Basic Biographical Details

Name: Norman Frederick Kingham
Designation:  
Born: 5 December 1920
Died: September 2006
Bio Notes: Norman Frederick Kingham was born on 5 December 1920. He studied for the diploma in architecture at Liverpool, spending six months in an office in New York in 1947 and graduating the following year. He was admitted ARIBA in 1949; and was elected FRIBA on 26 June 1963, proposed by Robert Robertson Reid Young, George Arthur Hall and another (seemingly H Hugh Wright). At that time he was a partner in the practice of Stephen Young & Partners in Liverpool. His nomination papers state that he had made research visits to Germany, Denmark and Holland in 1960 and to Sweden and Denmark in 1962. All the work listed in the papers is English - in Wrexham, Stourport, Widnes, Manchester and elsewhere.

By 1964 he had set up his own practice in that city as Kingham Knight Associates.

He died in September 2006 in Birkenhead, Cheshire.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 26 Bluecoat Chambers, Liverpool, EnglandBusiness1963 *  
Item 2 of 2Rock Villa, Wellington Road, New Brighton, Cheshire, EnglandPrivate1963 *  

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Employment and Training

Employers

The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 2Stephen Young & Partners1963 * Partner 
Item 2 of 2Kingham Knight Associates/Kingham Knight1963 or 1964 Partner 

* earliest date known from documented sources.

RIBA

RIBA Proposers

The following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate proposedNotes
Item 1 of 2George Arthur Hall26 June 1963for Fellowship
Item 2 of 2Robert Robertson Reid Young26 June 1963for Fellowship

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 71961University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Dept of Engineering with Hudson Beare Lecture Theatre  EdinburghScotlandIn association with Professor Gardner-Medwin
Item 2 of 71965University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Department of Botany  EdinburghScotland 
Item 3 of 71966University of Edinburgh, Department of Civil Engineering  EdinburghScotlandIn association with Professor Gardner-Medwin.
Item 4 of 71968University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Department of Chemical Engineering  EdinburghScotlandIn association with Professor Gardner-Medwin.
Item 5 of 71969University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources  EdinburghScotlandIn association with Professor Gardner-Medwin.
Item 6 of 71971Houses for Crescent Housing AssociationBalgreen EdinburghScotland 
Item 7 of 71978Block of houses for Viewpoint Housing AssociationMorningside EdinburghScotland 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1RIBA1970RIBA Directory 1970   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 2England and WalesBirths, marriages and deaths  
Item 2 of 2RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers F no5624 (combined box 91)