Ernest Reginald Ridgway

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Ernest Reginald Ridgway (1852 - 19 July 1917) was an English architect based in Long Eaton.

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Career

He was born in 1852 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, the son of William Ridgway (1819-1903) and Mary.

He married Mary Eliza Sketchley (1851-1904) in 1875 in Nottingham. On the death of his first wife in 1904, he married Louisa Goodwin Sketchley (1865-1926) on 5 November 1906 at St Heliers Parish Church, Jersey.

From 1893 to 1899 he had as his assistant John Frederick Dodd who later set up his own practice in Long Eaton, Derbyshire.

Until 1908 he worked in partnership with James Garfield Smith. [1]

He died on 19 July 1917 at his home, 11, Lenton Road, The Park Estate, Nottingham. [2] He left an estate valued at £13,129 (equivalent to £782,700in 2021). [3]

Notable works

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References

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  2. "Deaths". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 20 July 1917. Retrieved 28 April 2019 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  4. "Ecclesiastical". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 9 November 1895. Retrieved 28 April 2019 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Growth of Long Eaton" . Long Eaton Advertiser. England. 5 September 1896. Retrieved 11 February 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Notanda" . Long Eaton Advertiser. England. 31 October 1896. Retrieved 11 February 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Messrs Bemrose and Sons, Limited". Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 29 August 1896. Retrieved 28 April 2019 via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Local Industries" . Ripley and Heanor News and Ilkeston Division Free Press. England. 1 May 1899. Retrieved 11 February 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Schools at Derby Road" . Long Eaton Advertiser. England. 19 May 1900. Retrieved 11 February 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "New Wesleyan Sunday School" . Long Eaton Advertiser. England. 14 December 1900. Retrieved 11 February 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "Long Eaton Institute". Long Eaton Advertiser. England. 30 November 1900. Retrieved 28 April 2019 via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harwell, Clive; Williamson, Elizabeth (2016). The Buildings of England, Derbyshire. Yale University Press. p. 493. ISBN   9780300215595.
  13. "Opening of a new church at Derby". Long Eaton Advertiser. England. 19 June 1903. Retrieved 28 April 2019 via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. "Long Eaton Co-operative Society". Nottingham Journal. England. 17 August 1904. Retrieved 28 April 2019 via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. "Chaddesden Lace Works Institute". Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 25 April 1904. Retrieved 28 April 2019 via British Newspaper Archive.