Edwin James Sadgrove was born in Islington, Middlesex [now London] in 1861 and was articled to Albert John Bolton (1844-?). Between 1881 and 1887 he was employed as an assistant to William Moseley (1797-1880), and worked in various architectural offices from 1881 to 1887. In 1887 he established his own architectural practice in Kensington, London. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1905, and was member of Council and Hon. Treasurer, of the Society of Architects. He was joint assessor of "Daily Mall" "Ideal Homes" competition in 1912.
Sadgrove's address was given as 22 Surrey Street, Strand, London in 1892 and 1903; 4 Southampton Row, London in 1905; 9A, Little James Street, Bedford Row, London in 1914 and 1930; and 10 Northington Street, Gray's Inn, London in 1939. He died in Staines, Middlesex on 28 July 1943.
Specialist in bonded tobacco factories; large tobacco factories (bonded and free) and block of offices for John Player A Sons, Nottingham; large (bonded and free) tobacco factories and offices for J. Taddy & Co., Minories, E. Frequently engaged In light and air, compensation, valuation, party wall, and other cases. Large block residential mansions, Hans Crescent, Belgravia; numerous business premises, factories, and private residences in London, country, and suburbs; development of several building estates. [Source: Who's Who in Architecture 1914]
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