Ernest William Farebrother

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Ernest William Farebrother
Died1891
?Grimsby
NationalityEnglish
Alma materPupil of Fowler of Louth
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsPrince of Wales Theatre, Grimsby.

Ernest William Farebrother (died 1891) was an architect who worked in Louth and Grimsby, Lincolnshire.

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Career

Farebrother was articled to James Fower of Louth for four years from September 1870 and after serving his articles remained as a clerk with Fowler until April 1876. At this point he left Fowler’s office, apparently because he had been carrying on work on his own behalf, but he was proposed ARIBA by Fowler in November 1877. He proceeded 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

Cemetery Chapels, Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby (1888) Cemetery Chapels - geograph.org.uk - 171344.jpg
Cemetery Chapels, Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby (1888)
Victoria Street North drill hall, Grimsby 1891 The old Castle Press Building, Grimsby - geograph.org.uk - 105300.jpg
Victoria Street North drill hall, Grimsby 1891
Grimsby Old Hospital by Ernest Farebrother and Herbert Scaping Grimsby Old Hospital - geograph.org.uk - 111420.jpg
Grimsby Old Hospital by Ernest Farebrother and Herbert Scaping

Farebrother was the architect for several notable buildings in Grimsby and North Lincolnshire. These included:

Literature

References

  1. "Brodie", (2001), pg 631
  2. White's Directory of Lincolnshire, 1889, pg 534.
  3. "Lingard E" (2017)pp. 62-3
  4. Boswell D. and Storey J. M. (1974), Grimsby as it was., unpaginated.
  5. "Plans unveiled to turn historic Grimsby printers building into retail space". Grimsby Telegraph. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
    • Morrison K. (1999), The Workhouse: A Study of Poor-Law Buildings in England, English Heritage/RCHME, pp 207 ISBN   9781873592366