Edward Louis Paraire Explained

Edward Louis Paraire
Birth Date:1826
Death Date:1 August 1882 aged 56
Death Place:London
Occupation:Architect
Known For:Theatres, music halls and public houses
Notable Works:Museum Tavern

Edward Louis Paraire (1826 - 1882) was a British theatre and music hall architect of the Victorian era.

Career

Partnership with Finch Hill

Between 1856 - 70, Paraire worked with his partner Finch Hill. Together they worked on many music halls and theatres, including Weston's Music Hall (1857), the Islington Philharmonic (1860[1]), the Oxford Music Hall (1861), the Royal Cambridge (1856, in Shoreditch), and the Britannia Theatre (1841, Hoxton)  - the last of whose designs was exhibited by Paraire in 1859.

Solo work

The partnership was based in separate houses in the same street, and on its dissolution Paraire returned to designing banks, churches and public houses.

The Museum Tavern, a public house, is a Grade II listed buildings.

Death

Paraire died on 1 August 1882 at 36 Mornington Crescent, Regents Park, London, aged 56 years.[2]

Notes and References

  1. The site of the Islington Philharmonic is now occupied by the Royal Bank of Scotland
  2. News: Deaths . 23 August 2022 . Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 13 August 1882 . 11 col.2.