Lot Essay
Francis Goodwin (1784-1835) was an English architect, best known for his many provincial churches in the Gothic revival style, civic buildings such as the first Manchester Town Hall (1819-1834) and Macclesfield Town Hall (1823), and country houses such as Lissadell, County Sligo (1833). In 1833, Goodwin published Domestic Architecture, Being a Series of Designs for Mansions, Villas, Rectory Houses, Parsonage Houses, Bailiffs' Lodge, Gardener's Lodge, Game-Keeper's Lodge, Park Gate Lodges, Etc.