Basic Biographical Details Name: | James Robertson Adamson | Designation: | | Born: | 7 September 1883 | Died: | 9 September 1943 | Bio Notes: | James Robertson Adamson was born on 7 September 1883 and educated at Galashiels High School and George Watson's College, Edinburgh, served his articles with Sir John Burnet in his Glasgow office from 1901 and studied at Glasgow School of Art and the Royal Technical College.
Between 1910 and 1913 he was chief assistant to Graham & Hill, Newcastle upon Tyne, and in 1913 moved to Bolton as chief assistant to Bradshaw Gass & Hope, becoming a partner in 1920.
Bradshaw Gass & Hope had a very large practice, partly obtained through competitions. Among the principal works for which it was responsible are the following: Stretford, Lancs, Municipal Offices; Leith Town Hall and Library, Padiham Town Hall, Lancs; General Hospitals at Church Village, Glamorgan, and at Chorley, Lancs; extensions to the Bolton Royal Infirmary; Congregational churches at Rhos-on-Sea, North Wales, Moss Side, Withington and Alkrington. During the Second World War his firm undertook many schemes for Government Departments
Adamson was elected FRIBA in early 1930, his proposers being John Bradshaw Gass, Arthur John Hope and Richard Hermon Crook. He took a prominent part in RIBA and Allied Society affairs and was President of the Manchester Society of Architects, 1933-5, and Vice-President of the RIBA, 1937-9. He was Chairman of the Allied Societies' Conference from 1937 to 1939 and a member of the Manchester Civic Advisory Committee.
He died on 9 September 1943. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Glasgow, Scotland | Business | | | | | Boulton, Lancashire, Scotland | Business | 1913 | | |
Employment and TrainingEmployers
RIBARIBA ProposersRIBA Proposals
Buildings and DesignsThis was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | | Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | | | General Hospital | | | Glamorgan | Wales | Date unknown | | c. 1906 | St Thomas's Episcopal Church | Aboyne | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | As assistant to Fryers & Penman | | 1926 | Leith Town Hall and Public Library | Leith | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Won competition to secure job - as partner with Bradshaw Gass & Hope |
ReferencesPeriodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 1943 | v165 | | p246 - obituary | | RIBA Journal | October 1943 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | Obituary p294 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | F no2760 (box 11) |
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