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Ernest George Trobridge (1884 - 1942) 〔(Ancestry UK )〕 was an architect and developer. He was active in domestic architecture during the first half of the 20th century, especially in the North Western suburbs of London.〔Oxford Art J (1983) 5 (2): 63-64. doi: 10.1093/oxartj/5.2.63〕 ==Career== Trobridge was an adherent of Swedenborgianism and it may have been his religious beliefs which led him to be interested in domestic architecture for working-class people. He undertook his first major building works in the 1920s, when new homes were needed for ex-servicemen. Bricks, the usual building material for housing, were in short supply so Trobridge used elm timber which was readily available at the time, and built inexpensive timber framed, timber clad, thatch-roofed houses in the London suburb of Kingsbury. These properties were technically highly innovative. The green elm timber was cut in a special way so that shrinkage could be accommodated, and the thatch contained a patent fire extinguishing sprinkler system.〔(Canadian Patent Office file )〕〔United Kingdom Patent GB152527〕 In the thirties bricks became more readily available and the pressure on land around London meant that working-class families needed flats rather than houses. Trobridge developed blocks of flats in the form of romantic cottages, castles and baronial halls, again mostly in Kingsbury. His work often included unusual forms and references to historical building types. Trobridge's working methods were unusual for the time: he employed disabled ex-servicemen and insisted on paying full union rates to all his employees.〔(culture24 website retrieved 11 July 2012 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ernest George Trobridge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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