Basic Biographical Details Name: | Robert Thom Currie | Designation: | | Born: | 29 May 1886 | Died: | 1952 | Bio Notes: | Robert Thom Currie was born on 29 May 1886 and was articled to Charles Stewart Still Johnston in Edinburgh in 1901, studying at the School of Applied Art and Heriot-Watt College. On completion of his apprenticeship in 1904 he became assistant to Thomas Forbes Maclennan. The following year he lectured at Heriot-Watt College, and around the same time joined the office of Dunn & Findlay as assistant. In 1906 he moved to London where he worked for Durward Brown, leaving him in 1910 to spend a year with Gordon & Gunton before obtaining a position as managing assistant to Victor Wilkins of 12 York Buildings, Adelphi, London, in 1911. He was admitted LRIBA in February 1925, and was still in Wilkins's office when he was elected FRIBA on 14 October 1947, his proposers being Wilkins, Cyril Arthur Farey and William Lee Clarke. Throughout this period he was living at 54 Blythswood Road, Goodmayes, Essex. He assisted Wilkins as Surveyor to the Peabody Donation Fund (now the Peabody Trust), and by 1947 had overseen the erection of twenty-one housing estates for this and for the Corporation of London and London County Council, as well as various commercial and institutional buildings.
Currie is still listed in the RIBA Directory of 1950-51. He died aged 66 in Ilford, Essex between January and March 1952. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 54, Blythswood Road, Goodmayes, Essex, England | Private/business(?) | 1925 * | | | | 12, York Buildings, Adelphi, London, England | Business | 1950 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | William Lee Clarke | 14 October 1947 | for Fellowship | | Cyril Arthur Farey | 14 October 1947 | for Fellowship | | Victor Wilkins | 14 October 1947 | for Fellowship |
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 | | 1907 | 35-37 Albany Street and 3 York Lane | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Altered to form R C School |
ReferencesArchive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | England and Wales | Births, marriages and deaths | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L no2198 (microfilm reel 24) - declaration only (other papers missing); F no4289 (combined box 5) |
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