Elizabeth Chesterton
| Elizabeth Ursula Chesterton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 October 1915 |
| Died | 18 August 2002 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | Order of the British Empire |
| Practice | Cambridgeshire County Council, Architectural Association School of Architecture |
Dame Elizabeth Ursula Chesterton DBE (12 October 1915 – 18 August 2002) was a British architect and town planner.
She studied with Leonard Manasseh at the Architectural Association in the late 1930s.
She combined her work as a planning officer, working for Cambridgeshire County Council from 1947, with teaching at University College London and later at the Architectural Association. She worked with the notable archiects Ann MacEwan and Richard Llewellyn Davies.
She served on the Royal Fine Art Commission, the National Trust's Architectural Panel and the Historic Buildings Council (later part of English Heritage) from the 1970s until the 1990s.
Chesterton was appointed DBE in the 1987 Birthday Honours.
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