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'''Howard Stratton Davis''' [[Military Cross|MC]] (1885 - after 1970) was an architect in [[Gloucestershire]] who specialised in churches, vicarages and rectories. He won the Military Cross during the First World War while serving with the [[Royal Engineers]].
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'''Harold Stratton Davis''' [[Military Cross|MC]] [[Society of Antiquaries of London|FSA]] (1885–1969)<ref>FreeBMD. Died in Gloucester in 1969</ref> was an architect in [[Gloucestershire]] who specialised in churches, vicarages and rectories. He won the Military Cross during the First World War while serving with the [[Royal Engineers]].


==Military service==
==Military service==
Stratton Davis began his military career as an enlisted soldier. He was promoted from lance-corporal in the Royal Engineers, South Midland Divisional Engineers, to second lieutenant in October 1915.<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29322/supplement/10017/data.pdf</ref> He was awarded the [[Military Cross]] in 1918 when he was lieutenant, acting major, for:
Stratton Davis began his military career as an enlisted soldier. He was promoted from lance-corporal in the Royal Engineers, South Midland Divisional Engineers, to second lieutenant in October 1915.<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29322/supplement/10017/data.pdf ''The London Gazette''], supplement, 11 October 1915. p. 10017.</ref> He was awarded the [[Military Cross]] in 1918 when he was lieutenant, acting major, for:

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...conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in organising the digging of a line of posts under heavy machine-gun fire and visiting them all at great personal risk. On another occasion he displayed great determination and courage in collecting and assisting to reorganise, under artillery and machine-gun fire, the troops which had passed through the line of posts held by his company.<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30813/supplement/8793</ref></blockquote>
...conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in organising the digging of a line of posts under heavy machine-gun fire and visiting them all at great personal risk. On another occasion he displayed great determination and courage in collecting and assisting to reorganise, under artillery and machine-gun fire, the troops which had passed through the line of posts held by his company.<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30813/supplement/8793 ''The London Gazette''], Fifth supplement to the edition of 23 July 1918. 26 July 1918, p. 8793.</ref></blockquote>


==Architecture==
==Architecture==
Stratton Davis was articled to John Fletcher Trew of [[Gloucester]] but set up on his own account in 1913. Charles William Yates later joined him in partnership.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=404926|title=Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Architect Biography Report|website=www.scottisharchitects.org.uk|access-date=2023-06-18}}</ref>
Stratton Davis practiced as an architect in Gloucester as Stratton Davis & Yates. The firm later became Stratton Davis, Yates and Dolman after it took over the practice of Walter B. Wood in the late 1920s whose senior assistant Mr Dolman joined the firm for a few years.<ref name=nat>[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/01f6e1fb-1f39-407e-935b-b52251a6b7ac Records of Stratton Davis and Yates.] National Archives. Retrieved 3 September 2017.</ref> He was a fellow of the [[Society of Architects]] (FSA). His son, [[David Stratton Davis]], continued his practice.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=m9W2XH11-9EC&pg=PA124</ref> The firm merged with ASTAM of Gloucester in 1998. The records of Stratton Davis and Yates are held at [[Gloucestershire Archives]].<ref name=nat/>


Stratton Davis practised as an architect in Gloucester as Stratton Davis & Dolman. On the death of Edward J. Dolman in 1935 the firm became Stratton Davis & Yates.<ref>''Gloucester Citizen'', 22 May 1935</ref> It had previously taken over the practice of Walter B. Wood in the late 1920s when Dolman, the senior assistant, had joined the firm.<ref name=nat>[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/01f6e1fb-1f39-407e-935b-b52251a6b7ac Records of Stratton Davis and Yates.] National Archives. Retrieved 3 September 2017.</ref> He was a fellow of the [[Society of Antiquaries of London|Society of Antiquaries]] (FSA) and served as Diocesan Surveyor for 26 years until retiring in 1949.<ref>''Gloucester Citizen'', 2 June 1949</ref> His son, [[David Stratton Davis]], joined the practice as an apprentice in 1935; he became a partner and continued the practice, dealing mainly with ecclesiastical work. One notable exception is [[The Inch, Edinburgh|the Inch]] housing estate in Edinburgh.<ref>''Dictionary of Scottish Architects''</ref> The firm merged with ASTAM of Gloucester in 1998. The records of Stratton Davis & Yates are held at [[Gloucestershire Archives]].<ref name=nat/>
Among his notable work is [[grade II listed]] [[Holy Trinity Church, Longlevens|Holy Trinity Church]], [[Longlevens]], (1933-34) which he designed in a fifteenth century perpendicular Gothic style along with most of the interior fittings.<ref name=NHL>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1419405|desc=Church of the Holy Trinity|access-date=20 August 2017}}</ref> He also designed a large number of vicarages and rectories and his firm was recorded as diocesan architects for [[Newent]] in 1932.<ref>[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/73730f85-66a8-4c64-aabd-6d2baad0468f Correspondence with Stratton Davis, Yates and Dolman, diocesan architects, about repair of spire.] National Archives. Retrieved 3 September 2017.</ref>

Among his notable work is [[Grade II listed]] [[Holy Trinity Church, Longlevens]], (1933–34) which he designed in a fifteenth-century Perpendicular Gothic style along with most of the interior fittings.<ref name=NHL>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1419405|desc=Church of the Holy Trinity|access-date=20 August 2017}}</ref>
Stratton Davis designed a memorial chapel for Christ Church on Brunswick Road in Gloucester in 1950.<ref name=NHLEChristChurch>{{NHLE|num=1245963|desc=Christ Church, boundary wall and gate piers|access-date=4 September 2017|mode=cs2}}</ref> Stratton Davis designed a temporary timber church in 1928 that was subsequently expanded and now serves as the church hall for St Aldate's in Gloucester.<ref name=NHLEAldate>{{NHLE|num=1379929|desc=Anglican Church of St Aldate|access-date=4 September 2017|mode=cs2}}</ref> He also designed a number of vicarages and rectories and his firm was recorded as diocesan architects for [[Newent]] in 1932.<ref>[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/73730f85-66a8-4c64-aabd-6d2baad0468f Correspondence with Stratton Davis, Yates and Dolman, diocesan architects, about repair of spire.] National Archives. Retrieved 3 September 2017.</ref>


Outside architecture, he was secretary and treasurer of the [[Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Trust]].
Outside architecture, he was secretary and treasurer of the [[Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Trust]].
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*http://www.ukmoho.co.uk/html/county/Gloucestershire.html
*[http://www.ukmoho.co.uk/html/county/Gloucestershire.html Gloucestershire buildings by architect.]
*[http://www.bgas.org.uk/code/genindex.php?query=stratton+davis Results for Davis, H. Stratton at The Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society.]
*https://books.google.com/books?id=m9W2XH11-9EC&pg=PA871

*http://www.bgas.org.uk/code/genindex.php?query=stratton+davis
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Harold Stratton Davis MC FSA (1885–1969)[1] was an architect in Gloucestershire who specialised in churches, vicarages and rectories. He won the Military Cross during the First World War while serving with the Royal Engineers.

Military service

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Stratton Davis began his military career as an enlisted soldier. He was promoted from lance-corporal in the Royal Engineers, South Midland Divisional Engineers, to second lieutenant in October 1915.[2] He was awarded the Military Cross in 1918 when he was lieutenant, acting major, for:

...conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in organising the digging of a line of posts under heavy machine-gun fire and visiting them all at great personal risk. On another occasion he displayed great determination and courage in collecting and assisting to reorganise, under artillery and machine-gun fire, the troops which had passed through the line of posts held by his company.[3]

Architecture

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Stratton Davis was articled to John Fletcher Trew of Gloucester but set up on his own account in 1913. Charles William Yates later joined him in partnership.[4]

Stratton Davis practised as an architect in Gloucester as Stratton Davis & Dolman. On the death of Edward J. Dolman in 1935 the firm became Stratton Davis & Yates.[5] It had previously taken over the practice of Walter B. Wood in the late 1920s when Dolman, the senior assistant, had joined the firm.[6] He was a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (FSA) and served as Diocesan Surveyor for 26 years until retiring in 1949.[7] His son, David Stratton Davis, joined the practice as an apprentice in 1935; he became a partner and continued the practice, dealing mainly with ecclesiastical work. One notable exception is the Inch housing estate in Edinburgh.[8] The firm merged with ASTAM of Gloucester in 1998. The records of Stratton Davis & Yates are held at Gloucestershire Archives.[6]

Among his notable work is Grade II listed Holy Trinity Church, Longlevens, (1933–34) which he designed in a fifteenth-century Perpendicular Gothic style along with most of the interior fittings.[9] Stratton Davis designed a memorial chapel for Christ Church on Brunswick Road in Gloucester in 1950.[10] Stratton Davis designed a temporary timber church in 1928 that was subsequently expanded and now serves as the church hall for St Aldate's in Gloucester.[11] He also designed a number of vicarages and rectories and his firm was recorded as diocesan architects for Newent in 1932.[12]

Outside architecture, he was secretary and treasurer of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Trust.

Selected publications

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  • Cox, John Charles. (1949) Gloucestershire. (Eighth edition) London: Methuen & B.T. Batsford. (Reviser)

References

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  1. ^ FreeBMD. Died in Gloucester in 1969
  2. ^ The London Gazette, supplement, 11 October 1915. p. 10017.
  3. ^ The London Gazette, Fifth supplement to the edition of 23 July 1918. 26 July 1918, p. 8793.
  4. ^ "Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Architect Biography Report". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  5. ^ Gloucester Citizen, 22 May 1935
  6. ^ a b Records of Stratton Davis and Yates. National Archives. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  7. ^ Gloucester Citizen, 2 June 1949
  8. ^ Dictionary of Scottish Architects
  9. ^ Historic England. "Church of the Holy Trinity (1419405)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  10. ^ Historic England, "Christ Church, boundary wall and gate piers (1245963)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 4 September 2017
  11. ^ Historic England, "Anglican Church of St Aldate (1379929)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 4 September 2017
  12. ^ Correspondence with Stratton Davis, Yates and Dolman, diocesan architects, about repair of spire. National Archives. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
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