# Graham Winteringham

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{{Short description|English architect (1923–2023)}}
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'''Graham Winteringham''' (2 March 1923 – 29 January 2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=Graham Winteringham obituary |date=2023-03-10 |website=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611192136/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/mar/10/graham-winteringham-obituary |archive-date=2023-06-11 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/mar/10/graham-winteringham-obituary}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/30+years+of+Birmingham+rep%3A+Staging+the+grand+design%3B+Sixties...-a079194265 |title = 30 years of Birmingham rep: Staging the grand design; Sixties architect of Birmingham Rep Graham Winteringham tells Terry Grimley he still feels a great affinity with the building. - Free Online Library}}</ref> was an English architect. His work consisted of public buildings and the restoration of historic buildings.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Baile de Laperrière |first1=Charles |title=Who's Who in Art: Biographies of Leading Men and Women in the World of Art Today-Artists, Designers, Craftsmen, Critics, Writers, Teachers and Curators, With an Appendi |date=2004 |publisher=Hilmarton Manor Press |isbn=0904722392 }}</ref>

==Early life==
Winteringham was born in [Louth, Lincolnshire](/source/Louth%2C_Lincolnshire). He studied at Birmingham School of Architecture (which became part of [Birmingham Polytechnic](/source/Birmingham_City_University)) after serving in the [Royal Navy](/source/Royal_Navy) and [Fleet Air Arm](/source/Fleet_Air_Arm) during [World War II](/source/World_War_II), having been [called up](/source/Conscription) in 1942.

== Public buildings ==
thumb|The Birmingham Repertory Theatre
thumb|The Birmingham Repertory Theatre from Broad Street
The 300-seat [Crescent Theatre](/source/Crescent_Theatre) building was designed by Winteringham and built on Cumberland Street in [Birmingham](/source/Birmingham) in 1964. The building featured a revolving auditorium and stage which gave flexibility to [theatre designer](/source/theatre_designer)s and directors.<ref>[http://www.crescent-theatre.co.uk/history.htm Crescent Theatre History<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014222028/http://www.crescent-theatre.co.uk/history.htm |date=14 October 2007 }}</ref>

In 1972, Winteringham received a [Royal Institute of British Architects](/source/Royal_Institute_of_British_Architects) award for his design of the [Birmingham Repertory Theatre](/source/Birmingham_Repertory_Theatre), one of the largest theatres of its type in Britain. Opened in 1971 by [Princess Margaret](/source/Princess_Margaret%2C_Countess_of_Snowdon), the 901-seat theatre forms the centerpiece of [Centenary Square](/source/Centenary_Square) in central Birmingham.<ref>[http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/ELibrary?E_LIBRARY_ID=59&a=1134944545704 Shaping the 1970s: 1970s Architecture in Birmingham] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181807/http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/ELibrary?E_LIBRARY_ID=59&a=1134944545704 |date=30 September 2007 }}</ref>

== Building restoration ==
[Rosehill House](/source/Rosehill_House), forming part of the [Ironbridge Gorge](/source/Ironbridge_Gorge) [World Heritage Site](/source/World_Heritage_Site), has been documented in Emyr Thomas's book ''Coalbrookdale and the Darbys''. By 1979, when Winteringham first produced a detailed restoration report, the house had become uninhabitable. A year later, a full restoration programme commenced and the building was officially opened to the public in 1985 by [Sir Adrian Cadbury](/source/Adrian_Cadbury).<ref>[http://www.ironbridge.org.uk/downloads/IronbridgeQuarterlySummer2005.pdf Ironbridge Quarterly, Summer 2005] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060925033534/http://www.ironbridge.org.uk/downloads/IronbridgeQuarterlySummer2005.pdf |date=25 September 2006 }}</ref>

==Death==
Winteringham's death at the age of 99 was announced on 1 February 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/birmingham-rep-architect-graham-winteringham-26127175|title=Birmingham REP architect Graham Winteringham dies weeks before 100th birthday|work=[Birmingham Mail](/source/Birmingham_Mail)|first=Husna|last=Anjum|date=1 February 2023|access-date=1 February 2023}}</ref>

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Category:Architects from Lincolnshire
Category:People from Louth, Lincolnshire
Category:Royal Navy personnel of World War II
Category:Alumni of Birmingham City University
Category:Fleet Air Arm personnel of World War II
Category:20th-century English architects

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