User:ColinFine/William Anelay

William Anelay Ltd was a company of builders and stonemasons founded in Doncaster in 1747, though it was not incorporated with that name until 1927. From the mid nineteenth Century, it began to work on buildings beyond Doncaster, and was involved in the building or remodelling of many well-known buildings throughout Yorkshire. It remained a family firm until a management buyout in 2005. It went into administration in 2016.

The business was begun by John Thompson in Doncaster in the 1740s. He invited Thomas Anelay, a relative by marriage, to join his business, and left it to him at his death. It was run successively by seven generations of Anelays. They opened an office in York in around 1900, and after 1939 were solely based there. The business was incorporated in 1927, the year that William Anelay (1900-) took over the management.

Sources

• Chrystal, Paul (2015). York in the 1960s: Ten Years that Changed a City. York: Amberley Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781445640631.. There don't seem to be any page numbers. 14 pages into Chapter 1, there is about 7 lines, mentioning the founding in Doncaster, erroneously said to be 1874, the move to York in the early 1900s, friendship between Thomas Anelay VI and Walter H Brierley.
• Stapleton, H.E.C., ed. (1975). A Skilful Master Builder: Continuing Story of a Yorkshire Family Business, Craftsmen for Seven Generations. York: William Sessions Ltd. ISBN 9780900657344. Carefully researched and cited, but it was commissioned by Peter Anelay. He refers to members of the Anelay family by ordinals (eg William II). Unless I can find evidence that this was how they were referred to at the time, I don't think I should follow this practice.
• Hatfield, C. W. Historical Notices of Doncaster. Not seen, but Stapleton cites it extensively.

Notes (for the article)

Major buildings worked on

(from Stapleton, part 4)

• Mansion House, Doncaster. John Thompson worked on this . "Hatfield says his reputation 'was well sustained in the erection of the Mansion House and an inspection of the extensive cellars leaves no doubt on this point'" Stapleton p. 2, quoting Hatfield Vol I p. 30. 1801: Construction of the attic storey. (p. 62)
• Rossington. 1772-88: "'Much of the village built' and large quantities of bricks made and fired in kilns built and repaired by Anelays and operated by Doncaster Corporation" (Stapleton p. 62. No citation). 1778: "The new Court House built" 1882: Built Rossington Hall.
• Doncaster Racecourse 1804: alteration to Grandstand. 1805:Judges' and Stewards' Stand erected. l823: Erection of 42 booths for publicans. 1853: The Gentlemen's Trainers' and Reporters' Stand .
• Cliffords Tower 1903: Restoration
• Gilling Castle 1904: Alterations and repairs for W. Slingsby Hunter
• Middleham Castle 1905, 1908: Restoration for Lord Masham (Actually, since Masham died in 1906, the later work was presumably for the 2nd Baron
• Acklam Hall 1910
• Saltmarshe Hall 1912: alterations
• Skelton Castle 1914: Alterations and additions. (18th house replacing the mediaeval castle)
• Bolton Castle 1919: repairs
• Nunnington Hall 1921: