Harold Ridley Hooper
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Harold Ridley Hooper was an English
architect
based in Ipswich, Suffolk.
He was elected ARIBA
in 1910, having been articled to John Sewell Corder, and started his own practice in Ipswich in 1912. He was a Colonel in the 4th Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment
during World War I
. He was later Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk
.
His buildings include the Electric Palace Cinema, Harwich (1911), Butlins Skegness holiday camp (1936) and other designs for Butlins Ltd.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
architect
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...
based in Ipswich, Suffolk.
He was elected ARIBA
Ariba
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in 1910, having been articled to John Sewell Corder, and started his own practice in Ipswich in 1912. He was a Colonel in the 4th Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment
Suffolk Regiment
The Suffolk Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army with a history dating back to 1685. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated with the Royal Norfolk Regiment as the 1st East Anglian Regiment in 1959...
during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. He was later Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk
Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk
This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk. Since 1642, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Suffolk.-Lord Lieutenants of Suffolk:*Sir Anthony Wingfield 1551–1552 jointly with*? 1551–?...
.
His buildings include the Electric Palace Cinema, Harwich (1911), Butlins Skegness holiday camp (1936) and other designs for Butlins Ltd.