Architect. He had established his practice in Liverpool by 1914 and became well known in the early 1920s for greatly improving the design of inns and public houses. He also designed the First World War memorial in Victoria Park, Widnes, Cheshire (erected 1921). After the Second World War his most important work was the new Liverpool Corn Exchange building, which he designed with the help of his son, Harold Hinchliffe Davies. He joined Liverpool City Council as a Conservative in 1911 and remained a member throughout his life.
Bibliography: The Builder, 21 March 1952, p. 453; A. Felstead et al, Dictionary of British Architects, 1834–1900, London, 2001, vol. 1, p. 504; E. Morris and E. Roberts, Public Sculpture of Cheshire and Merseyside, Liverpool, 2012, pp. 250–51.
Emma Roberts, 2012
