Frank Chesterton
Illustration — Chesterton in 1916. Frank Sidney Chesterton (1877 – 11 November 1916) was an English architect.
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Frank Chesterton
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- Born
- 1877
- Died
- 1916
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- architect
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Illustration — Chesterton in 1916. Frank Sidney Chesterton (1877 – 11 November 1916) was an English architect.
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Frank Chesterton was an architect of United Kingdom nationality. Born in 1877. Death followed in 1916.
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Early life
Early life
He was born in 1877 in Kensington, London, the son of Sidney Rawlins Chesterton and Katherine Eleanor Chesterton. His first cousin was the author G. K. Chesterton.
Career
Career
Chesterton designed the entire terrace of 12–54 Hornton Street, now Grade II listed, and built from 1903. 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.
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Personal life
Chesterton was married to Nora Chesterton, and they lived at 28 Warwick Gardens, Kensington, London, and later at Scarsdale Villas, Kensington. 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.
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- 1.The Royal British Legion. Soldier Profile Second lieutenant Frank sidney Chesterton. Every Man Remembered. 1916-11-11.
- 2.Chestertons' History. Chestertons.co.za.
- 3.1191596. 12–54 Hornton Street W8.
- 4.Battle of the Somme: Remembering fallen surveyors. Rics.org. 2016-06-28.
- 5.Telegraph. Sir Oliver Chesterton. 2007-11-06.
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