Alfred Darbyshire
From Graces Guide
Alfred Darbyshire (1839-1908), Architect, of Darbyshire and Smith
Born the son of William Darbyshire, the manager of a dyeworks, and his wife Mary Bancroft. He was a nephew of George Bradshaw, the compiler of railway guides.
1887 Worked with the actor Henry Irving to develop the Irving-Darbyshire safety plan which consisted of isolating separate parts of the theatre and providing fireproof escape routes. He first implemented this plan when he rebuilt the Theatre Royal, Exeter.
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