Basic Biographical Details Name: | Ernest George & Peto | Designation: | | Born: | 1876 | Died: | 1892 | Bio Notes: | Ernest George was born in Southwark, London on 13 June 1839 and articled to the London architect Samuel Hewitt 1856-60. In 1857 he entered the Royal Academy Schools, winning its Gold Medal in 1859. For a few months in 1860-61 he was in the office of William Allen Boulnois before embarking on a sketching tour in France and Germany and setting up practice with another Royal Academy Schools student, Thomas Vaughan, born c. 1839, who had won three silver medals there. Vaughan died in 1874 and in 1876 George entered into a second partnership with Harold Ainsworth Peto, born at Somerleyton, Suffolk on 11 June 1854, son of Samuel Peto, railway contractor. Peto had originally trained as a joiner with Lucas Brothers, builders, before joining the office of John Louth Clemence at Lowestoft for one year and Karslake & Mortimer for two years. After a study tour of Italy, Germany and France he briefly worked with his brothers' contracting firm, Peto Brothers, from 1875. Thereafter the practice was remarkably successful in part through Peto's connections.
Ill health obliged Peto to withdraw from the partnership in 1892, although he went on to establish an equally important independent reputation as an architect of gardens. He died in 1933.
Following Peto's retirement, Sir Ernest George formed a partnership with Alfred Bowman Yeates in 1893. He retired in 1919 and died on 15 December 1922. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 18, Maddox Street, London W, England | Business | 1892 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployees or Pupils* earliest date known from documented sources.
Buildings and DesignsThis was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | | Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | | 1878 | House on Crown Lands | Inverness | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | | | 1879 | House for J T Mackenzie of Kintail | Loch Dinch | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | | | 1883 | Limekilns Parish Church | Limekilns | | Fife | Scotland | Designed pulpit (made by Mitchell & Kinghorn) | | 1893 | 29 Moray Place | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Internal alterations including new jacobethan and early C18th style ground floor rooms. New three storey semi-circular bay window added to rear along with rear extensions |
ReferencesCurrently, there are no references for this . The information has been derived from: the British Architectural Library / RIBA Directory of British Architects 1834-1914; Post Office Directories; and/or any sources listed under this individual's works. |