List of works by Samuel Pountney Smith

Samuel Pountney Smith (1812–1883) was an English architect who practised in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. He was influenced by A. W. N. Pugin, and usually designed his churches in Early English style.

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Grade CriteriaGrade I Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.Grade II* Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.Grade II Buildings of national importance and special interest. "—" denotes a work that is not graded.

Works NameLocationPhotographDateNotesGradePimley ManorUffington, Shropshire1840New house. Now a business estate and a fishery. Built by the genteel House of Pimley.St Peter's ChurchCound, Shropshire1842North aisle added in 1842, followed by the chancel in 1862.IHoly Trinity ChurchMuch Wenlock, Shropshire1843, 1866Added windows to the south aisle and the south chapel.ISt Mary's ChurchHarley, Shropshire1845–46Medieval church rebuilt, other than the tower.IIChrist Church, Little DraytonMarket Drayton, Shropshire1846–47With John Smith, a new church.IIPriory HallMuch Wenlock, Shropshire1847–48Built as a National School.LibraryMuch Wenlock, Shropshire1852Built as the Corn Market and Agricultural Library, later a public library.IIHospital of the Holy CrossShrewsbury, Shropshire1853Almshouses.IISt Peter and St Paul's ChurchSheinton, Shropshire1854Restoration, including the addition of a north aisle.II*St Michael's ChurchShrewsbury, Shropshire1855Remodelling of a church dating from 1829–30. Later used as a Freemasons' Hall.IISt George's ChurchBurrington, Herefordshirec. 1855Rebuilding of the nave of a church dating from the 13th century or earlier.IICemetery buildingsShrewsbury, Shropshire1856Comprising chapels, a porte-cochère, and flanking lodges.IIHoly Trinity ChurchUffington, Shropshire1856New church on the site of a medieval church.IIBuntingsdale HallSutton upon Tern, Shropshire1857Addition of the north wing.II*St Mary's ChurchShrewsbury, Shropshire1858–70Alterations to the east window and the roofs. The church is now redundant and under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.ILutwyche HallEasthope, Shropshire1859Remodelling of, and extensions to, a house dating from 1587 for Judge Edward Lutwyche.IIHoly Trinity ChurchLeaton, Shropshire1859A new church for John Arthur Lloyd; steeple added by Pountney Smith in 1871.IIHinton HallWhitchurch, Shropshire1859Country house for Robert Peel Ethelston.IISweeney HallOswestry, Shropshirec. 1860Addition of service wing to the rear of a house dating from 1805.IIKinnersley HouseBelle Vue Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshirec. 1860Pair of houses.IIMorfe HouseBelle Vue Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshirec. 1860House.IIThe LimesBelle Vue Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshirec. 1860Remodelling of an older house for his own use.IISchoolChurch Street,Church Stretton, Shropshire1860–61Built as a National School, later used as a library and tourist information centre.St Giles' ChurchShrewsbury, Shropshire1860–63Restoration of a church dating from the 12th century, with enlargement of the north aisle to form a new nave.II*St Giles' ChurchDownton, Herefordshirec. 1861New church.IISt John the Baptist's ChurchRuyton-XI-Towns, Shropshire1861–62, 1866–68Restoration of the chancel, and later the nave.IIChurch of the Holy CrossShrewsbury, Shropshire1861–63Restoration.ISt Mary Magdalene's ChurchBattlefield, Shropshire1862Restoration of a church dating from the early 15th century. It is now redundant and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.II*St Andrews ChurchHope Bowdler, Shropshire1863Church rebuilt, re-using some older fabric.IISt Collen’s ChurchLlangollen, Denbighshire, Wales1864–67Remodelling and enlargement of a church dating from 1164.ISt Martin's ChurchPreston Gubbals, Shropshire1866Partial rebuilding and enlargement of a church dating from the 12th century. Now redundant and under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.II*Old VicarageAlberbury, Shropshire1867–68St Laurence's ChurchChurch Stretton, Shropshire1867–68Added west aisles to the transepts to a church dating from the 12th century.ISt Michael's ChurchMunslow, Shropshire1869–70Restoration of a church dating from the 12th century.ISt Michael's ChurchStanton Long, Shropshire1869–70Restoration of a 13th-century church, with some rebuilding.II*Pale HallLlandderfel, Gwynedd, Wales1869–71Built for the railway engineer, Henry Robertson, on the site of an older house.II*Llantysilio HallLlantysilio, Denbighshire, Wales1872–74Built for the railway engineer, Charles Beyer, on a site close to an older house.II*Holy Trinity ChurchWistanstow, Shropshire1873–74Restoration of the chancel of a church dating from the 12th century.II*Corfton HallCorfton, Shropshire1874–75Built for T. Lloyd Roberts; only part of the service court has survived.Ferney HallOnibury, Shropshire1875Pountney Smith supervised its rebuilding after a fire. The house was abandoned in the 1940s, but was restored in the 2000s.IISt Trillo's ChurchLlandrillo, Denbighshire, Wales1875–77Almost complete rebuilding.IIPountney GardensShrewsbury, Shropshire1876–80A housing development.St Mary's ChurchHighley, Shropshire1880–81Restoration of a church dating from the 12th century.II*

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