Basic Biographical Details

Name: F W Woolworth & Co Ltd, in-house architects (Woolworth Constuction Department
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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 Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 8Central House, Kingsway, London, EnglandBusiness19131915 
Item 2 of 8Midland Bank Chambers, 196-198 Oxford Street, London, EnglandBusinessc. 19151921 
Item 3 of 8Victory House, Kingsway, London, EnglandBusiness19211929 
Item 4 of 8New Bond Street House, 1-5 New Bond Street, London, EnglandBusiness19291959 
Item 5 of 8Regional Construction Office, Walsall, Birmingham, EnglandBusiness19291982Midlands Area
Item 6 of 8Regional Construction Office, Liverpool, EnglandBusiness1953 * Regional Construction Office c1920-1982. At Water Street in 1953
Item 7 of 8Regional Construction Office, London, England 1954 From 1954 Metropolitan District Office
Item 8 of 8Regional Construction Office, Kensington, London, EnglandBusiness19541982East Anglia to Cornwall Ditrict

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Employment and Training

Employees or Pupils

The following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 25W B Brown  Architect 
Item 2 of 25William Priddle19191932Chief Architect 
Item 3 of 25Bruce Campbell Donaldson1920 ArchitectIn charge of northern construction office in Liverpool
Item 4 of 25A Barton19201929Architect 
Item 5 of 25George Gilford19261940AssistantInitially as junior assistant but latterly by 1947 as senior architectural assistant
Item 6 of 25William Arthur Sherrington1929 Architect 
Item 7 of 25Harold Winbourne19291944ArchitectIn the Birmingham District office
Item 8 of 25Bruce Campbell Donaldson19321944Chief Architect 
Item 9 of 25Richard OwenMay 1935After 1946 Role unclear; also carried out requisitioning, war damage and air raid shelter work during Second World War.
Item 10 of 25Francis Whitehurst Kitchin19361940 in Liverpool office
Item 11 of 25Harold Winbourne19441960Chief Architect 
Item 12 of 25Douglas William Hardy17 July 19501 June 1954Senior AssistantIn the Birmingham office. For the last two years was Deputy District Architect.
Item 13 of 25W A Spinks19511970Architect 
Item 14 of 25Douglas William Hardy1 June 19541 October 1957Assistant ChiefIn the Head Office in London - as assistant to the Chief Architect
Item 15 of 25Douglas William Hardy1 October 195728 September 1959ArchitectDistrict Architect with the Metropolitan District Office
Item 16 of 25Douglas William Hardy28 September 19591 April 1961Depute Chief ArchitectIn Head Office
Item 17 of 25George Gilford1960s * Chief Architect 
Item 18 of 25Douglas William Hardy1 April 19611983Chief Architect 
Item 19 of 25W A Drayseyc. 1968 Architect 
Item 20 of 25Gordon W Lindonc. 1969 Architect 
Item 21 of 25C M Davis19701979Architect 
Item 22 of 25Roy S Power1979 Architect 
Item 23 of 25George Reid19801988Chief Architect 
Item 24 of 25Peter Dunn19881994Chief ArchitectAs 'Development Manager'
Item 25 of 25Ken Trimmer19942009Chief Architect 

* earliest date known from documented sources.

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 25 Woolworths, CrossgateCupar FifeScotlandUnclear whether had in house architects or was client for the building.
Item 2 of 251922F W Woolworth and Company  GlasgowScotland 
Item 3 of 251924F W Woolworth store  DundeeScotland 
Item 4 of 251926Rentons, 10-15 Princes Street  EdinburghScotland 
Item 5 of 251929Woolworth's storeSaltcoats AyrshireScotland 
Item 6 of 25After 1929Woolworth's store  GlasgowScotlandRebuilding after fire
Item 7 of 251933North of Scotland BankWick CaithnessScotlandConversion of bank to Woolworths
Item 8 of 251933WoolworthArbroath AngusScotland 
Item 9 of 251935Woolworth's store  GlasgowScotlandReconstructed with faience facade
Item 10 of 251935Woolworth's, High Street, AyrAyr AyrshireScotland 
Item 11 of 25193697-99 Montague StreetRothesayButeButeScotland 
Item 12 of 251936Woolworth'sBathgate West LothianScotland 
Item 13 of 251936Woolworth'sSt Andrews FifeScotland 
Item 14 of 251936Woolworth'sAirdrie LanarkshireScotland 
Item 15 of 25After 1936Woolworth & Co store  GlasgowScotlandAlterations to existing store
Item 16 of 251937Woolworth'sDunfermline FifeScotland 
Item 17 of 251939F W Woolworth store  DundeeScotlandReconstruction
Item 18 of 251939Woolworths, 97-99 High StreetDumbarton DunbartonshireScotland 
Item 19 of 25Before 1947Woolworths storeGalashiels SelkirkshireScotland 
Item 20 of 259 October 1953Warehouse buildings of F W Woolworth & Co Ltd, Westmuir StreetParkhead GlasgowScotlandPlans in hand for new buildings
Item 21 of 2516 October 1953Premises of Woolworth's, ShettlestonShettleston GlasgowScotlandPlans in hand for new buildings
Item 22 of 251961Woolworth's StoreAlloa ClackmannanshireScotland 
Item 23 of 251962Woolworth's StoreLochee DundeeScotland 
Item 24 of 251964F W Woolworth storePerth PerthshireScotland 
Item 25 of 251964Woolworths, High StreetInverness Inverness-shireScotland 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Morrison, Kathryn A Woolworths: 100 years on the High Street London: English Heritage (or Historic England) 

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this :
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Builder9 October 1953  p561
Item 2 of 3Builder16 October 1953  p600
Item 3 of 3Building24 February 1967  p141