Basic Biographical Details Name: | F W Woolworth & Co Ltd, in-house architects (Woolworth Constuction Department | Designation: | | Born: | | Died: | | Bio Notes: | Woolworths Construction Department had a central London office and regional departments. These regional departments were as follows:
London (from 1954 Metropolitan District Office)|: about 1920-1982 Liverpool (Northern area including Scotland) about 1920-1982 Birmingham (Walsall) (Midlands area) 1929-1982 Kensington (East Anglia to Cornwall) 1954-1982
The regional offices were closed in 1982 and the staff were consolidated into a single architects/construction department. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Central House, Kingsway, London, England | Business | 1913 | 1915 | | | Midland Bank Chambers, 196-198 Oxford Street, London, England | Business | c. 1915 | 1921 | | | Victory House, Kingsway, London, England | Business | 1921 | 1929 | | | New Bond Street House, 1-5 New Bond Street, London, England | Business | 1929 | 1959 | | | Regional Construction Office, Walsall, Birmingham, England | Business | 1929 | 1982 | Midlands Area | | Regional Construction Office, Liverpool, England | Business | 1953 * | | Regional Construction Office c1920-1982. At Water Street in 1953 | | Regional Construction Office, London, England | | 1954 | | From 1954 Metropolitan District Office | | Regional Construction Office, Kensington, London, England | Business | 1954 | 1982 | East Anglia to Cornwall Ditrict |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployees or Pupils* earliest date known from documented sources.
Buildings and Designs
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Morrison, Kathryn A | | Woolworths: 100 years on the High Street | | London: English Heritage (or Historic England) | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 9 October 1953 | | | p561 | | Builder | 16 October 1953 | | | p600 | | Building | 24 February 1967 | | | p141 |
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