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Percy Emerson Culverhouse

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Percy Emerson Culverhouse
Born(1871-08-20)20 August 1871
Died7 May 1953(1953-05-07) (aged 81)
OccupationRailway architect
Years active1929–1945
EmployerGreat Western Railway
SpouseMadeline Anina Ella Walker
Canon's Marsh goods shed
Newton Abbot railway station of 1927
The concourse of Cardiff Central railway station of 1923–35

Percy Emerson Culverhouse (20 August 1871 – 7 May 1953)[1] was a British railway architect who was Chief Architect of the Great Western Railway from 1929 to 1945.

Career

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He was born on 20 August 1871 to Eli Culverhouse (1828-1911) and Jane Mary Jones (1840-1919).

At age 21 he was registered as a clerk at Paddington Station, working for the Great Western Railway. He progressed to Architectural Assistant to the New Works Engineer and in April 1929 was appointed Chief Architect to the Great Western Railway. He retired in September 1945 and was succeeded by Brian Lewis.

He married Madeline Anina Ella Walker on 3 April 1902.

He died on 7 May 1953 in Ealing, Middlesex leaving an estate of £8013 15s 6d (equivalent to £282,600 in 2023).[2]

Works

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References

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  1. ^ Brodie, Antonia (20 December 2001). Directory of British Architects 1834–1914: Vol 1 (A-K). Royal Institute of British Architects. p. 481. ISBN 0826455131.
  2. ^ 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 7 May 2024.
  3. ^ "G.W.R. Refreshment Rooms". Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette. England. 13 September 1896. Retrieved 30 January 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Application for a licence for refreshment rooms at the G.W.R. station". Banbury Advertiser. England. 11 February 1904. Retrieved 30 January 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ Historic England, "Canon's Marsh Goods Shed (1203510)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 January 2017
  6. ^ "New Station. Great Western Chairman at Newton Abbot". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. England. 14 April 1928. Retrieved 30 January 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ Historic England, "Temple Meads Station (1282106)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 January 2017
  8. ^ Historic England, "Paddington Station including the lawn, GWR office block on London Street and Offices along Eastbourne Terrace (1066881)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 January 2017