Ernest Budge Glanfield [also known as Ernest B. Glanfield] was born in Paddington, London, England on 17 July 1885 and studied at University College, London from 1902 to 1904. He was then articled to Horace Field (1861-1948) from 1904 to 1906 and remained with him as his assistant.
In 1907 he set up his own practice in London. He was in partnership with Horace Field; with Frederick Charles Moscrop-Young (1875-1953) in the Slough, Berkshire-based architectural firm Moscrop-Young & Glanfield from 1908 to 1916; and, from 1918 [or 1919 - sources differ] with William Edward Riley (1852-1937) as Riley & Glanfield. Following the death of Riley in 1937, Glanfield retained Riley & Glanfield as the name of the practice.
Glanfield was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA) in 1911 and a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1916
Glanfield exhibited at the Royal Academy in London in 1919, 1940 and 1949
Glanfield's address was given as 20, Brook Street, Bond Street, London and 12, Shalimar Gardens, Acton, London and "Fairholme", Chalvey Park, Slough, Buckinghamshire in 1914; 6, Raymond Buildings, Gray's Inn, London in 1923 and 1950. He died in London on 1 May 1955. His address at the time of his death was 27 Ranulf Road, London.
A biographical file on Ernest Budge Glanfield is available on request from the Enquiry Desk, Royal Institute of British Architects Library, London
By Glanfield in partnership with Charles Moscrop-Young included Shorenam House, Shoreham; Saundorton Farm, Prlncos Rlsboro'; several houses, at Farnham and Slough, Windsor, Langley, Princes Rlsboro', Marlow, Stoke, in Bucks; and Wilmslow, Cheshire, Knockholt, Offham, In Kent; other private houses and alterations and additions; factory premises for the Gaumont Co.; shop premises, &c. [Source: Who's Who in Architecture 1914]; Works in partnership with William Edward Riley included Silvergates, 52 The Drive, Aldwick, Bognor Regis, Sussex (1934); houses in Wychwood Close, Aldwick, Bognor Regis, Sussex (1934); Savoy cinema, Cobham, Surrey (1937); Sunburst, Hook Park Road, Warsash, Hampshire (1930s); 14 Canons Close, Radlett, Hertfordshire (1930s); 33 Canons Close, Radlett, Hertfordshire (1930s); Christ the King Vicarage, 71 Haldens, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire (1930s). Projects following the death of Tile: Sidney Boyd Court, Hampstead, London (1953); and St Olave Hart Street Rectory, 8 Hart Street, City of London (1954).
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‘Obituary’. The Builder vol. 188, 6 May 1955 p. 761
‘Sidney Boyd Court, Hampstead: three blocks of flats’ [Architect: Ernest B. Glanfield] The Builder 17 July 1953 pp. 100-104