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Menu Home Upfront Now Up Books Towns Structures People Firms Lexicon BRIDGMAN, Henry Hewitt (Junior) Born: 1877 Died: 1952 02 02 Architect [Also spelt BRIDGEMAN (see Fransen, 2004: 519, 520, 571)]. Born in England, UK, son of Henry Hewitt Bridgman (1846-1898) and Elizabeth nee Codner (1850-??) (FS). In 1903 he emigrated to South Africa and joined Thomas H HITCHIN in Cape Town as an assistant. In 1906 he joined the Cape Colony PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, remaining there until 1908 when he recommenced practice on his own account in Oudtshoorn. There he was in partnership with FJ FREEMAN from 1908 to 1910. (cf FREEMAN and BRIDGMAN) and later with Tom SIMPSON, who was his proposer when he was admitted LRIBA in 1911. He married Olive Rosalie Addison (1880-??) at Dewpoint, East London, Cape Province on 1903 10 03 (FS) by whom he had an older daughter and two sons, the first, Olaf AH BRIDGMAN (1909-1976) entering his practice and succeeding to the partnership. He died at Oudtshoorn, Cape Province. There is also a listing of this practitioner on the Dictionary of Scottish Architects.