George Treacher (c.1835 – 28 February 1908) was a Victorian architect known for his pub designs.
Early life and family
George Treacher was born around 1835 in
Clapham
Clapham () is a suburb in south west London, England, lying mostly within the London Borough of Lambeth, but with some areas (most notably Clapham Common) extending into the neighbouring London Borough of Wandsworth.
History
Early history
T ...
, Surrey. He married Emma and had at least three daughters and two sons with her.
Career
Treacher practiced as an architect and surveyor. He was particularity known for his designs for public houses which included The Opera Tavern (1879) in
Catherine Street
Catherine Street, originally known as Brydges Street, is a street in the City of Westminster, London. It runs from Russell Street in the north to Aldwych in the south. It is crossed midway by Tavistock Street and joined on the western side near Al ...
, London.
He also designed the Britannia Public House (1881) at 45
Peckham High Street which has since been converted to a shop and the front lost, and the
Yorkshire Grey on the corner of
Langham Street and
Middleton Place
Middleton Place is a plantation in Dorchester County, along the banks of the Ashley River west of the Ashley and about northwest of downtown Charleston, in the U.S. state of South Carolina. Built in several phases during the 18th and 19th centu ...
, rebuilt in 1882–3 to designs by Treacher.
Death
Treacher died on 28 February 1908 at 68 Loughborough Park, Brixton. He left effects valued at £867.
1908 Probate Calendar.
Retrieved 18 January 2018.
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Architects from Surrey
People from Clapham
1830s births
1908 deaths
Public house architects
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