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Name:
Charles Ernest Elcock
Designation :
Architect
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Exact DOB:
12/06/1926
Year of Birth :
1878
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12/06/1926
Year of Death:
1944
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Bio Notes :
Charles Ernest Elcock was born in Belfast in 1878 into a Quaker family. He was educated at Bootham School, York, and attended the Belfast Technical College from 1895-96 before serving his articles with J J Phillips & Son of Belfast from 1896-1901. During this time he also attended classes at the Belfast School of Art and in 1900 won the School's Lanyon Travelling Studentship; he was also awarded a South Kensington scholarship.
In 1901 Elcock left Belfast to work as an assistant to Sir John James Burnet in Glasgow, where he remained until 1905, after which he spent a year as chief assistant to Matear & Simon in Liverpool. From 1906 or 1907 until 1912 he was in practice in Colwyn Bay in in partnership with J.M. Porter, and from 1912 in Manchester, in partnership with John Brooke. Brooke died in 1914 but Elcock appears to have continued the Manchester practice until at least 1919 before moving to London.
Elcock became a Licentiate of RIBA on 20 March 1911, his proposers being J J Burnet, H A Matear and J B Gass and a Fellow on 12 December 1912 when his proposers were J J Burnet, H A Matear and John Brooke
In 1923 Elcock took Frederick Sutcliffe (1891-1958) into partnership. Sutcliffe had previously served his articles with Elcock (Porter and Elcock?) and had worked as a senior assistant to Rudolph Maximilian Butler in Dublin. Elcock and Sutcliffe rapidly established a flourishing practice, specializing in hospital design with commissions throughout the United Kingdom.
Elcock died in 1944 and Sutcliffe died on 22 September 1958.
'Biography authored by the Dictionary of Scottish Architects Compilation Team.'
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Addresses
The following private or business addresses are associated with this person:
Private Addresses
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Address
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Swarthmoor Colwyn Bay Denbighshire Wales
Private
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Business Addresses
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Address
Class
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Estate Office Colwyn Bay Denbighshire Wales
Business
1907
1912
J M Porter and Elcock
18 Exchange Street Manchester England
Business
1912
1914
John Brooke & Elcock
178 Oxford Road Chorlton-on-Medlock Manchester England
Business
1915
1919
John Brooke & Elcock
London England
Business
1923
In partnership with Frederick Sutcliffe
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Employment and Training
The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this person (click on an item to view details):
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Date From
Date To
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(Sir) John James Burnet
200088
In year 1901
In year 1905
Assistant
Matear & Simon
200410
In year 1905
In year 1906
Assistant
John Brooke
205171
In year 1912
c. 1919
Partner
Porter & Elcock
202647
c. 1907
In year 1912
Partner
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Employees or Pupils
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John Manuel (junior)
202646
In year 1910
Assistant
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RIBA Proposers
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Date Proposed
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John Bradshaw Gass
204851
In year 1911
For LRIBA
(Sir) John James Burnet
200088
1911 & 1912
For LRIBA and FRIBA
Huon Arthur Matear
203342
1911 & 1912
For LRIBA and FRIBA
John Brooke
205171
In year 1912
For FRIBA
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Buildings and Designs
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Daily Telegraph Building
In year 1925
London
England
In association with Sir John James Burnet and Son
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References
Bibliographic References
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Who's Who in Architecture
1923
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Periodical References
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RIBA Journal
1958/05
p258. Sutcliffe obituary
Builder
1944/04/28
p345 - obituary
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