Catalogue description PAPERS OF MR H.B. LEIGHTON, ARCHITECT OF MEERSBROOK, SHEFFIELD

This record is held by Sheffield City Archives

Details of SY/169/F
Reference: SY/169/F
Title: PAPERS OF MR H.B. LEIGHTON, ARCHITECT OF MEERSBROOK, SHEFFIELD
Date: 1874?-post 1968
Held by: Sheffield City Archives, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Leighton, H B, fl 1874-1968
Physical description: 21 Items
Access conditions:

Records are open for consultation
Immediate source of acquisition:

On abolition of South Yorkshire County Council on 31 March 1986, the records passed from South Yorkshire County Record Office, by agreement of the four South Yorkshire District Councils, to the custody of Sheffield Archives as lead authority
Subjects:
  • Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire
  • Architects
Administrative / biographical background:

Mr Leighton became an Associate of the RIBA in 1914 and a Fellow in 1934. A graduate of Sheffield University, he joined the staff as a junior lecturer in 1914, becoming senior lecturer in charge of the Department of Architecture in 1919 until 1931. From 1928 to 1960 he lectured on a part-time basis in Building Science. In 1920 Mr Leighton won the RIBA Essay Medal for an essay on 'Electrical installations in buildings' and this was a subject which always particularly interested him throughout his career. He maintained a private practice and acted as architect/surveyor for University building maintenance and alterations from 1932 to 1946. During the Second World War Mr Leighton was active in ARP and Civil Defence. He died in 1977

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