Basic Biographical Details Name: | Frank Edward Whiting | Designation: | | Born: | 1883 | Died: | | Bio Notes: | Frank Edward Whiting was born in 1883 and articled to the London architect Alfred Conder c.1901, thereafter becoming assistant to Detmar Blow and Henry Walter Sarel. By 1914 he was in practice at 30 Bedford Row prior to war service. In 1922 he was taken into partnership by Burnett Napier Henderson Orphoot, whose main office was at 21 Alva Street in Edinburgh, but who had a London office at 16 Great James Street close to Whiting's in Bedford Row. The merged practices took the title of Orphoot & Whiting but Whiting was rarely in the Edinburgh office and was based mainly at 21 High Street, Bideford where he held the office of Warden of the Long Bridge. In 1923 they went into partnership with William Theodore Percival Bryce. Bryce ceased to be a partner in 1932 and was replaced by Ian Gordon Lindsay, who worked from the Edinburgh office. This partnership lasted until the outbreak of the Second World War when Orphoot closed the Alva Street office in Edinburgh in 1940. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 30, Bedford Row, London, England | Business | 1914 * | | | | 21, Alva Street, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | 1923 | 1932 | In partnership of Orphoot, Whiting & Bryce | | 21, High Street, Bideford, Devon, England | Private | 1926 * | | | | 5, Bedford Row, London, England | Business | 1926 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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RIBARIBA ProposalsThis proposed the following individuals for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | Leslie Albert John Heywood | 16 October 1945 | for Associateship |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | | | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | | | | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1923 | | | | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1926 | | | | |
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