William Lovell Mason

William Lovell Mason [Fellow 1896] of Ambleside who was killed in a motor cycling accident on 28 May 1915 in his 51st year, served his articles with Mr George H Bibby of Manchester and was afterwards an improver in the office of Mr Paul Ogden [F]. He began practice in partnership with his father in 1885 and was responsible for numerous residential buildings and business premises in Ambleside. He was manager for the Stock Ghyll Park Committee, surveyor of the Greenbank Estate and had carried out important sewage works for the Ambleside Local Board. He was a water colour artist of exceptional ability and was widely known as an expert in forestry. [RIBA Journal 26 June 1915 Page 42]

Articled to G H Bibby of Manchester 1881-1883
Improver in the office of Paul Ogden 1883-1885

Obituary        RIBA Journal 26 June 1915 Page 404 and 427
Reference    B & W Armstrong: The Arts & Crafts Movement in the North West of England. p246