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Basic Biographical Details

Name:	Harold Ainsworth Peto
Designation:	Architect
Born:	11 June 1854
Died:	1933
Bio Notes:	Harold Ainsworth Peto was born at Somerleyton, Suffolk on 11 June 1854, the son of Samuel Peto, railway contractor. He trained as a joiner with Lucas Brothers, builders, before joining the office of John Louth Clemence at Lowestoft for one year and Karslake & Mortimer for two years. After a study tour of Italy, Germany and France he briefly worked with his brothers' contracting firm, Peto Brothers, from 1875. The following year he was taken into partnership by Ernest George, and thereafter the practice was remarkably successful in part through Peto's connections. Ill health obliged Peto to withdraw from the partnership in 1892, although he went on to establish an equally important independent reputation as an architect of gardens. He died in 1933.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this architect:
	Address	Type	Date from	Date to	Notes
	London, England	Business

Employment and Training

Employers

The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this architect (click on an item to view details):
	Name	Date from	Date to	Position	Notes
	Ernest George & Peto	1876	1892	Partner

Employees or Pupils

The following individuals were employed or trained by this architect (click on an item to view details):
	Name	Date from	Date to	Position	Notes
	Basil Ionides	After 1904	1908(?)	Assistant

RIBA

RIBA Proposals

This architect proposed the following individuals for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):
	Name	Date proposed	Notes
	(Sir) Herbert Baker	13 January 1890	for Assocateship
	Herbert Hardy Wigglesworth	12 January 1891	for Associateship

Buildings and Designs

This architect 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
	1878	House on Crown Lands	Inverness		Inverness-shire	Scotland
	1879	House for J T Mackenzie of Kintail	Loch Dinch		Ross and Cromarty	Scotland
	1883	Limekilns Parish Church	Limekilns		Fife	Scotland	Designed pulpit (made by Mitchell & Kinghorn)

References

Currently, there are no references for this architect. The information has been derived from: the British Architectural Library / RIBA Directory of British Architects 1834-1914; Post Office Directories; and/or any sources listed under this individual's works.