1837; -2.6136﻿ (Oulton Park Gates) | | c. 1775 | The entrance to the former country house on Oulton Estate. | II* |
| Lighthouse | Point of Ayr, Flintshire, Wales 53°21′25″N 3°19′20″W﻿ / ﻿53.3570°N 3.3222°W﻿ / 53.3570; -3.3222﻿ (Point of Ayr Lighthouse) | | 1777 | A lighthouse at the northernmost point of Wales. | II |
| Dyffryn Aled | Llansannan, Conwy, Wales | | 1777 | A house demolished in about 1920. | — |
| 10–28 Nicholas Street | Chester, Cheshire 53°11′21″N 2°53′42″W﻿ / ﻿53.1891°N 2.8951°W﻿ / 53.1891; -2.8951﻿ (10–28 Nicholas Street, Chester) | — | 1780 | A terrace of ten town houses in Georgian style. | II |
| Bridgegate | Chester, Cheshire 53°11′10″N 2°53′21″W﻿ / ﻿53.1862°N 2.8893°W﻿ / 53.1862; -2.8893﻿ (Bridgegate, Chester) | | 1781 | A replacement for an earlier gateway at the southern entrance to the city. It is in Neoclassical style. | I |
| Flintshire County Gaol | Flint Castle, Flint, Flintshire, Wales | — | 1784–85 | Built in the outer ward of the castle, this was demolished in 1969. | — |
| Ruthin Library | Record Street, Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales 53°06′49″N 3°18′34″W﻿ / ﻿53.1135°N 3.3095°W﻿ / 53.1135; -3.3095﻿ (Ruthin Library) | | 1785–90 | Built initially as a record office, it was extended to be the county hall, including a courthouse. It later became the town's library. | II* |
| Watergate | Chester, Cheshire 53°11′22″N 2°53′51″W﻿ / ﻿53.1894°N 2.8974°W﻿ / 53.1894; -2.8974﻿ (Watergate, Chester) | | 1788 | A replacement for an earlier gateway at the western entrance to the city. | I |
| Bridge of Sighs | Chester, Cheshire 53°11′38″N 2°53′37″W﻿ / ﻿53.1939°N 2.8937°W﻿ / 53.1939; -2.8937﻿ (Bridge of Sighs, Chester) | | 1793 | A bridge linking the former gaol to the chapel of Bluecoat School. | II |
