Harry Drinkwater
| Harry Drinkwater | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 March 1844 Warwick, Warwickshire |
| Died | 13 October 1895 (aged 51) Wokingham, Berkshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings |
New Theatre, Oxford St Margaret's church, Oxford St Augustine's church, Dudley |
| Projects | The Lion Brewery, Oxford |
Harry George Walter Drinkwater (1844–1895) was an architect who practised in Oxford.
Drinkwater was born in Warwick on 17 March 1844, the son of George Drinkwater, a coachman, and his wife Eliza. At the time of the 1851 Census the family was still living in Warwick, but by 1860 they had moved to Oxford and George had become landlord of the George Inn, 33 Cornmarket Street.
In 1878 Drinkwater got married to Rose Carr at St Mark's parish church, Maida Vale, London. They made their home at 1 Farndon Road, North Oxford. Rose bore him two daughters and a son: Grace in 1879, George in 1880 and Ruth in 1883. George attended SS Philip and James Boys' School in Leckford Road, which Drinkwater designed and which was built in 1879.
Drinkwater became a Freemason, joining the Alfred Lodge (340). He was appointed Junior Deacon in 1881, Worshipful Master and Provincial Grand Senior Warden in 1885. He was also initiated into the Royal Arch Chapter and the Knights Templar, and was made a Worshipful Master of the Royal Mark Master Masons.
In 1895 Drinkwater fell ill and went on a visit to Wokingham, Berkshire in the hope that it would improve his health. He died at Wokingham on Sunday 13 October, and his funeral was held in Oxford on Wednesday 16 October and he is buried in St Sepulchre's Cemetery, Oxford.
Drinkwater's widow Rose and their three children survived him. Their son George followed his father into architecture and also became a painter. Rose died in 1926 at her home at 67A St Giles', Oxford, and is buried with her husband in St Sepulchre's Cemetery. Their nephew John Drinkwater became a poet and playwright.
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