Basic Biographical Details Name: | Alastair Stewart Foster | Designation: | | Born: | 1 August 1913 | Died: | 1941 | Bio Notes: | Alastair Stewart Foster was born on 1 August 1913 and was articled to George Penrose Kennedy Young of Perth on 8 September 1928. On completing his four-year apprenticeship he commenced the diploma course at Aberdeen School of Art. Over the following years he spent eight months assisting James Brown Nicol of Kelly & Nicol on 'hospital work' (presumably Aberdeen Royal Infirmary) and six months assisting Percy L Browne of Newcastle on cinema work. He obtained his diploma from Robert Gordon's College and an exemption from the RIBA final exam in July 1936, enabling him to be admitted ARIBA on 19 July 1937, his proposers being Nicol, Robert Leslie Rollo and Thomas Ridley Milburn. By the time of his application for admittance he had been working in the office of Sunderland firm W & T R Milburn for eight months, again on hospital work. His nomination papers give his 'home' address as 'Strowan, Crieff, Perthshire' - whether this was Strowan House itself or a location nearby is unclear.
Stewart served as 2nd Lieutentant with the Royal Artillery in the Second World War and was killed in 1941. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Strowan?, Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland | Private | 1937 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | G P K Young & Son | 8 September 1928 | 1932 | Apprentice | | | Kelly & Nicol | c. 1935(?) | c. 1936(?) | Assistant | For 8 months | | Percy L Browne & Son | 1936(?) | 1936(?) | Assistant | For 6 months | | W & T R Milburn | 1936(?) | After 1937 | Assistant | For 8 months |
RIBARIBA Proposers
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 | | After 1932 | Aberdeen Royal Infirmary | Foresterhill | | Aberdeen | Scotland | For 8 months as assistant to James Bron Nicol |
ReferencesArchive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | England and Wales | Births, marriages and deaths | | Military records | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no6447 (combined box 140) |
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