Edward Louis Paraire

Edward Louis Paraire
Edward Louis Paraire
Born	1826
Died	1 August 1882 aged 56; London
Occupation	Architect
Known for	Theatres, music halls and public houses
Notable work	Museum Tavern

Edward Louis Paraire (1826–1882) was a British theatre and music hall architect of the Victorian era.

Career

Partnership with Finch Hill

Between 1856–70, Paraire worked with his partner Finch Hill. Together they worked on many music halls and theatres, including Weston's Music Hall (1857), the Islington Philharmonic (1860^[1]), the Oxford Music Hall (1861), the Royal Cambridge (1856, in Shoreditch), and the Britannia Theatre (1841, Hoxton) – the last of whose designs was exhibited by Paraire in 1859.

Solo work

The partnership was based in separate houses in the same street, and on its dissolution Paraire returned to designing banks, churches and public houses.

The Museum Tavern, a public house, is a Grade II listed buildings.^[2]

Death

Paraire died on 1 August 1882 at 36 Mornington Crescent, Regents Park, London, aged 56 years.^[3]

References

^ The site of the Islington Philharmonic is now occupied by the Royal Bank of Scotland
^ Historic England. "Museum Tavern (1330367)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
^ "Deaths". Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper. British Newspaper Archive. 13 August 1882. p. 11 col.2. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

External links

Media related to Edward Louis Paraire at Wikimedia Commons

[1] The site of the Islington Philharmonic is now occupied by the Royal Bank of Scotland

[English_Heritage-2] Historic England. "Museum Tavern (1330367)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 March 2014.

[Lloyds_WN_13_August_1882-3] "Deaths". Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper. British Newspaper Archive. 13 August 1882. p. 11 col.2. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

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