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As an example of Owens' industry, he designed four chapels, for four different denominations, in
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Liverpool's housebuilding industry. Through his collaboration with David Roberts, Owens designed over 10,000 terraced houses in the city of Liverpool, particularly those in the
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congregation of Rose Place, Fitzclarence Street in
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to a company that bought rural land around the old town of
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and together they had 5 daughters and one son. Owens was known for a "somewhat abrasive" personality; visiting the site of his
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324:References
310:Italianate
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