Paul Edward Paget
Illustration — Templewood, in Frogshall, Norfolk Paul Edward Paget CVO (24 January 1901 – 13 August 1985) was the son of Henry Luke Paget, Bishop of Chester and Elmer Katie Hoare (sister of Sir Samuel Hoare). He became business partner of John Seely (later Lord Mottistone), whom he met at Cambridge, and in 1922 they formed the firm of Seely & Paget, in which Paget concentrated more on clients than on design work. The partners became successful designers of opulent houses in the 1920s and restored many damaged church buildings after World War II. Paget was invested as a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (FSA).
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Paul Edward Paget
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- Born
- 1901
- Died
- 1985
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- architect
- Honours
- Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects · Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
- Languages
- English
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Illustration — Templewood, in Frogshall, Norfolk Paul Edward Paget CVO (24 January 1901 – 13 August 1985) was the son of Henry Luke Paget, Bishop of Chester and Elmer Katie Hoare (sister of Sir Samuel Hoare). He became business partner of John Seely (later Lord Mottistone), whom he met at Cambridge, and in 1922 they formed the firm of Seely & Paget, in which Paget concentrated more on clients than on design work. The partners became successful designers of opulent houses in the 1920s and restored many damaged church buildings after World War II. Paget was invested as a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (FSA).
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Born in 1901, died in 1985.
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