Gerald Beech Explained

Gerald Rushworth Beech (1921 – 2013) was an English architect.

Beech was born in 1921 in Congleton, Cheshire,[1] [2] and educated at the University of Liverpool School of Architecture starting in 1937, and was a staff member there from 1948 to the 1980s.[3]

Beech also ran an architectural practice in Liverpool.[3] Cedarwood, a house he designed with Dewi-Prys Thomas in the Liverpool suburb of Woolton, was named "House of the Year" in 1960 by Woman's Journal.[4] [5] In 1975 he was elected as chairman of the North West Regional Council of the Royal Institute of British Architects.[1]

Beech died in 2013.[3] The Gerald Beech Partnership Papers are held by the University of Liverpool Library.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Special Collections & Archives :: Search :: Results :: Display in Summary . Sca-arch.liv.ac.uk . 2011-05-20 . 2017-01-07.
  2. Web site: Search Results for England & Wales Births 1837-2006.
  3. Web site: Gerald Beech - School of Architecture - University of Liverpool. Liverpool.ac.uk. 2013-10-22. 2017-01-07.
  4. Book: The Twentieth Century Society. 100 Houses 100 Years. London. Batsford. 2017. 9781849944373.
  5. Web site: Biography. Dewi-Prys Thomas Trust. 2017-09-09.