Edward Augustus Lyle Ould was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England on 21 April 1852 and was articled to John Douglas (1830-1911) in Chester, Cheshire. He established his own practice in 1882 and in 1886 he formed the architectural partnership Grayson & Ould with George Enoch Grayson (1833?-1912).
Prior to joining Grayson, Ould designed Uffington House in Chester, Cheshire(1885). During his partnership with Grayson, Ould seems to have worked independently on some architectural projects. Historic England contains records of some of these including several houses in Bridgnorth Road, Wolverhampton in the 1890s; the enlargement of The Mount Hotel in Wolverhampton (1891, 1908); and an extension to Wightwick Manor in Wolverhampton (1893)
Ould was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1900. He was co-author, with James Parkinson of Old Cottages, Farm Houses, and other Half-Timber Buildings in Shropshire, Herefordshire and Cheshire. (1904). He died in Chester, Cheshire on 31 January 1909.
For details of work designed by the Grayson & Ould partnership see Wikipedia - List of Works by Grayson and Ould; Historic England; and British Listed Buildings [links below]
Armstrong, Barrie and Armstrong, Wendy. The Arts and Crafts movement in the North West of England: a handbook. London: Continuum. 2001 [see entry for Grayson, George Enoch]
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
Gray, A. Stuart. Edwardian architecture: a biographical dictionary. London: Gerald Duckworth & Co., Ltd., 1985
‘Obituary’. Architectural Review vol. 25, March 1909 p. 119
‘Obituary’. The Builder 6 February 1909 p.157
‘Obituary’. Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects vol. 16, 1909 p. 292
Parkinson, James and Ould, E. A. Old cottages, farm houses, and other half-timber buildings in Shropshire, Herefordshire, and Cheshire. London: B. T. Batsford, 1904