Evelyn Hellicar
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Evelyn Hellicar was an English architect
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Evelyn Arthur Gresley Hellicar was the son of Arthur Gresley Hellicar (1835–1905) and Mary Ann Isabella Malthus (1832–1926). Arthur Hellicar came from the South West of England where his father was Vicar
of Fivehead
, Somerset
, and Swell, Gloucestershire
. Arthur was ordained in 1859, took a curacy at Bromley
, Kent
, in 1861 and served as Vicar of Bromley from 1865 to 1905.
The eldest of four children, Evelyn was born in Bromley. He married Sophie Hildegarde Tate (1866–1957) at Trent, Dorset
on 30 August 1894. They had one daughter, Mary Gresley Hellicar (born 1897). Hellicar died at Corner Cottage, Hambledon, Surrey
on 22 July 1929.
. He was articled to Thomas Graham Jackson
in 1883; that same year Jackson had added a new chancel to Bromley Parish Church
. Hellicar studied at University College London
. He received the Donaldson Silver Medal in 1886-87 and the Roger Smith Prize for Construction.. He was a member of Royal Institute of British Architects
from 1888-1928. Around 1889 he entered into a short lived partnership with Sydney Vacher
at Wellington Street, Strand, London
. He was Diocesan Architect for Rochester
.
Much of his work appears to have come through family connections in the South West, his family connections with the Church of England
and through the patronage of Sir Thomas Charles Dewey
of South Hill Wood, Bromley.
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
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Evelyn Arthur Gresley Hellicar was the son of Arthur Gresley Hellicar (1835–1905) and Mary Ann Isabella Malthus (1832–1926). Arthur Hellicar came from the South West of England where his father was Vicar
Vicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...
of Fivehead
Fivehead
Fivehead is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the Fivehead River, miles east of Taunton in the South Somerset district...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, and Swell, Gloucestershire
Swell, Gloucestershire
Swell is a civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire.Swell is located in the Cotswold district immediately west of the town of Stow-on-the-Wold. The main settlements are Upper Swell and Lower Swell both of which are on B-class roads radiating from the town. The Heart of England Way...
. Arthur was ordained in 1859, took a curacy at Bromley
Bromley
Bromley is a large suburban town in south east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Bromley. It was historically a market town, and prior to 1963 was in the county of Kent and formed the administrative centre of the Municipal Borough of Bromley...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, in 1861 and served as Vicar of Bromley from 1865 to 1905.
The eldest of four children, Evelyn was born in Bromley. He married Sophie Hildegarde Tate (1866–1957) at Trent, Dorset
Trent, Dorset
Trent is a village in north west Dorset, England, situated in the Yeo valley four miles north west of Sherborne and four miles north east of Yeovil. It was formerly in Somerset...
on 30 August 1894. They had one daughter, Mary Gresley Hellicar (born 1897). Hellicar died at Corner Cottage, Hambledon, Surrey
Hambledon, Surrey
Hambledon is a small and scattered village in Surrey, south of Guildford. It is tucked away amongst fields and woodland between Witley and Chiddingfold....
on 22 July 1929.
Career
He was educated at Cranbrook School, KentCranbrook School, Kent
Cranbrook School is a co-educational boarding and day grammar school located in Cranbrook, Kent in South East England.-Brief history:Founded in 1518 for poor boys of the town, it received a charter from Queen Elizabeth I in 1574. Although in 1817 the town petitioned the Master of the Rolls,...
. He was articled to Thomas Graham Jackson
Thomas Graham Jackson
Sir Thomas Graham Jackson, 1st Baronet RA was one of the most distinguished English architects of his generation...
in 1883; that same year Jackson had added a new chancel to Bromley Parish Church
St Peter and St Paul, Bromley
St Peter and St Paul is a church in the town of Bromley, Borough of Bromley, in south east London. Known familiarly as Bromley Parish Church, it is not far from Bromley High Street and approximately halfway between Bromley North and Bromley South railway stations. The church is part of the Diocese...
. Hellicar studied at University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
. He received the Donaldson Silver Medal in 1886-87 and the Roger Smith Prize for Construction.. He was a member of Royal Institute of British Architects
Royal Institute of British Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...
from 1888-1928. Around 1889 he entered into a short lived partnership with Sydney Vacher
Sydney Vacher
Sydney Vacher was an English architect. He was the son of Thomas Brittain Vacher .CareerHe entered partnership with Evelyn Hellicar in the late 1880s . Their office was at Wellington Street, The Strand, London...
at Wellington Street, Strand, London
Strand, London
Strand is a street in the City of Westminster, London, England. The street is just over three-quarters of a mile long. It currently starts at Trafalgar Square and runs east to join Fleet Street at Temple Bar, which marks the boundary of the City of London at this point, though its historical length...
. He was Diocesan Architect for Rochester
Diocese of Rochester
The Diocese of Rochester is a Church of England diocese in South-East England and forms part of the Province of Canterbury. It is an ancient diocese, having been established in 604; only the neighbouring Diocese of Canterbury is older in the Church of England....
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Much of his work appears to have come through family connections in the South West, his family connections with the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
and through the patronage of Sir Thomas Charles Dewey
Sir Thomas Charles Dewey
Thomas Charles Dewey, was President of the Prudential Assurance Company....
of South Hill Wood, Bromley.
Works
- 1887-88 17 and 19 Sundridge Avenue, Bromley
- 1889 Valley Primary SchoolValley Primary SchoolValley Primary School is a primary government school in Bromley, London, United Kingdom. The head teacher is Mrs Susan Head. The school was the sixth best school in Bromley according to The Times newspaper annual school rankings....
, Shortlands - 1890 St John's Vicarage, 13 Upper Park Road, Bromley (demolished 1963)
- 1890 Bromley Parish Church, Church Road, Bromley (repairs)
- 1890s Cottages and lodges at Nether and Over Compton
- 1893-94 Bingham's Melcombe, Dorset (restorations)
- 1896 St Winnow's, 5 London Road, Bromley (demolished)
- 1897 Lufton Manor, Brympton, near Yeovil, Somerset
- 1897 47-49 Rodway Road, Bromley
- 1897 Abingdon House, 71 Rodway Road, Bromley
- 1897 St Mark's Church, Westmoreland Road, Bromley
- 1897 Grove Park Vicarage, Grove Park Road, London (demolished 1986)
- 1898 South Wood Hill, 1 South Wood Road, Bromley (alts)
- 1901 Lattford, Wincanton, Somerset (rebuilding)
- 1902 St John's Parish Rooms, Freelands Grove, Bromley (extensions)
- 1902 Music Room, Garden Pavilion, South Wood Hill, 1 South Wood Road, Bromley (destroyed 16 June 1944, rebuilt 1950s, demolished)
- 1903 St Mark's Church, Westmoreland Road, Bromley (tower)
- 1904 Peak House, SidmouthPeak House, SidmouthPeak House in Sidmouth, Devon, is a building designed by Evelyn Hellicar. It was finished in 1904 and is entirely made of beer stone. It is a Grade II Listed building....
(grade II listed) - 1904 Dalton Hill, Abury (dining room)
- 1906 Hildegarde, 1 Wells Road, Bickley, Kent (own house)
- 1910 Pair of cottages, Winterbourne Whitechurch, Blandford
- 1908 Backwell Down, Backwell Hill Road, Backwell, near Bristol
- 1908 Carnegie Library, High Street, Bromley, Kent
- c. 1910 Woodlands, 2 Highview, Caterham, Surrey
- 1912 Carnegie Library, High Street, Bromley, Kent (extension)
- 1913 St Paul's Church, Brackley Road, Beckenham, Kent (font)
- 1913 St Mary's Church, Plaistow, Bromley, Kent (unexecuted scheme for tower)
- 1919 Cottages and Club House, Raheen, Co Clare, Ireland
- 1920 War Memorial Cross, Holy Trinity Church, Bromley Common, Bromley, Kent
- 1923 Plumstead Vicarage
- 1925 Music Room at Ripley, 24 Sundridge Avenue, Cantebury, Kent
- 1925 St John's Church, Roseacre Road, Welling, Kent
- Manor House, Raheen, Co Clare, Ireland
- Shalcombe, Wells (is this Sharcombe, West Horrington?)
- Luton House, Selling (alterations)
- Holland's,(now on college campus) Ilchester Road, Yeovil
- Front House, East Street, Bovey Tracey (alterations)
Other works
- 1901 Description of Bromley Parish Church in Bush's Directory of Bromley for 1901.
- Four sketch books of buildings and construction detailing