Gilbert Henry Lovegrove was born in Brixton, Surrey [now London], England on 18 July 1878 and was articled to his father, Henry Lovegrove (1846-1927). He also studied at King's College, London (1897-1900) and attended classes at the Architectural Association in London. He commenced independent practice as an architect in 1902 and was in partnership with Alfred Wyatt Papworth (1879-1917). He was elected a Licentiate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (LRIBA) in 1910, and Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1916.
His address was given as 22 King Street, Hammersmith, London in 1910; 18, Foxgrove Road, Beckenham, Kent in 1914; and 374-378, Old Street, London in 1910 and 1938. He died in the Masonic Hospital, Victoria Street, Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia on 19 September 1951.
Nursery Training School, Hampstead; Factories for Houghton-Butcher Photographic Company, Sarsons, V.V. Bread Company, Dr. Allinson's Wholemeal Bread Company, Batey and Co., Teetgen and Co., etc., etc.; the Mary Curzon Hostel for Women, King's Cross; St. John's Schools, Hoxton; 31, Brook Street, Hanover Square; Kettering Electric Theatre; the Clarendon Restaurant, Hammersmith; the Tiger Hotel, Tower Hill; Pickford's Depot, Kew Bridge; 374-378, Old Street; 34, London Wall.
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914. Compiled by Antonia Brodie, et al. Volume 2: L-Z. London; New York: British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects/Continuum, 2001