Edwin Alfred Rickards

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

Edwin Alfred Rickards
Born1872
Died29 August 1920(1920-08-29) (aged 47–48)
Bournemouth, England
OccupationArchitect
Notable work
Methodist Central Hall
StyleBaroque

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.
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