Bowman Riley, Architects, Building Consultants & Interior Designers

Bowman Riley, Architects, Building Consultants & Interior Designers Bowman Riley is an award-winning team of architects, conservation architects, building surveyors and interior designers

Bowman Riley is an award-winning team of architects, building consultants, heritage specialists and interior designers working across the UK from offices in Leeds, London and Skipton. We have over 50 years’ experience in designing exceptional spaces that have transformed our built environment. Our talented team of over 70 professionals have successfully delivered high-quality and effective propert

y consultancy services on over 10,000 projects across the commercial, education, energy, healthcare, hotel, leisure, industrial, residential, and retail sectors. To realise our clients’ ambitions, we provide bespoke solutions from master planning and concept architecture to detailed design, project delivery and interior design. Our heritage consultancy team provide heritage services including Heritage Impact Assessments, Quinquennial Inspections and advice on historic building repairs and identification of defects. To complement our design services, we offer building surveying including project management and expertise in dilapidations, party wall matters and health and safety. It is a testament to our commitment and client-centred approach that we continue to maintain relationships with long-standing clients, some of whom started the journey with us back in 1968. We deliver on our promises and lead the way in terms of quality, inclusion, carbon reduction and social value to achieve the best overall outcomes. Key clients include The Cooperative Group, Countryside Developments, Daniel Thwaites, Kirklees Council, LandSec, Shell, The University of Bradford and York College. Bowman Riley is a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Chartered Practice and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and British Institute of Interior Design (BIID) registered practice. We hold Cyber Essentials Plus and achieved BIM Level II certification. We operate the Quality Management system ISO9001 and the Environmental Management System ISO14001.

Blast from the past! This week, we’ve been celebrating our talented team following our annual conference and away day.He...
02/07/2026

Blast from the past!

This week, we’ve been celebrating our talented team following our annual conference and away day.

Here is our team pic from our away day in 2013! It shows some of our former team members and plenty of those still at Bowman Riley.

Spot anyone you recognise?

What a fantastic evening at Thursday night’s Crypt Factor in Leeds!The Bowman Riley team were out in force to cheer on o...
27/06/2026

What a fantastic evening at Thursday night’s Crypt Factor in Leeds!

The Bowman Riley team were out in force to cheer on our incredibly talented colleagues, James Barnes and Monika Lulczynska , whose powerful duet of Creep and Zombie was nothing short of outstanding. What a performance – you absolutely brought the house down!

A huge congratulations to all of the finalists who had the courage to step onto the stage and entertain a packed audience. Special mentions to our friends Josh Donnelly and Michelle Bulloch, who also gave brilliant performances.

Lovely to meet guest judge actor Will Mellor!

Events like this are a great reminder of the amazing talent, generosity and community spirit that exists across the Leeds business community. Roll on next year!

This year we introduced something new – a driving range experience for non-golfers where guests spent a couple of hours ...
23/06/2026

This year we introduced something new – a driving range experience for non-golfers where guests spent a couple of hours with a golf professional, honing their skills and picking up a few pointers before joining everyone else at Skipton Golf Club. Judging by the feedback, it was a great addition and one we’ll certainly look to repeat. Thanks to April Marsden James Ross and Darren Bush RIBA Architect for hosting.

A fitting end to a fantastic day at our annual Bowman Riley Golf Day was the prize-giving dinner at Skipton Golf Club, c...
22/06/2026

A fitting end to a fantastic day at our annual Bowman Riley Golf Day was the prize-giving dinner at Skipton Golf Club, celebrating some excellent performances and plenty of friendly competition.

Congratulations to our winners:

⛳ Nearest the Pin – Deborah Walls from Walker Morris LLP
🚀 Longest Drive – Brendon Quinlan from Ashfield Group
🎯 Nearest the Wavy Line – Craig Mewse from Bowman Riley
📈 Most Improved on the Driving Range – Anne Sanderson, from PEAK PM Limited
🏆 Winning Team – Tony Pleasants, Stephen Haigh FRICS from ECOTEK HOMES, Dave Mellish from Rees Mellish Construction Management and Ewan Rees MGAC

Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the day such a success. The prizes are always welcome, but the real prize is the opportunity to spend time with clients, colleagues and project partners in such great company.

Great Golf and Even Better Company at Our Annual Bowman Riley Golf DayYesterday’s annual Bowman Riley Golf Day at SKIPTO...
21/06/2026

Great Golf and Even Better Company at Our Annual Bowman Riley Golf Day

Yesterday’s annual Bowman Riley Golf Day at SKIPTON GOLF CLUB LIMITED delivered everything we could have hoped for, fantastic golf, stunning surroundings and, most importantly, great company.

As always, the real success of the event came from bringing together our team, clients and project partners for a day of conversation, camaraderie and friendly competition.

Our legendary halfway house is a beacon for weary golfers with refreshments including famous local pork pies and scotch eggs and good company with Colin Briggs-Campbell Samantha Jevons and Izzy Hebb.

This year we introduced something new – a driving range experience for non-golfers where guests spent a couple of hours with a golf professional, honing their skills and picking up a few pointers before joining everyone else at Skipton Golf Club. Judging by the feedback, it was a great addition and one we’ll certainly look to repeat. Thanks to April Marsden James Ross and Darren Bush RIBA Architect for hosting.

Congratulations to our winners:

🏆 Winning Team – Tony Pleasants Stephen Haigh FRICS , Dave Mellish and Ewan Rees

⛳ Nearest the Pin – Deborah Walls

🚀 Longest Drive – Brendon Quinlan

🎯 Nearest the Wavy Line – Craig Mewse RIBA

📈 Most Improved on the Driving Range – Anne Sanderson

The day concluded with dinner, prize-giving and a relaxed after-party, allowing everyone to unwind and enjoy the company of friends, colleagues and industry partners.

A sincere thank you to everyone who joined us. Events like these remind us how important relationships are within our industry and how valuable it is to take time away from our desks and project meetings to connect, share experiences and enjoy each other’s company.

We’re already looking forward to next year’s event.

Wow — we are absolutely thrilled to have won the Excellence in Architecture and Real Estate award at the Signature Award...
16/05/2026

Wow — we are absolutely thrilled to have won the Excellence in Architecture and Real Estate award at the Signature Awards in Manchester this evening.

What an inspiring and uplifting evening celebrating innovation, inclusivity and success across the industry. It was fantastic to be amongst so many talented professionals and organisations making such a positive impact within the business community in the north.

A huge congratulations to all the finalists and winners and thank you to the organisers for a brilliant event.

We are incredibly proud of our team and grateful to our clients and collaborators who continue to support and trust us on every project.

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That’s a wrap on a week in Cannes at MIPIM. ☀️🇫🇷Tony and Samantha packed a lot into a few days – breakfasts, roundtables...
15/03/2026

That’s a wrap on a week in Cannes at MIPIM. ☀️🇫🇷

Tony and Samantha packed a lot into a few days – breakfasts, roundtables, coffee and catch-up meetings, lunches, dinners and plenty of good conversations along the way. The buzz around the place was unmistakable.

Discussions ranged from the ongoing impact of the BSA and the potential shift towards new commonhold legislation, to the influence of Gen Z in the workplace – plus lots of shared thinking about where the industry goes next.

And of course, it’s always that little bit easier to be away from home when the sun is shining on the Riviera.

Great to reconnect with familiar faces, meet new ones, and be part of the conversation. Until next time, Cannes

What a fantastic evening at our February Fiesta 2026!A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at our February Fiesta 2...
09/02/2026

What a fantastic evening at our February Fiesta 2026!

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at our February Fiesta 2026 – clients, colleagues, and project partners – especially for braving the driving rain to be at our Leeds office yesterday evening.

Over 140 people enjoyed the evening, sampled the beer from our pop-up bar courtesy of Kirkstall Brewery, grabbed a selfie in front of our balloon installation, and tucked into some delicious, freshly cooked pizza from our pizza van, Fired Up Pizza Co.

Our February Fiesta 2026 was also a great opportunity to celebrate what a fantastic year 2025 was for Bowman Riley and to look positively toward the year ahead. We’re excited for what’s to come and look forward to continuing to work and collaborate with so many of you.

📸 Photo credit: Hobo Tom Photography and Izzy Hebb (pizza shots)

April Marsden and James Ross will be representing us at   2026! We are super excited to attend this event, catching up w...
07/01/2026

April Marsden and James Ross will be representing us at 2026!

We are super excited to attend this event, catching up with old friends and making new connections. James and April feel just as comfortable on the slopes as in the lodge…

If you are also attending Propski and would like to organise a moment to connect with us, please reach out to either April or James and they'll be happy to organise a time.

See you there!

New year, looking ahead 📆🔭As we dust off our keyboards and wave goodbye to 2025, we wanted to take the opportunity to wi...
05/01/2026

New year, looking ahead 📆🔭

As we dust off our keyboards and wave goodbye to 2025, we wanted to take the opportunity to wish all our friends a happy new year! Across the Leeds, Skipton and London offices, the teams are gearing up for a busy 2026.

We’re particularly looking forward to the chance to connect face to face with everybody in what is shaping up to be a big year of events with a very full networking calendar. Highlights include Propski, MIPIM, UKREIIF, IHEEM, and the Annual Hospitality Conference (AHC).

If you find yourself at any of these events over the next year, we’d love to see you, come say hello!

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Wellington House
Skipton
BD231EL

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

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+441756795611

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