About Richard Bellhouse
Lived 1825 – 1906 (aged 81). Richard Bellhouse was a cricketer and architect.
Richard Taylor Bellhouse (9 May 1825 – 7 December 1906) was an English first-class cricketer, watercolourist and architect.
Bellhouse was born at Manchester. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Manchester against Sheffield at Sheffield. He played in first-class matches for Manchester against Sheffield on ten occasions between 1846 and 1854, including on three occasions when the matches were billed as Lancashire v Yorkshire in 1849 and 1851.
Outside of cricket he worked as an architect and a watercolour artist. He was responsible for designing the grandstand at Knutsford Racecourse. His brother, Thomas Bellhouse, also played first-class cricket.
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Who was Richard Bellhouse?
English cricketer, watercolorist, and architect (1825-1906)
When was Richard Bellhouse born?
Richard Bellhouse was born on 9 May 1825 in Manchester.
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Richard Bellhouse died on 7 December 1906 in Kingsmead.
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Richard Bellhouse was a cricketer and architect.
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