Fred Richard Lees Edwards

Born                      April - June 1859 Manchester

Not to be confused with  Frederick Ernest Pearce Edwards, City Architect of Bradford from 1900 and of Sheffield from 1908 to 1926

Fred R L Edwards, the son of John Charles and Sarah Teresa Edwards was born in Manchester in the period April-June of 1859. John Charles Edwards, ran a tobacconist’s shop in Piccadilly but had already died by the time of the 1871 census, the business being continued by Sarah, his widow. Edwards appears to have commenced practice about 1880. However, nothing is known of his architectural career after 1884, although he was elected Licentiate of the RIBA in 1912.

Residence
1881        Robert Street Chorlton-on-Medlock
1886        Fred R. L. Edwards, architect, 24 Brunswick Street. Chorlton-on-Medlock (Slaters)
1886        Sarah T Edwards tobacconist 107 Piccadilly, Residence 24 Brunswick Street. C on -M
1891        Tipping Street, Ardwick, Manchester
1901        Tipping Street, Ardwick, Manchester
1913        34 Tipping Street, Ardwick, Manchester
1919-1922    49 Monton Street Greenheys