Walter Cave
Walter Frederick Cave (17 September 1863 – 7 January 1939) was an English architect, active in the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, who worked firstly in the Arts and Crafts style, and latterly in the Classical Revival. In addition to architecture, Cave worked as a landscape gardener, interior designer, furniture maker and cricketer.
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Walter Cave
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- Name
- Walter Cave
- Born
- 17 September 1863
- Birthplace
- Clifton, Bristol, England
- Died
- 7 January 1939
- Place of death
- London
- Education
- Royal Academy Schools
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- architect · cricketer
- Movements
- Arts and Crafts movement
- Languages
- English
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Walter Frederick Cave (17 September 1863 – 7 January 1939) was an English architect, active in the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, who worked firstly in the Arts and Crafts style, and latterly in the Classical Revival. In addition to architecture, Cave worked as a landscape gardener, interior designer, furniture maker and cricketer.
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Eton College
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London
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Pencil sketch by George Henry Harlow, 1814, http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/largerimage.php?mkey=mw05495
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• Name — Walter Cave • Born — 17 September 1863 • Birthplace — Clifton, Bristol, England • Died — 7 January 1939 • Place of death — London • Education — Royal Academy Schools • Illustration — Burberry Building, Haymarket, London
Biography
Biography
He was born in Clifton, Bristol, England the son of Sir Charles Daniel Cave, 1st Baronet and Edith Harriet Symonds. Educated at Eton, Cave went on to study art at the Royal Academy Schools. He was then articled to Arthur Blomfield. In 1889 he set up a practice in London and joined the Art Workers' Guild. His most notable building is the former headquarters of Burberry, The Haymarket, in London (opened 1913). He also worked for Somerville College, Oxford. Cave was also a first-class cricketer, playing in four first-class matches in 1883, making one appearance for the South in the North v South fixture and three appearances for Gloucestershire. A right-handed batsman, he scored a total of 74 runs with a high score of 42.
Personal life
Personal life
In 1892, he married Jessie Maria Cochrane. They had one child, Richard Walter Dundonald Cave (1901–1980).
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The authorities additionally record the heading Walter Frederick Cave. His recorded language was English. He was the child of Sir Charles Cave, 1st Baronet and Edith Symonds. He married Jessica Maria Cochrane. One child is recorded: Richard Walter Dundonald Cave.
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1863
Walter Cave born at Clifton.
1939
Walter Cave died at London.
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- 1.ribabookshops.com. Walter Cave; Arts and Crafts to Edwardian Splendour – UK Architects – Architects, Designers and their Work.
- 2.parksandgardens.org. Walter Frederick Cave.
- 3.CricketArchive. Player profile: Walter Cave.
- 4.burberryplc.com. Company History.
- 5.Obituaries in 1939. Wisden.
- 6.CricketArchive. First-Class Matches played by Walter Cave.
- 7.CricketArchive. First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Walter Cave.
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