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WOODS, ERNEST LUCIUS
- Born: 1877 Died: 1952
Architect and engineer, of Bangor, Co. Down, and Belfast. Ernest Lucius Woods, son of Hugh McCalmont Woods and Selina Letitia Woods, was born in Co. Antrim on 27 June 1877.(1) He was educated at the Methodist College, Belfast and articled for five years to JOSIAH CORBETT BRETLAND , city surveyor of Belfast. He was appointed town surveyor of Bangor in October 1899 and remained in the post until 1908, when he resigned.(2) He also practised privately as an architect and engineer in Belfast and Bangor. Several works are mentioned in the Irish Builder between 1908 and 1915, but there is a long gap between 1915 and 1929 followed by a fair amount of domestic and commercial work in the 1930s. Woods appears to have retired in about 1940, when he resigned from the RIAI.(3) He died on 29 March 1952.(4) According to the census of 1911, he had married circa 1906 and had at least two daughters.
ICEI: elected associate member, 6 December 1905;(5) resigned, 1942.(6)
RIAI: elected member, 1911;(7) raised to fellow, 1938, having been recommended by PERCY MORGAN JURY , THOMAS CALLENDER and DAVID WRIGHT BOYD ;(8) resigned, 1940.(9)
Royal Sanitary Institute: member.
Incorporated Association of Municipal & County Engineers: elected member, 10 February 1900.(10)
Addresses:(11) 24 Mayfair, Arthur Square, Belfast, and 97 Main Street, Bangor, 1909(12)-1914; Chichester Street, Belfast, 1915; 11 Chichester Street, Belfast, 1916-1940.
Home: Princess Gardens, Princetown Road, Bangor, Co. Down, 1905; 80 Seacliff Road, Bangor, Co. Down, 1911-15.
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References
All information in this entry not otherwise accounted for is from ICEI membership applications, III, 221, and from the entry on Woods in Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 (RIBA 2001), II, 1056, which is based on Woods's entry in Who's Who in Architecture (1914).
(1) www.familysearch.org
(2) IB 50, 16 May 1908, 318; his successor, H.C. Bell, was appointed at the increased salary of £175 per annum on condition that he undertook no private architectural or engineering work within the Urban District.
(3) JRIAI (1941), 4.
(4) Information from Ian B. McQuiston, citing will in PRONI.
(5) TICEI 33 (1905-1907), ?.
(6) ICEI membership lists.
(7) IB 53, 1 Apr 1911, 193; IA & C 1, 25 May 1911, 119.
(8) Jones transcript from RIAI minutes; JRIAI (1939), 13.
(9) See note 3, above.
(10) Proc.Inc. Assn of Municipal and County Engineers 29 (1902-1903), lxi.
(11) From RIAI membership lists unless otherwise attributed.
(12) IB 51, 6 Feb 1909, 81,82.
59 work entries listed in chronological order for WOODS, ERNEST LUCIUS
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| Building: | CO. DOWN, DONAGHADEE, WATER SUPPLY |
| Date: | 1901 |
| Nature: | ESW selected from 27 competitors to be engineer for water supply scheme. |
| Refs: | IB 43, 13 Mar 1901, 657 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, DONAGHADEE, SEWERAGE SCHEME |
| Date: | 1901 |
| Nature: | ESW selected from 27 competitors to be engineer for same. |
| Refs: | IB 43, 13 Mar 1901, 657 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANGOR, HAMILTON ROAD, NO. 012-28 (EPWORTH TERRACE) |
| Date: | 1901ca |
| Nature: | Terrace of 9 3-storey stucco terrace with 2-storey canted bays. For James Newell. |
| Refs: | Marcus Patton, Bangor: an historical gazetteer (UAHS, 1999), 95 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANGOR, ESPLANADE, SHELTER |
| Date: | 1902 |
| Nature: | Ornamental shelter. For Bangor Town Commissioners. |
| Refs: | IB 43, 18 Dec 1902, 1524 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANGOR, SEWERAGE |
| Date: | 1902 |
| Nature: | Proposed scheme. |
| Refs: | IB 44, 4 Dec 1902, 1510 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANGOR, WATER SUPPLY |
| Date: | 1902 |
| Nature: | Proposed scheme. |
| Refs: | IB 44, 4 Dec 1902, 1510 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANGOR, MAIN STREET, SHOP & STORES |
| Date: | 1903 |
| Nature: | Plans being prepared for shop and stores costing £800. |
| Refs: | IB 45, 23 Apr 1903, 1704 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANGOR, HAMILTON ROAD, HOUSE |
| Date: | 1903 |
| Nature: | Plans being prepared for detached house costing £450. |
| Refs: | IB 45, 23 Apr 1903, 1704 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANGOR, HAMILTON ROAD, HOUSE & OFFICES |
| Date: | 1903 |
| Nature: | Plans being prepared for private residence and offices costing £1,500. |
| Refs: | IB 45, 23 Apr 1903, 1704 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANGOR, HAMILTON ROAD, GOLF CLUB HOUSE (CONNOR HOUSE) |
| Date: | 1903-04 |
| Nature: | New. FS laid 19 Dec 1903. To cost: £900. Contractors: J. & R. Thompson, Belfast. |
| Refs: | IB 45, 23 Apr,18 Jun,31 Dec 1903, 1704,1835,3058; 46, 16 Jan 1904, 40(illus.); Marcus Patton, Historic Buildings in…Bangor and Groomsport (UAHS, 1984), 97,216(illus.) |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANGOR, SEACLIFFE ROAD, SEWER |
| Date: | 1904 |
| Nature: | Tenders sought for installing same. |
| Refs: | IB 46, 27 Feb 1904, 106 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANGOR, PUBLIC LAVATORIES (002) |
| Date: | 1905 |
| Nature: | For Bangor UDC. |
| Refs: | IB 47, 25 Mar 1905, 213 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANGOR, ENDOWED SCHOOL |
| Date: | 1905-06 |
| Nature: | Irregular 2- & 3-storey building with Dutch gables and castellated clock tower. Tender of Hutchinson Keeth, Glenravel St, Belfast, for erecting same accepted, Feb 1906. Opened Sept 1906. For Governors of Bangor Endowed School. |
| Refs: | IB 47, 16 Dec 1905, 914; 48, 24 Feb 1906, 130; B 89, 9 Dec 1905, 630; Marcus Patton, Bangor: an historical gazetteer (UAHS, 1999), 54(illus.),56-57. |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANGOR, DOWNSHIRE ROAD, NO. 002 (DALMENY LODGE) |
| Date: | 1905ca |
| Nature: | 2-storey, double fronted stucco villa, with overhanging eaves. For John Brown. |
| Refs: | Marcus Patton, Bangor: an historical gazetteer (UAHS, 1999), 9(illus.),70 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANGOR, HOUSE |
| Date: | 1906 |
| Nature: | New house for Mr R.J. Woods. Contracrt for building same secured by J. & R. Thompson, Belfast. |
| Refs: | IB 48, 10 Mar 1906, 198 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANGOR, PRINCETOWN ROAD, NO. 108 (PRINCETOWN LODGE) |
| Date: | 1906ca |
| Nature: | 2-storey house with half-hipped roof, for R>J> Woods 'damask designer, opera singer and painter'. |
| Refs: | Marcus Patton, Historic Buildings in…Bangor and Groomsport (UAHS, 1984), 162 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANGOR, WARD AVE |
| Date: | 1908 |
| Nature: | Tenders invited for completion of same. |
| Refs: | IB 50, 16 May 1908, 318 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANGOR, MAXWELL ROAD, NO. 030 (MANSE) |
| Date: | 1908ca |
| Nature: | Irregular, 2½-storey roughcast house for minister of First Bangor Presbyterian church 'probably designed by Ernest Woods' (Patton). |
| Refs: | Marcus Patton, Bangor: an historical gazetteer (UAHS, 1999), 144 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANGOR, STREETS (004) |
| Date: | 1909 |
| Nature: | Tenders invited for completion of 4 streets on estate of Lady Clanmorris. |
| Refs: | IB 51, 6 Feb 1909, 90 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANGOR, GRAY'S HILL, HOUSES (002) |
| Date: | 1909 |
| Nature: | Tenders invited for erection of same. |
| Refs: | IB 51, 6 Feb 1909, 82 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANGOR, HAMILTON ROAD, CARNEGIE LIBRARY & TECHNICAL INSTITUTE |
| Date: | 1909-1910 |
| Nature: | New library and technical institute. Plans prepared and tenders about to be invited, Feb 1909. Opened by Lord Londonderry 8 Jan 1910. Cost: £3,600. Contractor: William Dowling & Sons, Belfast. Clerk of Works: Jackson G. Smyth. |
| Refs: | IB 45, 23 Apr 1903, 1704; 51, 6 Feb 1909, 81; 52, 22 Jan,6 Aug 1910, 53,508(illus.); 53, 1 Apr 1911, 193; B 98, 15 Jan 1910, 68; Brendan Grimes, Irish Carnegie Libraries: a catalogue and architectural history (1998), 93-95(illus.); Marcus Patton, Historic Buildings in…Bangor and Groomsport (UAHS, 1984), 94(illus.),96 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANGOR, MAXWELL ROAD, NO. 021 |
| Date: | 1910ca |
| Nature: | 2-storey roughcast house, 'probably' by ELW. |
| Refs: | Marcus Patton, Historic Buildings in…Bangor and Groomsport (UAHS, 1984), 144 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, NEWTOWNARDS, ULSTER PRINT WORKS |
| Date: | 1911 |
| Nature: | New works. Contractor: William Dowling. Cost: £10,661. |
| Refs: | IB 53, 21 Jan,4,18 Mar 1911, 52,146,178 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANGOR, MAXWELL ROAD, NO. 032 (GLENVIEW, FORMERLY THE NOOK) |
| Date: | 1912 |
| Nature: | Irregular 2½ storey house designed by ELW for himself. |
| Refs: | Marcus Patton, Bangor: an historical gazetteer (UAHS, 1999), 144,145(illus.) |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANGOR, SEACLIFF ROAD, NO. 278 (SEAVIEW HOUSE) |
| Date: | 1912ca |
| Nature: | 2-storey red brick house, 'probably' by ELW. |
| Refs: | Marcus Patton, Historic Buildings in…Bangor and Groomsport (UAHS, 1984), 191 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, DOWNPATRICK (NEAR), GAMEKEEPER'S HOUSE |
| Date: | 1914 |
| Nature: | Tenders sought for erection of same. |
| Refs: | IB 56, 17 Jan 1914, 48 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANGOR, MAXWELL ROAD, HOUSE |
| Date: | 1915 |
| Nature: | New bungalow, for Mr Lowry. Contractor: William McMillan & Sons, Bloomfield. |
| Refs: | IB 57, 14 Aug 1915, 365 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, CORNMARKET, PREMISES |
| Date: | 1915 |
| Nature: | Alts. being carried out by A. Hanvey, Corporation St. |
| Refs: | IB 57, 18 Dec 1915, 545 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANGOR, CHURCH STREET, JENNIE HANNA MEMORIAL HALL |
| Date: | 1920ca |
| Nature: | Gabled rendered hall, 7 bays deep. Designed free of charge for Miss Jennie Hanna and built by members of temperance social club which she had established. |
| Refs: | Marcus Patton, Bangor: an historical gazetteer (UAHS, 1999),45 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, LISBURN ROAD, SHOP & HOUSE |
| Date: | 1929 |
| Nature: | New. |
| Refs: | IB 71, 8 Jun 1929, 533 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, STORMONT PARK, HOUSES |
| Date: | 1929;1931 |
| Nature: | 4 or more houses. |
| Refs: | IB 71, 8 Jun,7,21 Dec 1929, 533,1092,1138; 73, 5 Dec 1931, 1063 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, CIRCULAR ROAD, HOUSE |
| Date: | 1930 |
| Nature: | New. |
| Refs: | IB 72, 1 Aug 1930, 687 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, WOODCOT AVENUE, PREMISES |
| Date: | 1931 |
| Nature: | Adds. |
| Refs: | IB 73, 9 May 1931, 417 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, KNOCKDENE PARK, HOUSE |
| Date: | 1931 |
| Nature: | Adds. |
| Refs: | IB 73, 15 Aug 1931, 725 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, WOODCOT AVENUE, BAKERY |
| Date: | 1931-33 |
| Nature: | New, 1931. Adds, 1932,1933, for J.L. Stewart. |
| Refs: | IB 73, 145 Aug 1931, 725; 74, 30 Jan 1932, 113; 75, 15 Jul 1933, 610 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, CREGAGH ROAD (& GIBSON PARK), SHOP & STORES |
| Date: | 1932 |
| Nature: | New., for J.L. Stewart. Plans passed. |
| Refs: | IB 74, 21 May 1932, 480 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, YORK ROAD, SHOP & STORE |
| Date: | 1932 |
| Nature: | Conversion of store into lock-up shop and store for E(J?).L. Stewart. Plans passed. |
| Refs: | IB 74, 9 Apr 1932, 347 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, GREENVILLE ROAD, BAKERY |
| Date: | 1933 |
| Nature: | Adds., for J.L. Stewart. |
| Refs: | IB 75, 8 Apr 1933, 292 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, WANDSWORTH ROAD, HOUSE |
| Date: | 1933 |
| Nature: | Adds., for Mrs Margaret McConnell. Plans passed. |
| Refs: | IB 75, 1 Jul 1933, 566 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, DUNRAVEN AVENUE, BAKERY |
| Date: | 1934 |
| Nature: | Adds. |
| Refs: | IB 76, 16 Jun 1934, 517 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, CRUMLIN ROAD, SHOP |
| Date: | 1935 |
| Nature: | Large prmises. |
| Refs: | IB 77, 21 Sep,5 Oct 1935, 871,920 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, HIGH STREET, SHOP & WAREHOUSE |
| Date: | 1935 |
| Nature: | Rebuilding of premisez near Albert Memorial. |
| Refs: | IB 77, 29 Jun,21 Sep 1935, 578,871 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, SANDY ROW (& ROLAND STREET), SHOP |
| Date: | 1936 |
| Nature: | New lock-up shop. |
| Refs: | IB 78, 11 Jan 1936, 35 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, CASTLEREAGH ROAD, SHOP |
| Date: | 1936 |
| Nature: | New. |
| Refs: | IB 78, 13 Jun 1936, 523 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, NEWTOWNARDS ROAD, SHOP & STORES |
| Date: | 1936 |
| Nature: | New. |
| Refs: | IB 78, 22 Aug 1936, 757 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, CIRCULAR ROAD, HOUSE |
| Date: | 1936 |
| Nature: | New. |
| Refs: | IB 78, 16 May 1936, 430 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, ORBY CRESCENT, BISCUIT FACTORY |
| Date: | 1936 |
| Nature: | New factory. |
| Refs: | IB 78, 8 Feb 1936, 117 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, OLDPARK ROAD, SHOP |
| Date: | 1937 |
| Nature: | New. |
| Refs: | IB 79, 6 Feb 1937, 126 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, ANTRIM ROAD, SHOP & STORE |
| Date: | 1937 |
| Nature: | New. |
| Refs: | IB 79, 25 Dec 1937, 1138 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, NEWTOWNARDS ROAD, SHOP & STORE |
| Date: | 1937 |
| Nature: | New. |
| Refs: | IB 79, 15 May 1937, 450 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, SYDENHAM AVENUE, HOUSE(S) |
| Date: | 1937 |
| Nature: | 1 (or 2?) new house(s). |
| Refs: | IB 79, 10 Jul,4 Sep 1937, 630,797 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, NORWOOD GARDENS, HOUSES |
| Date: | 1937;1939 |
| Nature: | 2 new houses, 1937. Another house, 1939. |
| Refs: | IB 79, 30 Oct 1937, 962; 81, 13 May 1939, 410 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, ORBY CRESCENT, ELECTRICITY SUB-STATION |
| Date: | 1938 |
| Nature: | New.IB 78, 27 Jun 1938, 572 |
| Refs: | - |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, SEVERN STREET, WALL |
| Date: | 1939 |
| Nature: | New boundary wall. |
| Refs: | IB 81, 11 Nov 1939, 935 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, NORWOOD PARK, HOUSE |
| Date: | 1939 |
| Nature: | New. |
| Refs: | IB 81, 10 Jun 1939, 502 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, KING'S ROAD, GREENHOUSE |
| Date: | 1939 |
| Nature: | New. |
| Refs: | IB 81, 25 Nov 1939, 967 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, NEWTOWNARDS ROAD UPPER, PREMISES |
| Date: | 1939 |
| Nature: | Adds. |
| Refs: | IB 81, 4 Mar 1939, 194 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, WOODCOT AVENUE (NEAR), GARAGE |
| Date: | 1940 |
| Nature: | New. |
| Refs: | IB 82, 16 Mar 1940, 178 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, GREENVILLE ROAD (NEAR), BAKERY |
| Date: | 1940 |
| Nature: | Adds. |
| Refs: | IB 82, 27 Apr 1940, 282 |