Arthur Dale

Arthur Dale LRIBA (1859-1931) was an English architect based in Nottingham.[1]

Portland Baths, Muskham Street, Nottingham 1912
Library, Wilford Grove, Nottingham 1925

Career

He was born in Leicester in 1859 the son of James Mee Dale and Ann.

He was articled to William Millican and then remained as his assistant. From 1883 he was assistant to James Tait in the Leicester Borough Surveyor’s Office and in 1889 he moved to the Nottingham City Engineers’ Department. He was appointed assistant City Architect in 1901.

In 1910 he was appointed as Licentiate of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

In 1912 he was appointed Nottingham City Architect in succession to Frank Beckett Lewis[2] on a salary of £450 per annum (equivalent to £44,900 in 2019).[3] He held this position until 1927 when he was succeeded by Thomas Cecil Howitt.

He took his own life on 1 October 1931 having suffered from a long illness.[4]

Notable works
  • Portland Baths, Muskham Street, Nottingham 1912[5]
  • Nottingham School of Art 1914 (Extension and improvements)[6]
  • Water Filtration System, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire 1917[7]
  • Morley Council School, Wells Road, Nottingham 1922[8]
  • Police and Fire Brigade War Memorial, Nottingham Guildhall, 1923
  • Library, Wilford Grove, Nottingham 1925[9][10]
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References
  1. Brodie, Antonia (20 December 2001). Directory of British Architects 1834-1914: Vol 1 (A-K). Royal Institute of British Architects. p. 492. ISBN 0826455131.
  2. "New City Architect". Nottingham Journal. England. 29 November 1912. Retrieved 16 February 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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  4. "Tragedy of a long illness. Former Nottingham City Architect's Suicide". Nottingham Journal. England. 5 October 1931. Retrieved 16 February 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. Harwood, Elain (2008). Pevsner Architectural Guides. Nottingham. Yale University Press. p. 158. ISBN 9780300126662.
  6. "The School of Art". Nottingham Journal. England. 25 September 1914. Retrieved 16 February 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Nottingham's Water". Nottingham Journal. England. 28 November 1917. Retrieved 16 February 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Sunshine School". Nottingham Journal. England. 30 August 1922. Retrieved 16 February 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "A New Library". Nottingham Journal. England. 12 March 1925. Retrieved 16 February 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. Harwood, Elain (2008). Pevsner Architectural Guides. Nottingham. Yale University Press. p. 158. ISBN 9780300126662.
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