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Albert Estcourt
Bornc. 1832
Painswick, Gloucestershire
Died18 February 1909
Gloucester
NationalityBritish
OccupationBuilder
Known forConstructing:

Albert Estcourt (c. 1832 – 18 February 1909) was a builder in Gloucestershire, England, in the 19th century who with his brother, and later on his own, constructed a number of notable buildings in the county and across southern England.

Some of his buildings are

St Mary's Church, Cheltenham (1877); the Oxford University Cricket Club Pavilion (the Parks Pavilion) to a design by Thomas Graham Jackson (1880–1881); and Clouds House
in Wiltshire (1881–1886).

Early life and family

Albert Estcourt was born in

1861 census he was in Painswick with his wife Ellen.[3]

Career

The former Gloucester Court of Probate, built by Oliver Estcourt in 1858[4]
Hillfield House, Gloucester, built by Albert Estcourt, 1867–1869[5]
Clouds House, Wiltshire, built by Albert Estcourt, 1881–1886 (shown after reconstruction following a fire)[6]

Albert Estcourt was at first in partnership with his brother Oliver Estcourt who died in 1871.

grade II listed Gloucester Court of Probate by Thomas Fulljames of Fulljames & Waller.[8]

Estcourt worked with leading architects on buildings throughout Gloucestershire

St Mary's Church, Cheltenham (1877);[11] and in 1880–1881 the Oxford University Cricket Club Pavilion (the Parks Pavilion) to a design by Thomas Graham Jackson.[12]

A major work was the construction in 1881–1886 of Clouds House in Wiltshire,[6] now grade II* listed with Historic England.[13]

Personal life

Estcourt married Ellen

1871 census he was living in South Hamlet, on the southern edges of Gloucester, with Ellen, four children and one servant. He was described as a "builders manager".[16] In the 1881 and 1891 censuses he and his wife were recorded as living in Barton Street in Gloucester with seven children and two servants.[14][17]

In 1897 he owned the Middletown estate in Upleadon which he sold in 1898.[18]

Death and legacy

Estcourt died on 18 February 1909. His address at the time of his death was Falkland House, Denmark Road, Gloucester. He left an estate of £55,987 and probate was granted to George Oliver Estcourt, builder, and Charles William Estcourt, timber merchant.[19]

The Escourts are remembered in Estcourt Road, Gloucester, built in the 1930s near Albert's home in Denmark Road.[20]

References

  1. ^ Albert Estcourt England Births and Christenings, 1538–1975. Family Search. Retrieved 9 April 2018. (subscription required)
  2. ^ Albert Escourt England and Wales Census, 1851. Family Search. Retrieved 9 April 2018. (subscription required)
  3. ^ Albert Estcourt England and Wales Census, 1861. Family Search. Retrieved 9 April 2018. (subscription required)
  4. ^
    ISBN 978-1-4456-4689-3
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  5. ^ a b Historic England. "Hillfield House (1271659)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  6. ^
    ISBN 978-0-300-05776-8
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  7. ^ "Oliver Estcourt, Deceased", The London Gazette. 8 August 1871. p. 3528.
  8. ^ Historic England. "3 & 4, Pitt Street (1245683)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  9. ^ Gloucester, 1835–1985: Economic development to 1914. British History Online. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  10. ISBN 9780300097337
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  11. ^ Cheltenham, St Mary: Anglican Parish. National Archives. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  12. ^ University Parks. University of Oxford. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  13. ^ Historic England. "Clouds House (1131142)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  14. ^ a b Albert Estcourt England and Wales Census, 1891. Family Search. Retrieved 9 April 2018. (subscription required)
  15. ^ Albert Estcourt England and Wales Census, 1901. Family Search. Retrieved 10 April 2018. (subscription required)
  16. ^ Albert Estcourt England and Wales Census, 1871. Family Search. Retrieved 11 April 2018. (subscription required)
  17. ^ Albert Estcourt England and Wales Census, 1881. Family Search. Retrieved 11 April 2018. (subscription required)
  18. ^ Manor and Estates: Upleadon Manor; Other Estates. Upleadon Village. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  19. ^ 1909 Probate Calendar, p. 139.
  20. ^ Gloucester, 1835–1985: Topography. British History Online. Retrieved 9 April 2019.

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