Philip Harold Pilditch [also known as Sir Philip Harold Pilditch] was born at Phillimore Gardens, Kensington, London, England on 13 November 1890 and was the son of the architect and politician Philip Edward Pilditch (1861-1948). He trained as an architect at Cambridge University and was articled to Collcutt & Hamp in London. In 1920 he was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA). He joined his father's architectural firm Pilditch, Chadwick & Co. in London and by 1925 was a partner in the practice.
P. H. Pilditch served as a commissioned officer in the Army in France during World War One, rising to the rank of Major. He died in London on 6 December 1949. His address at the time of his death was Abbotswood, Oakfield Glade, Weybridge, Surrey.
With Pilditch, Chadwick & Co., included Village War Memorial, Braughing, Herts, 1920; factories and business premises for the Gutta Percha Co., Wharf Road, City Road, N., 1920-25; warehouse and offices for Messrs. Holland and Sherry, Warwick Street, Regent Street, W., 1921-25.; "Baynden", Tilford Road, Hindhead, 1922; "White House", Blackheath, 1923; "The Nook", Woking (alterations and additions), 1923; "Bridge Barn," Woking (additions), 1924
Who’s Who in Architecture 1923, edited by Frederick Chatterton. London: The Architectural Press, 1923
Who’s Who in Architecture 1926, edited by Frederick Chatterton. London: The Architectural Press, 1926