Philomorus Edwin Stephens [also known as Major Philomorus Edwin Stephens, and as P. Edwin Stephens] was born in Paddington, Middlesex [now London], England on 9 January 1894 and was the son of Walter Edwin Stephens (1864-1922), an antique furniture repairer. By 1911 he had moved with his family to Penzance, Cornwall where he was working as an architect's assistant. After being articled to the architectural firm Horner, Lucas & Phillips, of Penzance, London, and Oxford, he qualified as an architect and was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA) in 1921. By 1923 he had established a practice in Falmouth, Cornwall.
Stephens was active as an architect in Falmouth at least until the early 1950s.
During World War One he served as a commissioned officer in the Royal North Devonshire Yeomanry and the Devonshire Regiment of the British Army
The address of Stephens' office was Midland Bank Chambers, Market Street, Falmouth, Cornwall in 1921 and 1950.
He died on 20 April 1984. His death was registered in Tavistock, Cornwall. His address at the time of his death was given as Tweenwoods, The Wharf, Perranarworthal, Truro, Cornwall.
7 Boscawen Road, Falmouth, Cornwall (c.1936)
Seaside Houses and Bungalows, edited by Ella Carter . London: Country Life, 1937 pp.92-93