Ernest William Farebrother
Ernest William Farebrother | |
|---|---|
| Died | 1891 ?Grimsby |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | Pupil of Fowler of Louth |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Prince of Wales Theatre, Grimsby. |
Ernest William Farebrother (died 1891) was an architect who worked in Louth and Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
Career
Farebrother was articled to
FRIBA in Jan 1885, again proposed by Fowler and also by William Watkins of Lincoln. He set up an independent practice in Louth in 1876 and moved to Grimsby in 1879.[1] His office was at Victoria Chambers, 89 Victoria Street[2] and he lived at Corby House, Wellowgate, which he designed.[3] His daughter Violet Farebrother
was a noted actress who starred in three Hitchcock films.
Architectural work
Farebrother was the architect for several notable buildings in Grimsby and North Lincolnshire. These included:
- Prince of Wales Theatre, Grimsby. Re-built in 1886 at the cost of £5,000, giving seats for 2,630 persons.[4]
- Corby House, Wellowgate. Farebrother designed this house for himself.
- Victoria Street North drill hall, Grimsby. (1891)[5]
- Cemetery Chapels, Scartho Road, Grimsby. (1888)
- Scartho, Grimsby Workhouse which became Grimsby Old Hospital. (1892) Farebrother was the original architect, but after his death the work was continued by Herbert Scaping[6]
Literature
- Antram N (revised), Pevsner N & Harris J, (1989), The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire, Yale University Press.
- Antonia Brodie (ed), Directory of British Architects, 1834–1914: 2 Vols, British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects, 2001
- Lingard E (2017) Grimsby Streets, Pen and Sword, Barnsley, 2017. ISBN 9781473876019.
- Obituary: Builder, Vol.60, 9 May 1891,pg. 378.
References
- ^ "Brodie", (2001), pg 631
- ^ White's Directory of Lincolnshire, 1889, pg 534.
- ^ "Lingard E" (2017)pp. 62-3
- ^ Boswell D. and Storey J. M. (1974), Grimsby as it was., unpaginated.
- ^ "Plans unveiled to turn historic Grimsby printers building into retail space". Grimsby Telegraph. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ISBN 9781873592366