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One of Richard’s wealthy clients was Thomas Faulkner, for whom he acted in 1850 as surveyor and agent in the disposal and subsequent development of “The Bishop’s Field”, on which were built the first six streets of Hoole, namely Faulkner, Charles, Bishop, Peploe and Law Street, plus Griffiths Terrace. It is of interest to note that Richard’s son, John Henry, was one of the first residents of Peploe Street after its construction, living at number 27.
[[File:DF3Moorpark.jpg|center|thumb|244x244px|''<small>Newspaper advert detailing the sale of building plots for Moor Park</small>'']]
Some three years later, in 1853, Richard was the architect appointed to draw up plans for Moor Park, then open fields on the south side of Hoole Road, and which were divided up into separate lots for sale to purchasers who then commissioned their own individual property to be built on them. The large terraces of houses appeared on Hoole Road, and Derby and Stone Place were constructed. These were to be gated properties and the gateposts remain today. (
=== John Henry Davies (1831 – 1906) ===
<u>Architect and House Builder</u>
[[File:DF4 John Henry Davies 1831 1906.jpg|left|thumb|''<small>John Henry Davies 1831 to 1906</small>'']]
[[File:DF5 Catherine Davies 1836 1906.jpg|thumb|276x276px|''<small>Catherine Davies 1836 to 1906</small>'']]
It was Richard’s youngest son, John Henry Davies who set up his family home in Hoole in 1857, when he married Catherine Jones, a local barmaid. In 1861 they are recorded as living at 27 Peploe Street, with the first two of the ten children they went on to have. At the time John Henry was working as an Architect with his father at the firm’s offices in Newgate Street, Chester.
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The family’s involvement with Hoole continued, as in March 1892, John H Davies & Sons were responsible for designing the proposed housing street including that for Ermine Road and the adjacent West Street for the Great Western Railway “Land Company”.
[[File:DF6 3,4,7 Hamilton Street.jpg|center|thumb|''<small>Numbers 3, 4, and 7 Hamilton Street</small>'']]
John, and his family, returned to live in Hoole in 1895, having designed and built three houses there numbered 3, 5, and 7 Hamilton Street. The houses are still standing today. John Henry and his wife, together with five of their children, and their respective families, were to live in 3 Hamilton Street over the next 40 years.
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