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TRAINING Worthington was the fourth of six sons of a Salford Unitarian cotton merchant. He left school, aged 15, and was articled to Henry Bowman, architect. After completing his articles in 1847 , he went, in 1848 , on an eight-month study tour to Italy . The following year, he returned to Manchester and established his own architectural practice in King Street, though he subsequently undertook a second tour to Italy in 1858 . SOCIAL CONCERNS Worthington was strongly influenced by his Unitarian upbringing, becoming committed to social reform and improvement, and joining numerous learned societies, including the Manchester Literary And Philosophical Society , the Portico Library and the Royal Manchester Institution . Partly as a result of his social concerns, Worthington was often commissioned to design public buildings, ranging from public baths and hospitals to workhouses and Unitarian churches. These were often designed in a Gothic style, not dissimilar to that of his contemporary and rival Alfred Waterhouse . MANCHESTER PROJECTS
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LEGACY His sons followed in his footsteps, training as architects and working in the family firm, Thomas Worthington & Sons. Hubert, later Sir Hubert Worthington ( 1886 - 1963 ) trained with Sir Edwin Lutyens and was professor of architecture at the Royal College Of Art . Percy Worthington also worked in the family firm. |
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