Frank Chesterton (architect)

Frank Sidney Chesterton FRICS (1877 – 1916) was a British architect.

Early life

He was born in 1877, the son of Sidney Rawlins Chesterton and Katherine Eleanor Chesterton.[1] His first cousin was the author G. K. Chesterton.[2]

Career

Chesterton designed the entire terrace of 12-54 Hornton Street, now Grade II listed, and built from 1903.[3]

Chesterton served in the First World War, as a Second Lieutenant with the Royal Field Artillery, and died on 11 November 1916, aged 39, in the Battle of the Somme. He is buried at Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte.[1]

Personal life

Chesterton was married to Nora Chesterton, and they lived at 28 Warwick Gardens, Kensington, London,[1] and later at Scarsdale Villas, Kensington.[4]

He was the father of Sir Oliver Chesterton, fifth-generation head of the family's estate agency business, and chairman of the Woolwich Building Society.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 The Royal British Legion (1916-11-11). "Soldier Profile Second lieutenant Frank sidney Chesterton". Every Man Remembered. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  2. ↑ "Chestertons' History". Chestertons.co.za. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "12-54 Hornton Street W8 (1191596)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Battle of the Somme: Remembering fallen surveyors". Rics.org. 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  5. ↑ "Sir Oliver Chesterton". Telegraph. 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2016-09-29.


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