Harold Ridley Hooper (1886, Bury St Edmunds – 1953) was an English architect based in Ipswich, Suffolk.
He was elected ARIBA in 1910, having been articled to John Shewell Corder, 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),
- Butlins Skegness holiday camp (1936) and other designs for Butlins Ltd.
- Belstead House
- Margaret Catchpole Public House, (1936)
References
- ^ Antonia Brodie, ed. (2001). Directory of British Architects 1834-1914: A-K. Continuum International Publishing Group. pp. 945–946. ISBN 0-8264-5513-1.
- Crawford (1990) 1976
- Crawford (1990) 19-21
- Eyles, Allen (2001). Old Cinemas. Osprey Publishing. p. 6. ISBN 0-7478-0488-5.
- "Belstead House, Pinewood, Suffolk". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- "HOLYWELLS PARK CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL AND MANAGEMENT PLAN" (PDF). www.ipswich.gov.uk. l. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- Crawford, David (1990). British building firsts: a field guide. David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-9271-9.
- "Architectural Drawings of Colonel Harold Ridley Hooper, A.R.I.B.A. (1886-1953) and Others, 1882-1939". National Archives. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
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