Arthur William "Billy" Ecclestone (7 January 1901 – 1984) was an English architect and the chief surveyor for the Norfolk brewers Lacons in the first half of the twentieth century. In that capacity, he was responsible for the design of a number of their public houses, two of which are now listed buildings with Historic England. He was also a local councillor, justice of the peace, and historian of Great Yarmouth.
A. W. Ecclestone | |
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 The Iron Duke, Great Yarmouth, designed by Ecclestone | |
| Born | Arthur William "Billy" Ecclestone January 17, 1901 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England |
| Died | 1984 |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Parent(s) | Arthur James Eccleston and Alice Mary Ecclestone |
| Practice | Lacons |
| Buildings | A number of public houses |
| Projects | Clipper Schooner |
| Design | Iron Duke |
Early life
editArthur Ecclestone was born in Great Yarmouth on 7 January 1901 to Arthur James Eccleston and his wife Alice Mary Ecclestone. He was christened at St Nicholas's parish church, Great Yarmouth.[1][2]
Career
editEcclestone was a member of the Society of Architects and from 1925 a licentiate of the Royal Institute of British Architects. From the 1920s to the 1960s he worked for the Lacons brewery in Great Yarmouth for whom he was the chief surveyor and responsible for their pub designs.[3]
His designs include the Clipper Schooner (1938) in Great Yarmouth[4] with a decorative tiled panel showing a sailing ship that the Tile Gazetteer described as typical of Ecclestone's practice in his modern pub designs;[5] the Iron Duke in Yarmouth (late 1930s, completed 1948); and the Never Turn Back in Caister-on-Sea (1957) which he designed in the Art Deco and Streamline Moderne styles as a memorial to the nine lifeboatmen who died in the Caister lifeboat disaster of 1901.[6][7] Both the Iron Duke and the Never Turn Back are grade II listed with Historic England.[8][9]
He also designed the Winter Gardens at Gorleston in 1929[10] and the Links Hotel in Gorleston,[11] which was demolished in 1999.[12]
Outside work, Ecclestone was a justice of the peace and local councillor.[3]
Death
editEcclestone died in 1984.[1]
Selected publications
editEcclestone was a historian of Great Yarmouth and published a number of articles and books on the town:[13]
Articles
edit- "The Victoria Building Company", Yarmouth Archaeology, 1979.
- "The Columbia Fleet and Baroness Coutts", Yarmouth Archaeology, 1983.
Books
edit- The Rise of Great Yarmouth. The Story of a Sandbank. A.W. Ecclestone, Great Yarmouth, 1959. (with John Lewis Ecclestone)
- Henry Manship's Great Yarmouth. Great Yarmouth, 1971. (editor)
- A Yarmouth Miscellany. A. W. Ecclestone, Great Yarmouth, 1974. (compiler)
- Yarmouth Haven. A.W. Ecclestone, Great Yarmouth, 1981.
- Great Yarmouth 1886–1936. A. W. Ecclestone, Great Yarmouth.
Gorleston. A.W.Eccleston. pub undated. I have a copy!
References
edit- ^ a b Arthur William Ecclestone England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837–2007. Family Search. Retrieved 20 May 2018. (subscription required)
- ^ Arthur William Eccleston England Births and Christenings, 1538–1975. Family Search. Retrieved 20 May 2018. (subscription required)
- ^ a b "Dragons Resurgent", David H. Kennett, Information 73, British Brick Society, February 1998, pp. 2–4 (p. 2).
- ^ Clipper Schooner. Recording Archive for Public Sculpture in Norfolk & Suffolk. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ Norfolk. Tile Gazetteer. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ Historic post-war pubs given listed status. BBC News, 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ Five quirky new Grade II-listed post-war pubs announced. Phoebe French, The Drinks Business, 18 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "The Iron Duke (1451795)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "The Never Turn Back public house (1454945)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus & Bill Wilson. (2002). The Buildings of England: Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. p. 149. ISBN 0300096070.
- ^ Art Deco pub saved after campaign to get it listed and preserved succeeds. Archived 20 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine George Ryan, Great Yarmouth Mercury, 23 November 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ Links Hotel. Norfolk Public Houses. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ British Library search, 20 May 2018; WorldCat search, 20 May 2018.