Arthur Eaton was born in Sutton-on-the-Hill, Derbyshire, England in 1857 and was articled to Giles & Brookhouse in Derby. He practised as an independent architect in Derby from c.1884. In the early 1920s he formed a partnership with his son, George Morley Eaton (1889-1940) as Arthur Eaton & Son. Arthur Eaton was elected a Member of the Society of Architects (MSA). He was also a member of the Nottinghamshire and Derby Architectural Society and its President. His address was given as 6 St James’ Street, Derby in c.1884; 219 Burton Road, Derby in 1911 and 1924; and 28, Green Lane, Derby in 1923. He died in Derby, Derbyshire on 29 June 1924. Following his death George Morley Eaton continued the practice until 1940 with the name title unchanged.
Board Schools, Shobnall Road, Burton upon Trent (1888); The Crest, 219 Burton Road, Derby (1896); County Court, 18-22 St Peter’s Churchyard, Derby (1897); Dairy, Station Road, Castle Donington (1897-99); extension to Deaf and Dumb Institute, Friar Gate, Derby (1900); Repton Isolation Hospital, Sandypits Lane, Etwall (1902-03); alterations to Masonic Hall, Gower Street, Derby (1902); Electric Power Station, Silk Mill Lane, Derby (1908); Electric Theatre, Babington Lane, Derby (1910); Laundry, Prichard and Co. (1914); Carnegie Public Library, Alvaston, Derby (1914-16); Roman Catholic Schools, Derby (1918); Housing Scheme, Castle Birmingham (1920); Freads Electric Power Station, Derby, 1921; also public houses, factories, warehouse premises, cinemas, offices, shops and houses in Derby and district.
Who’s Who in Architecture 1923. Edited by Frederick Chatterton. London: The Architectural Press, 1923