Basic Biographical Details Name: | Frederick Bayliss Nightingale | Designation: | | Born: | 1888 | Died: | 17 July 1959 | Bio Notes: | Frederick Bayliss Nightingale was born in 1888 and studied at the Royal College of Art under Professor Arthur Beresford Pite, to whom he was articled. On the completion of his apprenticeship he worked as an assistant for Pite's brother William Alfred Pite, acting as clerk of works for him at King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill. He was subsequently an assistant to Sir Edwin Lutyens until he joined the army after the outbreak of World War I. He was not demobilised until 1920 as he had been posted as a senior assistant to the War Graves Commission.
In 1920 Nightingale formed a partnership with George Kennedy, specialising in country house, school and university work. The partnership ended at the beginning of the Second World War. Kennedy became a classics master at Gordonstoun, and died in 1954. Nightingale joined the Royal Engineers and served first in Egypt and then at the War Office where he was badly injured in an air raid in 1942.
After the War Nightingale was 'attached' to the Civil Service as an 'architectural advisor' on historic buildings with the Ministry of Housing and Local Government 'in the northern areas' (probably as a fee-paid investigator of historic buildings). Ill health compelled him to retire completely in 1952 and he died on 17 July 1959 aged 71. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | London, England | Business | | | |
Employment and TrainingEmployersEmployees or PupilsThe following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Kennedy & Nightingale | 1920 | c. 1939 | Partner | |
Buildings and DesignsThis was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | | Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | | 1934 | Gordonstoun, house and lodge | | | Morayshire | Scotland | Conversion to school |
ReferencesPeriodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA Journal | October 1959 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p443 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | British Architectural Library, RIBA | RIBA Biographical Files | | |
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