Savage Chadwick Hutchinson Lymath:

Chartered Architects

Savage Chadwick Hutchinson Lymath, Chartered Architects is a continuation of an Ambleside practice, in the heart of the Lake District which has been in existence for over 90 years.

The practice commenced with Frances A Whitwell, who was a contemporary of Voysey.  He trained in London under Alfred Waterhouse (famed for Manchester Town Hall and the Prudential Assurance offices, amongst others) and Paul Waterhouse from 1891 until 1897, when he set up independently with Sir Edward Guy Dawber until 1907.  He then moved to Ambleside to establish his practice in 1911, moving in to offices above the former bank chambers in Market Place in 1914 where he designed numerous large, traditional Lakeland houses in the English Domestic style. 

The practice benefits from this heritage in many ways, including the extensive archive of original drawings dating back to at least 1912.

The predecessors designed a number of exemplary individual houses for private clients such as Southfield for Sir Claude Gibb in 1957-1959 as can be seen in the Lakes.

In addition the practice became a nationally-published, award-winning practice with work across the northwest of England, and were responsible for, amongst others, Shepherds Marine Sales in Bowness-on-Windermere (which was featured in the Architectural Review, along with the practice’s design for Northallerton Community Centre) and the National Westminster Bank in Ambleside (1966-70)

Also the practise designed a number of supermarkets for E H Booth & Company including the conversion of Windermere railway station.

Nigel Hutchinson our consultant who had been partner-in-charge of the Ambleside office, formed the practice of Hutchinson Associates in 1992 following the demise of Gill Dockray & Partners, and continued the practice latterly with Anthony Lymath up to our merger in 2005.