Guy Dawber
Sir Edward Guy Dawber | |
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Born | 3 August 1861 King's Lynn, Norfolk, England |
Died | 24 April 1938 London, England | (aged 76)
Occupation | Architect |
Awards | RIBA Gold Medal, 1928, RA |
Buildings | Eyford Park |
Projects | Batsford Park |
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Sir Edward Guy Dawber,
Biography
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Edward Guy Dawber was born in Britain in 1861, at King's Lynn, Norfolk, the son of a merchant.[1] He trained in the practice of Sir Ernest George and Harold Peto, supervising their work on Batsford Park (1887–93), near Moreton-in-Marsh, in the Cotswolds.[1]In 1896 he married Mary Eccles in Lancashire.[1]
In 1897 Dawber designed St John the Baptist's Chapel, Matlock Bath in Matlock Dale, Derbyshire, when he lived locally. It was the only church designed by him.[2] Dawber designed the Old Post Office at 25 High Street, Broadway, Worcestershire, which was built in Cotswold stone by Espley & Co of Evesham in 1899 and opened on Friday 1 December 1899.[3] He also designed Bibsworth House, Broadway.[4] Dawber sometimes also worked on the landscaping of the estates on which his houses were built, for example at Eyford Park in Gloucestershire.[5]
Working in the Cotswold vernacular tradition,
He was knighted in 1936 and died in London on 24 April 1938.[1] He is buried at St Giles's church with his parents and brother.
Works
- St John the Baptist's Chapel, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire (1897, Grade II*)[8]
- Nether Swell Manor Farm Cottages, Gloucestershire (1902-04, Grade II)[9]
- Nether Swell Manor, Gloucestershire (1903, Grade II) and its gatepiers (1906-09, Grade II) and lodge (1903, Grade II)[10][11][12]
- 6 Linnell Drive, Hampstead Garden Suburb, Barnet, London NW11 (1908, Grade II)[13]
- Conkwell Grange, Wiltshire (1907, Grade II)[14]
- Burdocks (previously known as Claremont House), Milton End, Fairford, Gloucestershire, (1911, Grade II listed)[15]
War memorials
- Moreton-in-Marsh and Batsford War Memorial, Cotswold, Gloucestershire (1908, Grade II)[16]
- Northiam War Memorial, East Sussex. (1920-21, Grade II)[17]
- Long Wittenham War Memorial, Oxfordshire. (1920, Grade II)[18]
- Wallingford War Memorial, Oxfordshire. (1921, Grade II)[19][20]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Sir Guy Dawber". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Chapel of St John the Baptist Supporting retaining wall and attached boundary walls, Matlock Bath (1248139)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ Evesham Standard & West Midland Observer, Saturday 9 December 1899.
- ^ Historic England. "Bibsworth House (Grade II) (1215625)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Eyford Park". January 1910.
- ^ a b "Architects Contemporary with Edwin Lutyens". Lutyens Trust. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "History of the Reptile House". Zoological Society of London. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Historic England, "Chapel of St John the Baptist, supporting retaining wall and attached boundary walls (1248139)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 October 2020
- ^ Historic England, "Nether Swell Manor Farm Cottages (1222041)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 October 2020
- ^ Historic England, "Nether Swell Manor and gatepiers attached to north east corner (1221955)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 October 2020
- ^ Historic England, "Gatepiers to east of Nether Swell Manor and walls framing formal garden (1221977)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 October 2020
- ^ Historic England, "Lodge and gatepiers to Nether Swell Manor (1221979)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 October 2020
- ^ Historic England, "6 Linnell Drive (1259600)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 October 2020
- ^ "Conkwell Grange, Conkwell, Wiltshire". House and Heritage. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Burdocks A Grade II Listed Building in Fairford, Gloucestershire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Historic England, "Moreton-in-Marsh and Batsford War Memorial (1170425)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 October 2020
- ^ Historic England, "Northiam War Memorial (1393848)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 October 2020
- ^ Historic England, "Long Wittenham War Memorial (1047906)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 October 2020
- ^ The Builder. 1921. p. 674.
- ^ Historic England, "Wallingford War Memorial (1048500)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 October 2020
Further reading
- A chapter on him in: Reilly, Charles Herbert: Representative British architects of the present day. London: Batsford, 1931.
- Obituary notices published in: AA Journal vol 53, May 1938, p 522; Architect & Building News vol 154, 29 Apr 1938, p 112, 114, 155; Architect & Building News vol 155, 15 July 1938, p 61; Architects' Journal vol 87, 28 Apr 1938, p 685, 691; The Builder vol 154, 29 Apr 1938, p 824, 827; RIBA Journal vol 45, 1938, p 631, 633, 666–7, 720; The Times, Monday 25 Apr 1938