Edwin Alfred Rickards

Edwin Alfred Rickards (1872–1920) was an English architect.

Edwin Alfred Rickards
Born	1872
Died	29 August 1920 (aged 47–48) Bournemouth, England
Occupation	Architect
Notable work	Methodist Central Hall
Style	Baroque

Early life

Rickards was born in 1872.[1][2]

Career

Methodist Central Hall in Westminster, London

Rickards worked alongside the architects Henry Vaughan Lanchester and James Stewart.[1] He specialized in baroque architecture.[3] He designed the Methodist Central Hall in Westminster, London, in 1907.[1]

Rickards' portrait was done by Frank Waldo Murray.[4]

Designed the Great Britain pavilion at the Venice Beinnale (1909).[5]

Death and legacy

Rickards died on 29 August 1920.[2] He appeared as a fictional character in Arnold Bennett's 1918 novel titled The Roll-Call.[3]

References

1. Curl, James Stevens (2006). "Rickards, Edwin Alfred (1872–1920)". A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198606789.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-172648-4.
2. Walker, David M.; Hillyard, Yvonne; Harris, Leslie; Grater, Abagail. "Basic Biographical Details: Edwin Alfred Rickards". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
3. Richmond, Peter (2001). Marketing Modernisms: The Architecture and Influence of Charles Reilly. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. pp. 14–16. ISBN 978-0-85323-756-3. JSTOR j.ctt1gn6bg6.
4. "Edwin Alfred Rickards (1872–1920)". Arts Council England. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
5. "Giardini della Biennale". La Biennale di Venezia. 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2018-08-22.