Skipton Infectious Diseases Hospital for 42 patients

Competition assessed by Thomas Worthington and won by G E Bolshaw of Southport (£20 premium). Second premium Alexander Cullen, Third premium (£5) H W Pratt of London.

The Skipton Joint Hospital Committee at their last meeting had before them the report of Mr Thomas Worthington of Manchester as to the best six designs for an infectious hospital. There had been 27 sent in for competition but Mr Worthington had brought the number down to six. He had submitted these to a further examination with the following result. 1st premium, G E Bolshaw, architect and surveyor, Southport and Crewe; 2nd premium, Alex Cullen, architect, Motherwell, Glasgow; 3rd premium, Mr H W Paul, Chancery Lane, London. Mr Bolshaw’s estimate for carrying out the work amounts to £10,000.

Reference    Builder 9 January 1897 page 40
Reference    Manchester Guardian 11 November 1899 page 4- contracts