Paul Edward Paget [commonly known as Paul Paget] was born in London, England on 24 January 1901 and studied at Trinity College, Cambridge where he met John Seely (1899-1963). In 1922 they founded the London-based architectural practice Seely & Paget. Seeley had studied architecture at Cambridge but Paget had no training in the profession and had initially worked in banking.
Notable among the firm's commissions was the conversion of Eltham Palace, a 14th century palace in Greenwich, London into an Art Deco mansion for Stephen Courtauld and Virginia Courtauld in 1936. They also designed interiors for celebrities including the writer J.B. Priestley and the actress Gladys Cooper. Following World War Two, they designed St Andrew and St George in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, and were responsible for restoring a number of churches damaged by wartime bombing.
Paget succeeded Seely as Surveyor of the Fabric of St Paul's Cathedral in 1963. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (FSA). In 1963 he joined the Art Workers Guild and in 1971 was made master of the Guild. He died in Northrepps, Norfolk on 13 August 1985
Paget, Paul. ‘Templewood, a country house near Cromer’ [Architects: Seely & Paget] House & Garden November 1970 pp. 80-84
'The New Chapel at the College of the Venerable Bede’ [Architects: J. Seely and P. Paget] Architect & Building News 1 March 1947 pp. 222-225
Aslet, Clive and Paget, Paul. ‘An interview with the late Paul Paget’ 1901-1985’ The Thirties Society Journal no.6, 1987 pp.16-25
Brittain-Catlin , Timothy. ‘The talented Mr Paget’ AA Files no. 67, 2013, p. 103-112.
Harwood, Elain. Art Deco Britain: Buildings of the Interwar Years. London: Batsford, 2019
Paget, Paul. ‘Templewood, a country house near Cromer’ [Architects: Seely & Paget] House & Garden November 1970 pp. 80-84
Richardson, C. ‘Uppingham Theatre: conversion’ [Architects: Seely, Paget Partnership] Tabs vol. 31, no. 1, March 1973 pp. 23-27. Tabs vol. 31, no. 1, March 1973 pp. 23-27.
'Westminster College, Oxford’. [Architects: Seely & Paget] The Builder 27 May 1960 pp. 995-998
'Bede College Chapel, Durham’ [Architects: J. Seely and P. Paget] Building October 1947 pp. 305-307
‘Central public library, Orpington’. [Architects: Seely & Paget’. Official Architecture & Planning June 1965 pp. 821-823
‘Central public library, Orpington’. [Architects: Seely & Paget’. Official Architecture & Planning June 1965 pp. 821-823
Church of St. Francis, Duston, Peterborough’. [Architects: Seely & Paget] Building 28 June 1968 pp. 67-70 Building 28 June 1968 pp. 67-70
‘Hostel for women teachers, Hockerill’ [Architects: Seely & Paget]. The Builder 13 January 1950 pp. 566=60
‘Rebuilding of the City Temple, Holborn Viaduct’ [Architects: Seely & Paget] The Builder 19 December 1958 pp. 1033-1037
‘St. Mark Church, Gabalfa, near Cardiff’. Architects: Seely & Paget. Churchbuilding October 1969 pp. 18-19
'The New Chapel at the College of the Venerable Bede’ [Architects: J. Seely and P. Paget] Building October 1947 pp. 305-307.
‘Uppingham School chapel enlargement’ [Architects: J. Seely & P. Paget] Churchbuilding October 1964 pp. 10-12