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Picture and text courtesy of Jolyon and Sally Ann Yates and lifted from http://www.peteryates.co.uk/ Peter Yates 19 July 1920 – 16 November 1982, was a British born artist and architect. He was a founder partner (alongside Gordon Ryder) of the architectural company Ryder and Yates, based in the North East of England. Early life and education Peter Yates was born in Leytonstone, East London in 1920. In 1925, at the age of five, he won a painting competition in Chicks' Own. He attended Wanstead School from September 1934 to July 1936 and painted a mural at the school called 'Events at Sea'. In 1937 he worked as a model and furniture maker. Model bungalows he built were shown at the April 1937 Ideal Home Exhibition. From January 1938 until April 1941, Peter attended the Regent Street Polytechnic, studying architecture under Sir Hubert Bennett and Peter Moro. World War Two Peter Yates served as a volunteer fireman on the St Paul's Watch during the London Blitz...