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WHEELER, WALTER KENNEDY
- Born: 1878 Died: 1936
Engineer and architect, of Belfast. Walter Wheeler, a son of Charles Crothers Wheeler of Holywood and Knockbreda, Co. Down, and a brother of CHARLES FORDYCE WHEELER , was born on 10 December 1878 and educated at the Belfast Royal Academical Institution. He was a pupil of PETER CHALMERS COWAN from 1894 to 1898 and in the same period attended classes at the Belfast Science and Art School. He remained Cowan's assistant for a further year, until 1899, when he was appointed engineer to Castlereagh and Newtownards Rural District Councils and an assistant county surveyor for Co. Down. He also set up a private practice. He died in August 1936. He had married circa 1902 but had no children at the time of the 1911 census. His practice was carried on by his nephew OLIVER NEILL WHEELER. (1)
In his youth Walter Wheeler was a football and hockey player and a founder member of the Ulster Literary Theatre.
ICEI: elected associate member, 6 December 1911.(2)
Inst.CE: associate member,
Addresses: Work: Bloomfield, Belfast, 1911-1932.(3)
Home: 142 Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, 1911 until death.
See WORKS.
References
All information in this entry not otherwise accounted for is from ICEI membership applications, II, 114, and from the brief obituary in IB 78, 22 Aug 1936, 732.
(1) IB 78, 3,17 Oct 1936, 880,926.
(2) TICEI 38 (1911-12), 27.
(3) From ICEI membership lists unless otherwise stated.
(4) IB 76, 7 Apr 1934, 293.
17 work entries listed in chronological order for WHEELER, WALTER KENNEDY
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Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, CREGAGH, SEWERAGE |
Date: | 1909 |
Nature: | New sewerage scheme. To cost £5,000Contractor: Grainger Bros., Belfast. Consulting engineers: Swiney & Croasdaile. |
Refs: | IB 51, 6 Mar,27 Nov,25 Dec 1909, 154,762,826; 52, 3 Sep,12 Nov 1910, 566,711 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, CASTLEREAGH, SEWERAGE |
Date: | 1910 |
Nature: | New sewerage scheme. Contractor: R.D. Pollock, Bangolr, Co. Down. |
Refs: | IB 52, 12 Nov 1910, 711 |
Building: | CO. DOWN, CULTRA, SEWERAGE |
Date: | 1910 |
Nature: | Tenders invited for extending Cultra sewage purification works. For Castlereagh RDC. |
Refs: | IB 52, 3 Sep 1910, 566 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, FITZROY AVENUE, SHOP & HOUSE |
Date: | 1927 |
Nature: | Shop & house, for Mr E. Collins. Archt: 'W. Wheeler'. |
Refs: | IB 69, 1 Oct 1927, 729 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, PARKGATE AVENUE, HOUSES (006) |
Date: | 1928 |
Nature: | 6 new houses. Archt: 'W. Wheeler'. |
Refs: | IB 70, 18 Aug 1928, 712 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, CONNSBROOK AVENUE, HOUSE |
Date: | 1928 |
Nature: | New villa. Archt: 'W. Wheeler'. |
Refs: | IB 70, 23 Jun 1928, 550 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, PARKGATE AVENUE, HOUSES (005) |
Date: | 1930 |
Nature: | 5 new houses. Archt: 'W. Wheeler'. |
Refs: | IB 72, 26 Apr 1930, 583 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, CONNSBROOK GROVE, HOUSES (013) |
Date: | 1930 |
Nature: | 13 new houses. |
Refs: | IB 72, 5 Jul 1930, 604 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, CASTLEVIEW ROAD, HOUSE |
Date: | 1930 |
Nature: | New house. |
Refs: | IB 72, 16 Aug 1930, 727 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, NEWTOWNARDS ROAD UPR (& BETHANY STREET), SHOP & HOUSE |
Date: | 1930 |
Nature: | Alts. |
Refs: | IB 72, 22 Nov 1930, 1055 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, FORTWILLIAM PARK, HOUSES |
Date: | 1932 |
Nature: | Plans passed for 8 houses in Fortwilliam Pk & Alexandra Gdns. for Mssrs. Hanna & Bailie. |
Refs: | IB 74, 30 Jul 1932, 696 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, FORTWILLIAM PARK, HOUSES (002) |
Date: | 1932 |
Nature: | Plans passed for 2 houses & conservatories, for Hanna & Bailie. |
Refs: | IB 74, 24 Sep 1932, 864 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, HOLYWOOD ROAD (& LOMOND AVE), SHOPS (003) |
Date: | 1932 |
Nature: | Plans passed for 3 lock-up shops, for J. Hanna. |
Refs: | IB 74, 18 Jun 1932, 568 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, LANSDOWNE ROAD, HOUSES (006) & GARAGES (006) |
Date: | 1933 |
Nature: | Plans passed for 6 new houses & 'motor sheds' for S. Hanna. Archt: 'W. Wheeler'. |
Refs: | IB 75, 26 Aug 1933, 734 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, FALLS ROAD, HOUSES (002) |
Date: | 1934 |
Nature: | 2 new houses. |
Refs: | IB 76, 6 Oct 1934, 865 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, DUNDONALD, WATER SUPPLY |
Date: | 1934 |
Nature: | Sewerage and water supply scheme, for Castlereagh RDC. |
Refs: | IB 76, 7 Apr 1934, 293 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, DUNDONALD, SEWERAGE |
Date: | 1934 |
Nature: | Sewerage and water supply scheme, for Castlereagh RDC. |
Refs: | IB 76, 7 Apr 1934, 293 |