Basic Site Details Name: | Steam Yacht Margarita III, interior | City or county: | | Country: | | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Designed by George Lennox Watson, naval architect and cousin of Thomas Lennox Watson.
Converted to flagship for use in China during the First World War, and sunk on active service in Second World War.
There were three Margaritas; see separate entry for the second. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Alacrity | Yes | From First World War onwards | | Mlada | Yes | Later name (after Semiramis, before Alacrity) | | Semiramis | Yes | Alternative early name |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1900 | | | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | Henry Mitchell | | A | 1900 | | Interiors - as assistant to Thomas Lennox Watson | | Thomas Lennox Watson | | A | 1900 | | Interiors |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Drexel, Anthony J - banker, of Philadelphia | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Drummond, Maldwin | 1979 | Salt-water Palaces | | London: Debrett's Peerage Limited | pp130-1 | | Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1901 | | | | 705 (exhibited under the name of Watson & Mitchell) |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Henry Mitchell: L v19 no1465 |
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