James Fowler

Who was James Fowler?

James Fowler JP, FRIBA, known as “Fowler of Louth”, was an English ecclesiastical architect of the Victorian Age chiefly associated with the restoration and renovation of churches.

Fowler was born in Lichfield. He was a pupil of Lichfield architect Joseph Potter, and trained at Manchester. His chief centre of interest was the restoration of Lincolnshire churches, and occasionally schools, although his work can be seen within other eastern counties of England. He was the Diocesan Surveyor for Lincolnshire between 1871 and 1886, and was for five times the mayor of Louth.