Edward William Cooke ( 1811 - 1880 )

Birth: Pentonville, London, England (27 March 1811) Death: Glen Andred, his residence at Groombridge, near Tunbridge Wells (04 January 1880) Career: His early drawings were used to illustrate John Claudius Loudon's 'Encyclopaedia of Plants'; made 70 drawings of the building of the new London Bridge (1825-1831); travelled in Belgium, Holland, Italy, Spain, Denmark and Sweden; Memberships: ARA (1851); RA (1864); FLS; FSA; FGS (21/05/1862) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 04/06/1863.