Walter Frederick Cave (17 September 1863 – 7 January 1939) was an English

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, active in the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, who worked firstly in the Arts and Crafts style, and latterly in the

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. In addition to architecture, Cave worked as a landscape gardener, interior designer, furniture maker and

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er.

Biography

He was born in Clifton, Bristol, England the son of Sir Charles Daniel Cave, 1st Baronet and Edith Harriet Symonds. Educated at Eton, Cave went on to study art at the

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. He was then articled to Arthur Blomfield. In 1889 he set up a practice in London and joined the Art Workers' Guild. His most notable building is the former headquarters of

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, The Haymarket, in London (opened 1913). He also worked for Somerville College, Oxford. Cave was also a

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er, playing in four first-class matches in 1883, making one appearance for the South in the

North v South The North of England and South of England cricket teams appeared in first-class cricket between the 1836 and 1961 seasons, most often in matches against each other but also individually in games against touring teams, Marylebone Cricket Club ( ...

fixture and three appearances for

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. A right-handed

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, he scored a total of 74 runs with a high score of 42.

Personal life

In 1892, he married Jessie Maria Cochrane. They had one child, Richard Walter Dundonald Cave (1901–1980).

References

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Images of an Arts and Crafts style, Bechstein upright piano designed by Walter Cave
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cave, Walter 1863 births 1939 deaths Architects from Bristol People educated at Eton College Alumni of the Royal Academy Schools English cricketers North v South cricketers Gloucestershire cricketers