Douglas Leonard Booth

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Douglas Leonard Booth
Born(1889-05-05)5 May 1889
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Died2 October 1956(1956-10-02) (aged 67)
Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
OccupationArchitect, surveyor and civil engineer
Spouse(s)
Edith Lilian Hobson
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(m. 1915)​
Children2

Douglas Leonard Booth (5 May 1889 – 2 October 1956) was an architect, surveyor and civil engineer based in Beeston, Nottinghamshire.

Life[]

He was born on 5 May 1889 in Nottingham the son of Thomas Booth (b. 1855) and Elizabeth Collier (b. 1852).

He married Edith Lilian Hobson (1891-1981), daughter of T.K. Hobson, lace manufacturer of Glenville, Oakleys Road, Long Eaton, on 31 July 1915 at the Wesleyan Central Church, Long Eaton, Derbyshire[1] and they had two children:

  • Douglas Thomas Booth (1916-1986)
  • Stanley Morley Booth (1924-1994)

He was elected to Beeston and Stapleford Urban District Council in 1937 for the ward of Beeston South[2] and in 1943 he was elected chairman.[3] In 1944 he was elected a councillor for Nottinghamshire County Council.[4]

He died on 2 October 1956 at 6 Lilac Grove, Beeston and left an estate valued at £5,122 6s 7d.

Works[]

  • Garage, 18 Devonshire Avenue, St John's Grove, Beeston 1910[5]
  • House, 4 Devonshire Avenue, St John's Grove, Beeston 1913[6]
  • 2 Houses, Elm Avenue St John's Grove, Beeston 1913[7]
  • House 159 Station Road, Beeston 1913[8]
  • House for W. Beecroft, Denison Street, Beeston 1914[9]
  • 17 Chilwell Road, Beeston 1929[10] (Alterations and additions)
  • Club premises for the Beeston Old Boys Association, Middle Street, Beeston 1926[11]
  • 28 houses, Henry Road, Beeston 1930[12]
  • 12 houses, Henry Road, Beeston 1930[13]
  • 2 shops, 246-248 (originally 49-51) Queen’s Road, Beeston 1930[14]
  • 3 pairs of houses, Lower Road, Beeston 1934[15]
  • 2 pairs houses, Brookland Drive, Chilwell 1935[16]
  • Garage of Mr Peters, 21 Dovecote Lane, Beeston 1935[17]
  • Pair of houses, Humber Road South and Beacon Road, Beeston 1936[18]

References[]

  1. ^ "A Local Wedding". Beeston Gazette and Echo. England. 7 August 1915. Retrieved 5 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Ratepayers' Triumph". West Bridgford Times & Echo. England. 9 April 1937. Retrieved 5 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Mr. Douglas L. Booth". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 27 April 1943. Retrieved 5 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Election of 3 New County Councillors". Nottingham Journal. England. 8 November 1944. Retrieved 5 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "361" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  6. ^ "352" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  7. ^ "612" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  8. ^ "1296" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  9. ^ "655" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  10. ^ "207" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  11. ^ "1052" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  12. ^ "497" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  13. ^ "12" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  14. ^ "1190" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  15. ^ "1062" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/2. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  16. ^ "1153" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/2. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  17. ^ "1280" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/2. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  18. ^ "1328" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/2. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
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