Frederick Richard Fairmaner [also known as the reverend F.R. Fairmaner] was born in Chertsey, Surrey, England on 29 May 1883 and studied at King's College, London. In the 1911 England and Wales census his occupation was given as Architect's Assistant. It is not known where or with whom he trained as an architect. In 1913 he was ordained a priest in the Church of England and was subsequently vicar of the Anglican Church of Saint Stephen at Devonport, Devon. However, he continued to practice as an architect and in c.1936 designed Munster Cottage, a house in Church Path, Bude, Cornwall. He was a member of the Guild of All Souls.
His address was given as Hayfield Lodge, Abbey Road, Chertsey, Surrey in 1911; 11 The Crescent, Plymouth, Devon in 1936 and Eyelon Lodge, Compton Park Road, Plymouth, Devon in 1939. He died in Tavistock, Devon on 6 January 1954
Munster Cottage, Church Path, Bude, Cornwall (c.1936)
Seaside Houses and Bungalows. Edited by Ella Carter. London: Country Life, 1937