George Treacher
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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, Surrey.[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9D1-Q69 George Treacher England and Wales Census, 1901.] Family Search. Retrieved 18 January 2018. {{subscription required}} He married Emma and had at least three daughters and two sons with her.[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27Q-LC3C George Treacher England and Wales Census, 1881.] Family Search. Retrieved 18 January 2018. {{subscription required}}
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, London.{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol36/pp199-204|title=Bow Street and Russell Street Area: Catherine Street|website=British History Online|accessdate=2018-01-17}} 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,[https://www.southwark.gov.uk/assets/attach/2198/Rye_Lane_Peckham_C_A_Appraisal.pdf Rye Lane Peckham Conservation Area Appraisal.] Southwark Council, London, 2011. p. 26. and the Yorkshire Grey on the corner of Langham Street and Middleton Place, rebuilt in 1882–3 to designs by Treacher.[https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/architecture/sites/bartlett/files/chapter25_riding_house_street.pdf "Riding House Street to New Cavendish Street".] UCL, 2016. p. 4.
Death
Treacher died on 28 February 1908 at 68 Loughborough Park, Brixton. He left effects valued at £867.[https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar/GetImgSrc?filePath=%2F1908%2FT%2F001966_travis_1908.Png 1908 Probate Calendar.] Retrieved 18 January 2018.
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Category:Architects from Surrey
Category:Public house architects
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