Harold Ridley Hooper Explained

Harold Ridley Hooper (1886, Bury St Edmunds  - 1953)^[1] was an English architect based in Ipswich, Suffolk.

He was elected ARIBA in 1910, having been articled to John Shewell Corder,^[2] 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:

• Electric Palace Cinema, Harwich (1911),^{[3] [4]}
• Butlins Skegness holiday camp (1936) and other designs for Butlins Ltd.
• Belstead House^[5]
• Margaret Catchpole Public House, (1936)^[6]

References

• Book: Crawford, David . British building firsts: a field guide . David & Charles . 1990 . 0-7153-9271-9.
• Web site: Architectural Drawings of Colonel Harold Ridley Hooper, A.R.I.B.A. (1886-1953) and Others, 1882-1939 . National Archives . 2011-05-02 .

Notes and References

1. Crawford (1990) 1976
2. Book: Directory of British Architects 1834-1914: A-K . Antonia Brodie . Continuum International Publishing Group . 2001 . 0-8264-5513-1 . 945–946 .
3. Crawford (1990) 19-21
4. Book: Eyles, Allen . Old Cinemas . Osprey Publishing . 2001 . 0-7478-0488-5 . 6 .
5. Web site: Belstead House, Pinewood, Suffolk . britishlistedbuildings.co.uk . British Listed Buildings . 7 May 2020.
6. Web site: HOLYWELLS PARK CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL AND MANAGEMENT PLAN . www.ipswich.gov.uk . l . 13 September 2019.