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(Miss) Kathleen Anne Veitch

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04/05/1926

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1908

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03/11/1968

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Kathleen Anne Veitch was born on 24 April 1908, the daughter of James Veitch, tweed manufacturer, and his wife, Margaret Reeve Currie. From 1924-29 she studied at the Architectural Association in London, passing her final exams in March 1929 and he professional practice exam in June. She won the Owen Jones Scholarship that year and travelled to Spain. From 1929 to 1930 and perhaps later she worked as assistant in the practice Romaine-Walker & Jenkins. She was elected ARIBA in 1930, her proposers being Gilbert H Jenkins, J Alan Slater, and A J J Nobert.

In 1931 she sailed from London to Bombay with her mother and sister. From about 1931 until 1934 she worked for the Duke of Roxburgh on estate building improvement. She worked in London in 1935. She had returned to Scotland by the mid-1930s and was a member of the Hawick Art Club where she exhibited watercolours in 1934, 1935 and 1936. In 1937 she lectured to the club on 'Comfort and Beauty in the Home'.

One of her few known works is Little Salt Hall in Hawick, a streamlined villa with Arts & Crafts elements and an unusual curved plan that she is believed to have designed for herself. Veitch is reputed to have been the daughter of the original owners of the adjacent villa of Summerfield, who are said to have gifted her this portion of their land for the purpose. She is also rumoured to have designed a similar villa to Little Salt Hall in the Bemersyde area of the Borders, although no such villa has yet been identified. Later, from 1958, she spent ten years working on the renovations and repairs of the Church of Our Lady and St Joseph, Selkirk. She was an associate of the RIAS from 1956.

She was found dead on the north shore of the Firth of Forth at Elie on 11 March 1968. She died of strangulation by a ligature and of a fractured skull. She may have been murdered some weeks (in February) before her death was registered.

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The following private or business addresses are associated with this person:

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Address	Class	Date From Char	Date From Type	Date To Char	Date To Type	Notes
79 Wimpole Street London England	Private
10 Thorn Drive Bearsden Glasgow Scotland	Private
Greenwells Gattonside Roxburghshire Scotland	Private/business

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Address	Class	Date From	Date From Type	Date To	Date To Type	Notes
6 Old Bond Street London England	Business	1930
Greenwells Gattonside Roxburghshire Scotland	Private/business	1950		After 1955

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The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this person (click on an item to view details):

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Name	Name Link	Date From	Date To	Position	Notes
Romaine-Walker & Jenkins	404644	c. 1929	c. 1930	Assistant

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The following individuals proposed this person for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):

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Proposer	Proposer Link	Date Proposed	Notes
Gilbert Henry Jenkins	404642	Late 1930s	For Associateship
John Alan Slater	201863	Late 1930s	For Associateship
A J J Nobert	404643	Late 1930s	For Associateship

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Author	Title	Date	Publisher	Part	Notes
RIBA	The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951	1950	London: Royal Institute of British Architects

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Scotsman		1944/01/12		Letter from Kathleen Veitch

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Archive Name	Source	Source Cat No	Notes
NMRS Manuscripts	National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS	100055	Surviving office papers, principally her Owen Jones scholarship in 1930 and visit to Spain. Acc No 1996/53 and 1997/17
Historic Scotland records	Historic Scotland	200875	Information courtesy of owners of Little Salt Hall (2008).
RIBA Nomination Papers	RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum	100005	A no4598 (Combined Box 23)
Death Register	H M Register House	100027
Records of membership	RIAS, Rutland Square	201006

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