Walter Brierley

[4] He is also credited with being a leading exponent of the "Wrenaissance" style - incorporating elements of Christopher Wren.

The Borthwick Institute in York holds an archive of the Atkinson Brierley architectural practice,[1] a practice that lives on as Brierley Groom, the oldest architectural firm in the UK having continuously practised since 1750.

[8] In 2013 Pocklington School unveiled a clock based on plans drawn up by Brierley 116 years earlier and found at the Borthwick in 2006.

[9] A celebration of Brierley's life and architecture in 2007 unearthed the fact that he had designed and built many of the houses and other buildings (such as the Church of St Mary) in Goathland.

Simon Groom, current co-owner of architects Brierley Groom, noted that the opening credits of the popular ITV programme Heartbeat displayed large amounts of Brierley's work on screen.