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

Beeston, Nottinghamshire Beeston is a town in the Borough of Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, England, south-west of Nottingham city centre. To its north-east is the University of Nottingham's main campus, University Park. The pharmaceutical and retail chemist group Boots h ...

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 and they had two children: *Douglas Thomas Booth (1916–1986) *Stanley Morley Booth (1924–1994) He was elected to

Beeston and Stapleford Urban District Beeston and Stapleford was an urban district in Nottinghamshire, England, from 1935 to 1974. It was created by a County Review Order. Beeston had previously been part of Beeston Urban District itself, to which was added the entirety of the S ...

Council in 1937 for the ward of Beeston South and in 1943 he was elected chairman. In 1944 he was elected a councillor for Nottinghamshire County Council. 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 St John's Grove, Beeston is a Conservation area (United Kingdom), conservation area in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. History Following the enclosure of the land surrounding Beeston in 1809 the area of St John's Grove was allotted to the vicar of St ...

1910 *House, 4 Devonshire Avenue,

1913 *2 Houses, Elm Avenue

1913 *House 159

Station Road, Beeston Station Road, Beeston is street in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. It runs from its junction with High Road, Beeston in Beeston Square to Beeston railway station. History The first part of Station Road was built in conjunction with the opening of Bee ...

1913 *House for W. Beecroft, Denison Street, Beeston 1914 *17 Chilwell Road, Beeston 1929 (Alterations and additions) *Club premises for the Beeston Old Boys Association, Middle Street, Beeston 1926 *28 houses, Henry Road, Beeston 1930 *12 houses, Henry Road, Beeston 1930 *2 shops, 246–248 (originally 49–51) Queen’s Road, Beeston 1930 *3 pairs of houses, Lower Road, Beeston 1934 *2 pairs houses, Brookland Drive, Chilwell 1935 *Garage of Mr Peters, 21 Dovecote Lane, Beeston 1935 *Pair of houses, Humber Road South and Beacon Road, Beeston 1936

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Booth, Douglas Leonard 1889 births 1956 deaths Architects from Nottingham