Basic Biographical Details Name: | Diarmad Ronald Steele | Designation: | | Born: | 4 May 1911 | Died: | August 2008 | Bio Notes: | Diarmad Ronald Steele, the son of a minister, was born in Inverness on 4 May 1911. He entered the University of Glasgow in 1928 at the age of 17, to study for a BSc in Architecture. In his first year, 1928-1929, he studied mathematics, natural philosophy, chemistry and freehand drawing. The following year he took construction, design, history and mechanics. In the 1930-1931 academic session he studied architecture III, civil engineering and reinforced concrete, whilst in his fourth year he took architecture IV. In his fifth and final year Diarmad studied architecture. He graduated in December 1932.
He then moved to London where he found employment in the LCC Architects' Department. He was admitted ARIBA on 3 December 1934, his proposers being Thomas Harold Hughes, William James Smith and another whose name appears to be H Leadbetter. His nomination papers give no business address, but give his private address as 34 Birchwood Avenue, Muswell Hill, London. He was still at the same address in 1968 when he applied to become a Retired Member of the RIBA. Later that year he moved to Australia, settling in Balwya, Victoria, where he briefly resumed practice but retired again in September 1969.
Steele retired to England and from 1979 was living in Sussex where he remained until at least 1994. He died in August 2008. Diarmad was married to Sheila McDonough. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 34, Birchwood Avenue, Muswell Hill, London, England | Private | Before 1934 | After 1968 | | | 42, Midton Road, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | Private | 1950 * | | | | c/o The British Linen Bank/198, Piccadilly, London, England | Business | 1950 * | 1970 | | | Balwya, Victoria, Australia | Private | 1968 | | | | 18, Heathfield Park, Midhurst, Sussex, England | Private | 1979 | After 1994 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | | | RIBA | 1979 | Directory of members | | | | | RIBA | 1994 | A Directory of RIBA Members | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Glasgow University | Glasgow University Archives | GB 0248 GB 0248 UGC 112 | Collection of Steele's papers | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no5584 (combined box 89) |
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