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Ernest George
Architect
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15/12/1922
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 Somerteyton, 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 Lowerstoft for one year and Kerslake and Martiner 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. In the same year George formed a partnership with his chief assistant Alfred Bowman Yeates, who had been born in 1867 and was also a product of the Royal Academy Schools while articled to Arthur Cates.

George was awarded the Royal Gold Medal in 1896, belatedly elected ARA in 1910, knighted in 1911, and made RA in 1917. He died in London on 15 December 1922. Yeates retired in 1935 and died on 6 May 1944; Peto had died in April 1933.

'Biography authored by the Dictionary of Scottish Architects Compilation Team.'

Addresses

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AddressClassDate From CharDate From TypeDate To CharDate To TypeNotes
18 Cannon Street Streatham London EnglandPrivate/business
6 Inverness Terrace Hyde Park London EnglandPrivate

Business Addresses

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AddressClassDate From Date From TypeDate ToDate To TypeNotes
18 Cannon Street Streatham London EnglandPrivate/business1861
11 Argyll Street London EnglandBusiness1881
18 Maddox Street, Regent Street London EnglandBusinessBefore 1891After 1914

Employment and Training

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NameName LinkDate FromDate ToPositionNotes
Ernest George & Peto100285In year 1876In year 1892Partner
Ernest George & Yeates201240In year 1892In year 1922Partner

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NameName LinkDate FromDate ToPositionNotes
Stanley Davenport Adshead100009In year 1894In year 1894AssistantFor a couple of months
William Hodgson Burnet204548In year 1902In year 1902Assistant
Lionel Francis Crane408626c. 1897Improver

RIBA Proposals

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PersonDate ProposedNotes
Jonas James Bradshaw1885/01/18
(Sir) Mervyn Edmund Macartney1889/03/11for Fellowship
(Sir) Herbert Baker1890/01/13for Assocateship
Herbert Hardy Wigglesworth1891/01/12for Associateship
Francis William Bedford1891/03/02for Associateship
William Laidlaw Carruthers1892/03/07for Fellowship
David William Kennedy1893/12/04for Associateship
Erskine Seaton Cummings1893/12/04for Associateship
Paul Waterhouse1895/03/11for Fellowship
John James Joass1895/06/10for Associateship
Francis William Bedford1899/12/04for Fellowship
(Sir) Herbert Baker1900/01/18for Fellowship
Herbert Hardy Wigglesworth1900/03/05for Fellowship
William Flockhart1901/02/18for Fellowship
Henry Blackadder1906/12/03for Associateship

Buildings and Designs

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Building NameDate StartedTown, District or VillageIslandCity or CountyCountryNotes
House on Crown LandsIn year 1878InvernessInverness-shireScotland
House for J T Mackenzie of KintailIn year 1879Loch DinchRoss and CromartyScotland
Limekilns Parish ChurchIn year 1883LimekilnsFifeScotlandDesigned pulpit (made by Mitchell & Kinghorn)
War Memorial, BerriedaleIn year 1919BerriedaleCaithnessScotland

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AuthorTitleDatePublisherPartNotes
British Architectural Library, RIBADirectory of British Architects 1834-19142001