William Brandreth Savidge was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England in 1866. He was articled to John William Keating (1854-1893) in Nottingham, England from 1883 to 1887, and subsequently worked as his assistant until 1889. He also attended classes and technical workshops at University College, Nottingham. He qualified as an architect in 1889 and commenced independent practice in Nottingham in 1902.
In 1908, with John Rigby Poyser (1872-1954) Savidge won a competition to design the Nelson Old Library in Nelson, Lancashire. It is not known if Savidge and Poyser had a formal partnership. Other architectural work by Savidge included 18, 20 and 22, Esher Grove, Mapperley Park, Nottingham (1911-12); a factory for Topham Bros., lace manufacturers in Lower Regent Street, Beeston, Nottingham (1921-22); and a factory and offices for Vedonis in Whitemoor Road, Nottingham (1925)
Savidge was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA) in 1890. He was also a member of the Nottingham Architectural Society and its Secretary from 1905 to 1910.
His address was given as 1 Beck Street, Nottingham in 1871; 44 Milton Street in 1881; 1 Alpha Terrace, Nottingham in 1891 and 1911; Bromley House, Angel Row, Nottingham in 1914 and 1930; and 45 Burton Street, Nottingham in 1932. He retired in 1933 and died in Nottinghamshire on 21 February 1939.
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
‘Obituary’. RIBA Journal vol. 46, 1939 p. 74