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From Dictionary
of Scottish Architects 1840-1940
Fred
Rowntree and Sons
Fred Rowntree
Colin Rowntree
Douglas Woodville Rowntree
Douglas Woodville Rowntree was born in England in 1888, the son
of architect Fred Rowntree and his wife Mary Anna Gray. He
attended day classes at the Architectural Association schools from
1905 to 1907, passing the preliminary exam in 1906. From 1907 he
was employed by his father as improver and subsequently assistant
, passing the intermediate exam in November 1908. He sought
additional experience from April to September 1910 in the firm of
Mussellwhite & Sapp, builders, of Basingstoke, but continued
in his father's firm thereafter. He was taken into partnership by
his father, together with his younger brother Colin, in 1912. The
practice, known as Fred Rowntree & Sons, was based at 11
Hammersmith Terrace, Hammersmith.
Douglas Woodville Rowntree joined the armed forces in January
1916. After the war he returned to the family firm, which
continued at the same address until at least 1922. He was admitted
ARIBA on 3 March 1919, his proposers being his father, Stanley
Davenport Adshead and Charles Spooner, who wrote in his supporting
statement: 'he took entire charge of the work of the firm (F
Rowntree & Son) for more than six months while the senior
partner was away in China and had considerable responsibility
during that time.'
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