Eric Bedford (architect), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eric Bedford (architect)

British architect

Date of Birth: 08-Nov-1909

Place of Birth: Halifax, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 28-Jul-2001

Profession: architect

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Eric Bedford, CVO, CBE (8 November 1909 – 28 July 2001) was a twentieth century British architect whose most famous work is London's BT Tower.
In 1961, construction began on what was then known as The Post Office Tower, with Bedford as Chief Architect and G R Yeats, senior architect in charge.
Completed in 1961, with a height of 177 metres (581 ft), it became London's tallest building. Born in Yorkshire, and trained as an architect in the Midlands, Bedford joined the Ministry of Public Building and Works in 1936.
In 1951, he was appointed the Ministry's youngest ever Chief Architect.
Shortly after, Bedford had an important role in the design of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, for which he was subsequently made a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. Bedford retired in 1970 and lived abroad for some years before dying in 2001.
As the architect responsible for one of London's most iconic buildings, Bedford achieved surprisingly little recognition in his lifetime, or afterwards, his obituary in The New York Times describing him as; "the British government's anonymous chief architect, whose works were visible to millions but whose name was scarcely known".