Background
Arthur John Hope was born on 2 October 1875 Atherton in the historic county of Lancashire.
Arthur John Hope was born on 2 October 1875 Atherton in the historic county of Lancashire.
He attended Wigan Grammar School and studied civil engineering at the Bolton School of Science and Artist
Hope was respected as a building planner but was a poor draftsman and required a large number of assistants to interpret his ideas. By the 1930s, he was an intimidating figure dominating an office in which there was a strict hierarchy of professions. Hope was a traditionalist, favouring a severe classical style derived from the later Georgian architects, with a strong dislike of Modernism.
Under his direction Bradshaw Gass & Hope continued to produce neo-Georgian designs until the 1960s.
