Arnold Bidlake Mitchell

Arnold Bidlake Mitchell (1863–1944) was an English architect. He was born in Clapton, Middlesex, now an area in London and established a career in London at a young age.

Career Mitchell first worked under Robert Stark Wilkinson in 1880, and later Ernest George and Harold Peto of George & Peto, and finally Frank Thomas Baggallay. He served as Clerk of the Works at St. Luke's, a now demolished church in Bermondsey. He largely worked with country houses in the Arts and Crafts style. Mitchell earned various foreign commissions including from the King of Belgium.

Mitchell's designs were exhibited at the Royal Academy.

Awards & Honours

In 1887, he was elected Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and later in 1894 became Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. He also received the Soane Medallion in 1885, the RIBA Silver Medal for measured drawings in 1886, and later the AA Silver Medal in 1888.

Selected works The following is a list of buildings which Mitchell designed or worked on.

1898: Bowden House 1901: Tissington Hall 1903: Oceania, West Parade, Bexhill-on-Sea 1905: Barnett Hill 1907: Brook House 1909: 26 Upper Brook Street 1907: University College School 1925: 40-50 Berkeley Street 1927: The May Fair Hotel