Albert Estcourt
Albert Estcourt | |
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| Born | c. 1832 Painswick, Gloucestershire |
| Died | 18 February 1909 Gloucester |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Builder |
| Known for | Constructing:
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Albert Estcourt (c. 1832 – 18 February 1909) was a builder in Gloucestershire, England, in the 19th century who with his brother, and later on his own, constructed a number of notable buildings in the county and across southern England.
Some of his buildings are Hillfield House in Gloucester (1867–1869), now grade II listed; major restoration work at St Mary's Church, Cheltenham (1877); the Oxford University Cricket Club Pavilion (the Parks Pavilion) to a design by Thomas Graham Jackson (1880–1881); and Clouds House in Wiltshire (1881–1886).
Early life and family
[edit]Albert Estcourt was born in Painswick, Gloucestershire, around 1832 to William and Maria Estcourt. He was christened on 27 May 1832 at Painswick.[1] The 1851 census shows him as a stone mason, lodging at St Mary's Square in Gloucester with the publican Joseph Gardner.[2] In the 1861 census he was in Painswick with his wife Ellen.[3]
Career
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Albert Estcourt was at first in partnership with his brother Oliver Estcourt who died in 1871.[7] Oliver was responsible for the construction in 1858[4] of the grade II listed Gloucester Court of Probate by Thomas Fulljames of Fulljames & Waller.[8]
Estcourt worked with leading architects on buildings throughout Gloucestershire[9] and across southern England. His works include Hillfield House in Gloucester (1867–69) to a design by John Giles for the timber merchant Charles Walker, now grade II listed and described as the "most elaborate Victorian house in Gloucester";[5][10] major restoration work at St Mary's Church, Cheltenham (1877);[11] and in 1880–1881 the Oxford University Cricket Club Pavilion (the Parks Pavilion) to a design by Thomas Graham Jackson.[12]
A major work was the construction in 1881–1886 of Clouds House in Wiltshire,[6] now grade II* listed with Historic England.[13]
Personal life
[edit]Estcourt married Ellen[14] who was born at Coaley.[15] At the time of the 1871 census he was living in South Hamlet, on the southern edges of Gloucester, with Ellen, four children and one servant. He was described as a "builders manager".[16] In the 1881 and 1891 censuses he and his wife were recorded as living in Barton Street in Gloucester with seven children and two servants.[14][17]
In 1897 he owned the Middletown estate in Upleadon which he sold in 1898.[18]
Death and legacy
[edit]Estcourt died on 18 February 1909. His address at the time of his death was Falkland House, Denmark Road, Gloucester. He left an estate of £55,987 and probate was granted to George Oliver Estcourt, builder, and Charles William Estcourt, timber merchant.[19]
The Escourts are remembered in Estcourt Road, Gloucester, built in the 1930s near Albert's home in Denmark Road.[20]
References
[edit]- ^ Albert Estcourt England Births and Christenings, 1538–1975. Family Search. Retrieved 9 April 2018. (subscription required)
- ^ Albert Escourt England and Wales Census, 1851. Family Search. Retrieved 9 April 2018. (subscription required)
- ^ Albert Estcourt England and Wales Census, 1861. Family Search. Retrieved 9 April 2018. (subscription required)
- ^ a b Jordan, Christine. (2015). Secret Gloucester. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. pp. 38–39. ISBN 978-1-4456-4689-3.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Hillfield House (1271659)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ a b Dakers, Caroline. (1993). Clouds: The Biography of a Country House. New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 63–64. ISBN 978-0-300-05776-8.
- ^ "Oliver Estcourt, Deceased", The London Gazette. 8 August 1871. p. 3528.
- ^ Historic England. "3 & 4, Pitt Street (1245683)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ Gloucester, 1835–1985: Economic development to 1914. British History Online. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ Verey, David & Alan Brooks. (2002). The Buildings of England Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and the Forest of Dean (3rd ed.). New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 501. ISBN 9780300097337.
- ^ Cheltenham, St Mary: Anglican Parish. National Archives. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ University Parks. University of Oxford. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "Clouds House (1131142)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ a b Albert Estcourt England and Wales Census, 1891. Family Search. Retrieved 9 April 2018. (subscription required)
- ^ Albert Estcourt England and Wales Census, 1901. Family Search. Retrieved 10 April 2018. (subscription required)
- ^ Albert Estcourt England and Wales Census, 1871. Family Search. Retrieved 11 April 2018. (subscription required)
- ^ Albert Estcourt England and Wales Census, 1881. Family Search. Retrieved 11 April 2018. (subscription required)
- ^ Manor and Estates: Upleadon Manor; Other Estates. Upleadon Village. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ 1909 Probate Calendar, p. 139.
- ^ Gloucester, 1835–1985: Topography. British History Online. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
External links
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Media related to Albert Estcourt at Wikimedia Commons