Basic Biographical Details Name: | William Henry Sayers | Designation: | | Born: | 11 July 1903 | Died: | 6 January 1966 | Bio Notes: | William Henry Sayers was born on 11 July 1903, the son of William Sayers, insurance manager, and his wife Mary Craig. He was articled to Dick Peddie & Walker Todd from September 1919, studying at Edinburgh College of Art and Heriot-Watt Technical College. On completion of his apprenticeship in 1923 he moved to the office of Alex A Foote, who described him as a 'most obliging man possible, and very hard worker always. Had little or no experience, but came on towards the end.' He left in 1926 to become first assistant to Thomas Bowhill Gibson, and in 1930 joined the staff of the British Aluminium Company. He commenced practice on his own account in 1934 and seems to have met with initial success, designing domestic, commercial and estate buildings, and premises for the British Linen Bank, as well as collaborating with Alexander Cattanach (Junior) of Kingussie on a large number of cinemas throughout Scotland, although it is not yet known which of Cattanach's works this involved. The impact of war in 1940 forced him to suspend his business. The practice was still suspended when he applied for Licentiateship of the RIBA at the end of the following year, and he was admitted on 14 April 1942, his proposers being Foote, Charles E Tweedie and Leslie Grahame-Thomson. His address at that time was 'Allcroft', 49 Pentland View, Edinburgh.
Sayers died on 6 January 1966 at the Western General Hospital Edinburgh. His wife Isabella Sharp Wood survived him. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Allcroft/49, Pentland View, Fairmilehead, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private/business | c. 1930 | 1966 | |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Municipal Annual | 1964 | Scottish Municipal Annual | 1964-1965 | | | | Post Office Directories | | | | | | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | H M Register House | Death Register | | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Alex Allan Foote & Son Collection | | AAF 1930/7/1/1 | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L no5093 (combined box 56) |
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