Alfred Hugh Davies-Colley
- Born Chester 1846
- Died 24 December 1917, at 11, Osney Crescent, Paignton
Alfred Hugh Davies Colley was the son of Thomas Davies-Colley, Esq, M.D., of Chester and the brother of Eleanor Davies-Colley, the first woman to become a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, John Neville Colley Davies Colley, FRCS, formerly Surgeon and Lecturer on Surgery to Guy's Hospital and Thomas Charles Davies-Colley, solicitor of Manchester. He was articled to Richard Kyrke Penson and Archibald Richie of Chester from 1864-67 and was later employed as assistant in the offices of J Medland and Henry Taylor of Manchester and George Somers Clarke. A H Davies Colley commenced independent practice in 1873 and elected Associate of the RIBA on 23 May 1881, proposed by T Worthington, J Murgatroyd and J Holden. He resigned the RIBA in 1901, having retired from practice.
Obituary Builder v114 4 January 1918 Page 16
References
RIBA Directory (Note RIBA Biography file missing or non-existent April 2003)
Builder Index of Illustrations
Address
1871 1900 No reference in Slater=s Directory
1874 Williamson & Colley 5 Old Half Moon Chambers 7 Chapel Walk (Slater's Directory)
1875 Williamson & Colley 5 Old Half Moon Chambers 7 Chapel Walk (Slater's Directory)
1876 A. Davies Colley architect Chapel Walks Manchester (M G Contracts: 5 May 1876)
1878 A. Davies Colley architect Chapel Walks Manchester (February 1878)
1878 A. Davies Colley, 24 Corporation Street Manchester (June 1878)
1881 A H Davies Colley. Lords Chambers, 26 Cooper Street (Slater's Directory)
1884 24 Corporation Street Manchester (RIBA)
1885 A H Davies Colley 48 King Street Manchester British Architect 27 March 1885 Page ix
1886 48, King Street, Manchester (Manchester Guardian - St Paul's)
1891 Alfred H Davies-Colley, architect. 60, King Street
1900 No reference in Slater,s Directory
Residence
1881 Osborne Road, Levenshule (Census)
1891 Osborne Road, Coston Park, Levenshulme (Slater’s Directory)
1901 Alfred Colley, Birkdale, Southport (Census)
1917 11, Osney Crescent, Paignton, Devonshire. (Builder v.114 4 January 1918 Page 16)
Buildings and Designs
Partnerships
Name | Designation | Formed | Dissolved | Location |
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Davis-Colley and Beaumont | Architectural practice | 1874 | 1878 | Manchester |
Colley and Brooke | Architectural Practice | 1881 | 1884 | Manchester |
Colley and Beaumont | Architectural Practice | 1875 | 1878 | Manchester |