Architects

Name:

Archibald Kent Leitch (or Archie Leitch (junior))

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Engineer

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05/11/1926

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1891

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Bio Notes :

Archibald Kent Leitch was born in Glasgow in April 1891, the son of Archibald (Archie) Leitch, who was to become the foremost designer of football grounds of his generation, and his wife Jessie. The family moved to Liverpool in 1909, remaining there until the early years of the First World War when they moved to a prestigious address in London - Lonsdale House, Barnes, formerly the home of a member of the Wedgwood family.

Archie Junior joined his father's firm in 1920, and became a partner in 1927. He continued the business, under the name of Archibald Leitch & Partners, after his father's retirement in 1936. At that time he was still living with his parents, who had moved to a new semi-detached house in Cockfosters, North London in 1935. Archie Junior did not marry until 1938, and never had any children. His father died in his bed on 25 April 1939, leaving moveable estate of £2,111 12s 9d. He was buried in the family plot in East Sheen, alongside his daughters Jeannie (c.1896-c.1918) and Nancy (c.1904-1933); Archie Junior's other sister, Jessie, still lived nearby with her husband and two children.

During and after the Second World War, work for the practice was thin on the ground. The last listing for the firm appears in 1955; it is believed that Archie Junior retired the following year.

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

Private Addresses2 classic

Address	Class	Date From Char	Date From Type	Date To Char	Date To Type	Notes
McLellan Street Kinning Park Glasgow Scotland	Private
Clincart Road Mount Florida Glasgow Scotland	Private
Blundellsands Liverpool (near) Liverpool England	Private
Lonsdale House Barnes London England	Private
Cockfosters London England	Private

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Address	Class	Date From	Date From Type	Date To	Date To Type	Notes
18 Victoria Street Westminster London England	Business	1925

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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
Archibald ('Archie') Leitch	202257	Before 1920	In year 1927	Assistant
Archibald Leitch & Partners	205844	In year 1927	In year 1956	Partner

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This person was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):

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Building Name	Date Started	Town, District or Village	City or County	Country	Notes
Stamford Bridge football ground	After 1921	Fulham	London	England	Additions and alterations
St James' Park football stadium	In year 1927		Newcastle upon Tyne	England	Improvements to existing stand, upgrading of terracing and terrace cover
Ibrox Park football stadium	c. 1927		Glasgow	Scotland	New South Stand
West Ham Stadium	In year 1928	West Ham	London	England
Celtic Football Ground	In year 1929	Parkhead	Glasgow	Scotland	New 5000-seat south stand
The Dell	In year 1929	Southampton	Hampshire	England
Roker Park football ground	In year 1929	Sunderland	County Durham	England	New Main Stand
Windsor Park football ground, South Stand	In year 1930		Belfast	Northern Ireland
Molineux football ground	c. 1931	Wolverhampton	Staffordshire	England	Redevelopment of the North Bank ('The Cowshed'); new Molineux Street Stand; extension of South Bank Terrace
Dalymount Park football ground, Main Stand extension and terrace works	c. 1931		Dublin	Eire
Twickenham rugby ground	In year 1932	Twickenham	Middlesex	England	West Stand
Balmoral Show Ground, grandstand	In year 1932		Belfast	Northern Ireland
Kings Hall	In year 1933	Belfast		Northern Ireland
Derby County Baseball Ground	In year 1933	Derby	Derbyshire	England	Osmaston End Stand
White Hart Lane football stadium	In year 1934	Tottenham	London	England	East Stand

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The following books contain references to this person:

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Author	Title	Date	Publisher	Part	Notes
Inglis, Simon	Engineering Archie: Archibald Leitch - football ground designer	2005	London: English Heritage

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