WHEN you walk through the streets of York, how often do you stop to admire the architecture and wonder about its history?

North Yorkshire is home to some of history's most influential figures including the prolific architect Walter Brierley of York.

Known as 'The Yorkshire Lutyens' after architect great Sir Edwin Lutyens, he was the brains behind more than 300 buildings between 1885 and the time of his death in 1926.

The buildings that house our children's schools, county council staff and clergymen were created by Brierley, including the York Diocese.

His work continues to influence some architects to this day with York's Borthwick Institute for Archives storing priceless documents about Brierley's methods and Pocklington School using one of his clock designs 116 years after it was first produced.

Here is a guide to Brierley's architectural treasures in York and surrounding areas - how many of Brierley's building designs do you know?

Fishergate School 

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Scarcroft School

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The former Jubilee pub on Balfour Street

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Headmaster's House - next to King's Manor and York Art Gallery 

Thorpe Underwood Hall

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Haxby Road School

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Poppleton Road School

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The school was bombed during the Second World War and later restored. 

County Hall in Northallerton

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County Hall is used by North Yorkshire County Council for its headquarters. The main offices - the Brierley Building - is an ode to the architect himself. Meetings are held in the Brierley Room while staff can get refreshments in the Brierley’s Restaurant.

Dringhouses War Memorial

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It is located outside the Church of St Edward the Confessor. It was originally a First World War (1914-1918) memorial made in 1922, by Brierley and fellow architect James Hervey Rutherford.

Later additions were made following the Second World War (1939-1945).

St. Chad's Church, Campleshon Road

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Goddards House and Garden 

This grand house was built for Noel Terry of the Terry's Chocolate manufacturing family. It was Brierley's last building. 

York Press: PHOTO TAKEN IN 2017: Celebrating five years since the National Trust opened Goddards House and Garden, the Terry family home, to the public are (l-r), Becky Roberts , Visitor Experience officer and Michael and Susan Green, who were the first visitors to the house 5 years ago when it opened pictured with their National Trust Passports Picture Frank Dwyer.PHOTO TAKEN IN 2017: Celebrating five years since the National Trust opened Goddards House and Garden, the Terry family home, to the public are (l-r), Becky Roberts , Visitor Experience officer and Michael and Susan Green, who were the first visitors to the house 5 years ago when it opened pictured with their National Trust Passports Picture Frank Dwyer.

York Press: Lisa Fuzzard, business support at Goddards House and Garden, pictured in the drawing room after the venue opened for the new seasonLisa Fuzzard, business support at Goddards House and Garden, pictured in the drawing room after the venue opened for the new season

Now, it is a National Trust site which attracts hundreds of visitors each year.

Visitors can also admire the Terry factory clock tower which overlooks the racecourse.