Reginald C Fry
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Reginald C Fry was an English architect
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Fry's largest body of work can be found at Park Langley
, Beckenham where he was supervising architect for the laying out of the estate and designer of many of the houses.
His most memorable house on the estate is 2 Whitecroft Way the design for which won the Ideal House Competition
in 1911 and was erected at Olympia in the Ideal Home Show
of 1912 .
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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Fry's largest body of work can be found at Park Langley
Park Langley
Park Langley is a suburb of Beckenham, Kent which was first developed in the 1900s on the historic Langley Park Estate by H & G Taylor Builders....
, Beckenham where he was supervising architect for the laying out of the estate and designer of many of the houses.
His most memorable house on the estate is 2 Whitecroft Way the design for which won the Ideal House Competition
Ideal House Competition
The Ideal House Competition was run for many years as part of the Ideal Home Show.Every year designs were invited and the winning schemes would be constructed at Olympia for the Ideal Home Show the following year. The houses were often the product of progressive builders who were keen to secure...
in 1911 and was erected at Olympia in the Ideal Home Show
Ideal Home Show
The Ideal Home Show is an annual event in London, now held at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre. The show was devised by the Daily Mail newspaper in 1908 and continued to be run by the Daily Mail up until 2009...
of 1912 .