Edward James Shrewsbury was born in Hastings, East Sussex, England in 1852 and was articled to Charles Smith (1832-1912) in Reading, Berkshire from 1869 to 1873. He then worked as an assistant in the offices of various architects. He commenced practice as an architect in Maidenhead, Berkshire in 1875 and was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA) the following year.
His address was given as Orchard Cottage, Maidenhead in 1902; Redwood, Maidenhead in 1907; Holmwood, 19 Cloudesley Road, St. Leonards on Sea, Sussex in 1911; Clock Tower Chambers, Station Approach, Maidenhead in 1914; and 47, Queen Street, Maidenhead in 1923. He died in Maidenhead, Berkshire on 9 March 1924.
Churches of St. Paul, Maidenhead ; St. John the Evangelist, Littlewick, Berks; and St. Peter, Furze Piatt, Maidenhead. Technical School, Maidenhead; Gordon Road Elementary Schools, Maidenhead; "Thicket Grove", Maidenhead: The Orchards, Pinkney's Green, Maidenhead, etc, etc. [Source: Who's Who in Architecture 1923]
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914. Compiled by Antonia Brodie, et al. Volume 2: A-K. London; New York: British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects/Continuum, 2001
‘Obituary’. The Builder vol. 126, 14 March 1924 p. 408
‘Obituary’. Royal Institute of British architects Journal vol. 31, 1924 p. 438
Who's Who in Architecture 1923. edited by Frederick Chatterton: London: The Architectural Press, 1923