R.J. Mitchels house pic

Here’s another RJ Mitchell dwelling, his birthplace in Butt Lane, Kidsgrove

Thanks for showing me the house he was born in, just wish he lived longer and had his bomber design made

I’d like some more info on what part he played at Kerr Stuarts Locomotive works before going to Supermarine because out of all the locomotive manufacturers they had some really neat designs that stood the test of time.

Looking at his choice of cars, I’d say “RJ” was a man of traditional tastes; of course the Spitfire was described as the ultimate art deco design, maybe he didn’t want to “take his work home” with him.

I was watching a program on TV about an American unit in Afghanistan and one of the US Soldiers was nick named “RJ” Mitchell.
I was quite surprised to say the least.

Thanks for posting these shots 🙂 Its great to see the house in Southampton looking so well kept – and still with its original windows and roof tiles. Externally it looks fairly conventional in terms of 30’s domestic architecture – which makes me wonder what special features were incorporated in to it – particularly from an aviation point of view knowing this was a bespoke design for RJM?

Here’s another RJ Mitchell dwelling, his birthplace in Butt Lane, Kidsgrove

maybe he considered Art Deco to be of no artistic merit and a bit too common, he probably thought his design was very stylistic

Aircraft profiles?

Maybe, but then he managed to make it look like a bog standard 20s/30s house with a nod to the mock Tudor.

There were plenty of lovely art-deco designs contemporary with this that did employ aerodynamic curves, stylised wings etc – it’s odd that he used aircraft profiles to end up with a house that looked like any other from the period :confused: