Peter Cummings (architect)

Peter Cummings FRIBA FMSA (1879 – 8 June 1957) was a British architect of Russian origin. He was a leading Art Deco architect in Manchester, England. Cummings was born Peter Caminesky in Minsk. Russia. He moved to Cheetham Hill, Manchester, northern England, in the 1880 with his parents, due to persecution. His father was a rabbi. He work as an architectural assistant in his teenage years. Cummings was elected Associate of the RIBA in 1909. He anglicised his name and became naturalised in 1928.

Peter Cummings (architect)

Peter Cummings FRIBA FMSA (1879 – 8 June 1957) was a British architect of Russian origin. He was a leading Art Deco architect in Manchester, England. Cummings was born Peter Caminesky in Minsk. Russia. He moved to Cheetham Hill, Manchester, northern England, in the 1880 with his parents, due to persecution. His father was a rabbi. He work as an architectural assistant in his teenage years. Cummings was elected Associate of the RIBA in 1909. He anglicised his name and became naturalised in 1928.