Philip Russell Diplock


Philip Russell Diplock was a British architect who was the founder of Russell Diplock & Associates.

Early life

Philip Russell Diplock was born on 13 November 1927, in London as the son of Philip Bernard Diplock and Elsie Margaret Diplock. His younger brother was Professor Anthony Diplock, former Chair of Biochemistry at Guys and Kings Medical School London. Kenneth Diplock, Baron Diplock is a distant cousin.

Career

Diplock founded Russell Diplock & Associates, an architectural firm. It designed the 18-storey modernist Arlington House, Margate, which was built in 1964 by the contractors Bernard Sunley & Sons. They also designed numerous buildings in the Brighton area.

Death

Diplock died in Sark on 27 July 2019, at the age of 91.