W. & S. Owen [also known as William & Segar Owen] was an architectural partnership formed by William Owen (1846-1910) and his son, Segar Owen (1874-1929) in Warrington, Cheshire, England in 1896. Following the death of William Owen in 1910, Segar Owen retained the name of the firm. He was joined by his younger brother, Geoffrey Owen (1887-1965) in 1912. The practice continued until at least 1940.
W. & S. Owen had offices in Warrington and Manchester. They were architects for the Greenall Whitley Brewery Company for whom they designed several public houses including The Royal Oak in Warrington (c.1900); The Wheatsheaf (c.1900); and the Mulberry tree in Stockton Heath, Cheshire (1907).
W. & S. Owen also designed St Clement's Chapel in Warrington (1897); the Workhouse Infirmary in Warrington (1899); and the Technical Institute in Warrington (1900-02) Fire Station (1902); the Gymnasium (1902; Dutton Workhouse in Preston Brook, Cheshire (1904); the Boys’ Parochial School in Warrington (1909); a hous in High Cliffe, Appleton, Warrington (1911); All Saints Church in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire (1913-14); Lady Lever Art Gallery (1914-22); the Y Felinheli War Memorial in Gwynedd, Wales (1926); News Theatre in Chester, Cheshire (1935-36); cinemas in Widnes and Runcorn, Cheshire (1937); The Regal Cinema in Northwich, Cheshire (1938); and Warrington Borough Hospital (1940).
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