Golf Cub House, St Anne's-on-the-Sea -1 (Architectural Competition)

•  Assessor           Charles Heathcote
• 1st premium      "Fate,”  Woolfall and Eccles, 60, Castle Street, Liverpool
• 2nd premium     “Recreation,”  Cheers and Smith, Blackburn and Twickenham;
• 3rd premium     “Expert”' (treatment A),  Woodhouse and Willoughby, 120, King-street, Manchester
• 4th premium    "Jewel," J. D. Harker, 100, King-street, Manchester

LYTHAM AND ST. ANNE'S GOLF CLUB - After examination of the 49 designs submitted in this competition, for club-house at St. Anne's-on-the-Sea, the assessor, Mr. Charles Heathcote, architect,has submitted his report. Mr Heathcote reports:  A considerable number of the designs are of great merit, although this applies more to the elevations and architectural treatment than to the plans. May I suggest that the drawings of the second and third premiated designs be ultimately returned to their authors, and not retained as mentioned in the instructions? My award, after careful consideration of plan, elevation, and cost, is as follows: First, design by “Fate,” Messrs Woolfall and Eccles, 60, Castle Street, Liverpool; second, design by “Recreation,” Messrs. Cheers and Smith, Blackburn and Twickenham; third, design by “Expert”' (treatment A), Messrs. Woodhouse and Willoughby, 120, King-street, Manchester. The council of the club have adopted the report, and further place as fourth in order the design by “Jewel,” submitted by Mr. J. D. Harker, 100, King-street, Manchester. [Building News 13 March 1896 page 381]

GOLF CLUB HOUSE, ST. ANNE'S-ON-THE-SEA, LANCASHIRE. – The Committee of the Lytham and St. Anne's Golf Club met on the 4th inst. to receive the report of their architectural adviser upon the designs submitted in this competition, and unanimously resolved:—“That the Council of this club having received the report of Mr. Charles Heathcote, architect, have decided to award the three premiums as follows: First, “Fate, by Messrs. Woolfall & Eccles, 60, Castle street, Liverpool; second, ‘Recreation,” by Messrs. Cheers & Smith, Blackburn and Twickenham ; third, ‘Expert’ (Treatment A), by Messrs. Woodhouse & Willoughby, 100, King-street, Manchester; and they further consider “Jewel’ as fourth in order of merit,” by Mr. J. D. Harker, 78, King-street, Manchester. [Builder 14 March 1896 page 238]