William Beedham Starr

William Beedham Starr JP (1865- 2 November 1953) was an architect based in Nottingham.

[1] He was born in 1865 in Quorndon, Leicestershire to Thomas Starr (1832-1918) and Arabella Beedham (1833-1921).

He was a liberal councillor and in 1906 appointed Justice of the Peace for Nottinghamshire.

He was articled to Lawrence Bright and then he established himself in business around 1898 with offices in Rutland Chambers, 12 St Peter's Gate, Nottingham.

[2] He died on 2 November 1953 at 18 Baker Street, Nottingham and left an estate valued at £51,985 11s 4d (equivalent to £1,833,400 in 2023).

Starr's home, Northfield, 470 Mansfield Road, Nottingham 1906
The Turf Tavern, Upper Parliament Street, Nottingham, 1923, now the Hop Merchant
The Newmarket, Lower Parliament Street, Nottingham, 1929
The High Cross Pub, Nottingham, 1936–37, now the Lord Roberts
The Grove public house, Nottingham, 1938, now the Vat and Fiddle