Percy Emerson Culverhouse

He was born on 20 August 1871 to Eli Culverhouse (1828-1911) and Jane Mary Jones (1840-1919).

At age 21 he was registered as a clerk at Paddington Station, working for the Great Western Railway.

He progressed to Architectural Assistant to the New Works Engineer and in April 1929 was appointed Chief Architect to the Great Western Railway.

He married Madeline Anina Ella Walker on 3 April 1902.

He died on 7 May 1953 in Ealing, Middlesex leaving an estate of £8013 15s 6d (equivalent to £282,600 in 2023).

Canon's Marsh goods shed
Newton Abbot railway station of 1927
The concourse of Cardiff Central railway station of 1923–35