Harold Edward Dicks was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England on 28 July 1885 and was articled to Henry William Chatters (1851?-1931) in Cheltenham. He also worked as an assistant to Henry Dare Bryan (1868-1909) in Bristol.
Dicks commenced independent practice as an architect in Evesham, Worcestershire in 1908. He was a Member of the Society of Architects (MSA). His address was given as Byeways, Evesham, Worcestershire in 1939. He died in Evesham, Worcestershire on 29 May 194
Private residences and houses In Evesham, Broadway and District; business premises In Evesham and Cheltenham; factory building In Evesham for Messrs. English Concentrated Produce, Ltd., 1910-1917; factory premises In Evesham for Messrs. Willmotts, Ltd., 1910-1925; Evesham Territorial drill hall, 1912; Evesham Church schools, 1924-25; Evesham Municipal Offlces (remodelling), 1925; housing schemes at Evesham, Pershore, Alcester, and Feckenham; Evesham War Memorial; Cleeve Prior (Worcs.) memorial hall.
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914. Compiled by Antonia Brodie, et al. Volume 1: A-K. London; New York: British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects/Continuum, 2001