Basic Biographical Details | Name: | Francis Whitehurst Kitchin | | Designation: | | | Born: | | | Died: | December 1999 | | Bio Notes: | Francis Whitehurst Kitchin obtained his architectural education by taking evening classes at Liverpool City Technical School from 1929 to 1933, while working in the architectural department of furniture manufacturer Waring & Gillow from 1929 to 1930 and for Felix Holt from 1930 to 1933. In 1933 he went to Brighton to work for William Tomkinson & Sons, and the following year he moved to the office of Richard Owens & Sons. He joined the architect's department of Woolworth & Co in 1936, and worked on their Glasgow store. Whilst there, during holidays, he made architectural tours of buildings in France and Belgium.
During the Second World War he served in the Admiralty, in Fife in 1941-2 and in Leeds in 1942-4. He was elected LRIBA in 1945; his nomination papers do not show any proposers.
Kitchin died in December 1999. | Private and Business Addresses| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | Liverpool, England | Private | 1929 | 1940 | | | 166, Harehills Avenue, Leeds, Yorkshire, England | Private | 1945 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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Buildings and Designs| This 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 | | After 1936 | Woolworth & Co store | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Alterations to existing store |
ReferencesArchive References| The following archives hold material relating to this : | | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L no5734 (combined box 97) |
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