Basil Pendleton

• Born      1882 Sheffield, Yorkshire
• Married  1912, to Eva, daughter of George Ratcliffe, of Manchester
• Death    1952 Stockport

Basil Pendleton was born in 1882 at Sheffield, the son of John and Mary Annie Pendleton and was educated at King William's College, Isle of Man, Victoria University, Manchester, and Manchester School of Art.

After leaving King William's College, he became articled to Thomas Muirhead of Manchester, at the same time continuing his studies at the Victoria University and the Manchester School of Art; after the completion of his articles he obtained further experience as an assistant, and on finally completing his training commenced practice for himself in Manchester as an Architect and Surveyor in 1905 ; in 1910 he was elected a Member of the Society of Architects, London, and in 1912 a Fellow of the Manchester Society of Architects; he is also a Member of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society. During 1911-1912, he conducted the excavations at Vale Royal Abbey, Cheshire, and was successful in bringing to light the site of the Abbey and finding a large portion of the Abbey Church and part of the Monastic buildings, the result of his work being described in a small book written by him, entitled, " Notes on the Cistercian Abbey of St. Mary, Vale Royal, Cheshire." He has lectured largely in the North of England on Abbeys, Cathedrals, and Old English Mansions. During the time he has been in practice he has designed and carried out numerous houses in Derbyshire, Cheshire and Lancashire, and also been the Architect for a number of building estates. In Manchester he has designed a considerable number of commercial buildings, especially in the inter-war period in partnership with Charles Dickinson under the style Pendleton and Dickinson.

Address
1908-1911    Basil Pendleton AMSA 16, Brazennose Street, Manchester
1923-1930    Pendleton and Dickinson. 16, Brazennose Street Manchester. (MCN)
1936        Basil Pendleton LRIBA FMSA 16, Brazennose Street, Manchester. (Slater)

Residence
1895        John Pendleton journalist Studley Terrace, 458, Moss Lane East, Moss Side
1909        "Norwood" Wilbraham Road (Slater)
1911        "Norwood" Wilbraham Road (Slater)
1914        2 Beech Road Chorlton-cum-Hardy (RIBA)
1930        73 Promenade Southport (Kelly)