Stanley Davenport Adshead (1868–1946) was an English architect. Born in

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and raised in

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, Adshead trained in Manchester and London before establishing an independent practice in London in 1898. His early work included a survey and plans for the development of

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, London, for the

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. In 1912 he was appointed Lever Professor of Civic Design at

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, and in September 1914 he became the first Professor of Town Planning at

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. His published works include ''York: A plan for progress and preservation.'' He died on 11 April 1946 at Chapel Cottage, Lower Ashley, New Milton, Hampshire. His only daughter was

Mary Adshead Mary Adshead (15 February 1904 - 3 September 1995) was an English painter, muralist, illustrator and designer. Biography Adshead was born in Bloomsbury, London,as the only child of Stanley Davenport Adshead, architect, watercolourist, and Profe ...

, a prominent painter, illustrator and designer. He designed various entertainment buildings for seaside resorts, including: * Royal Victoria Pavilion, Ramsgate (1903). After being closed for several years, it was bought by

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and refurbished. * Worthing Lido (1925) * Pavilion Theatre,

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(1926) * Victoria Pier's third pavilion (1934). In the process of demolition in 2018. Original murals by Mary Adshead are being salvaged. * A large-scale redevelopment of

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was planned by the Scarborough Corporation in 1938, to designs by Adshead, although this was cancelled following the outbreak of WWII.

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* * 1868 births 1946 deaths Architects from Derbyshire Academics of the University of Liverpool Academics of University College London People from Buxton {{England-architect-stub