Basic Biographical Details Name: | Thomas Lumsden Taylor | Designation: | | Born: | 3 July 1880 or 3 July 1881(?) | Died: | 1 August 1944 | Bio Notes: | Thomas Lumsden Taylor was born in 1881 at Blackfriars, Glasgow (Reg Dist 644/5, Entry No 772), the son of Thomas Taylor, bowl manufacturer and Isabella Lumsden. He was educated at Kelvinside Academy and Kings College on the Isle of Man. In 1897 he was articled to Honeyman & Keppie, attending classes at Glasgow School of Art (1897 to 1902) and Royal Technical College. After completing his articles, he remained with the same firm for a year-and-a-half as an assistant working closely with John Honeyman, before moving in 1904 to James Miller's office and then joining Rowand Anderson & Paul a year later. In 1906 he travelled extensively in the French cathedral towns and the Loire Valley. Thereafter he is said to have spent his summer holidays touring England and Scotland with his sketchbook.
On completing his travels in 1906 he formed a partnership with David Bateman Hutton at 212 Bath Street, Glasgow. They were accomplished designers, particularly in ecclesiastical work, but had few large-scale opportunities. Taylor was admitted LRIBA in 1910, his proposers being Keppie, Miller and Hutton. His nomination papers give a birth date of 3 July 1880, but since this conflicts with birth records it seems that he gave a false date in order to appear to have reached the required age of thirty. He became FRIBA in 1915, proposed by Keppie, Miller and John Watson. During the First World War he was commissioned as Lieutenant, Kings Own Scottish Borderers.
Taylor married Agnes Cassels Millar at the Grand Hotel, Glasgow on 9 June 1914. The partnership of Hutton & Taylor continued until the Second World War; Taylor retired through ill health in 1943 and died of cancer of the intestine at Glenburn, Innellan on 1 August 1944, Hutton continuing the practice alone thereafter. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 13, Derby Crescent, Kelvinside, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | Before 1897 | After 1902 | | | 212, Bath Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1906 | 1930 or after 193 | | | 38, Granby Terrace, Hillhead, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1910 * | | | | 38, Hillhead Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1914 * | | | | 57, Kersland Street, Hillhead, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1915 * | | | | 26, Glasgow Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1934 * | | | | 5, India Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | Before 1934 | After 1939 | | | Glenburn, Innellan, Argyll, Scotland | Private | 1944 * | | |
* 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 | | British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | | | | | Post Office Directories | | | | | | | RIBA | 1930 | The RIBA Kalendar 1930-1931 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 18 August 1944 | v167 | | p139 - obituary |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Additional research by Iain Paterson | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L v3 no222 (microfilm reel 30); F no1580 (microfilm reel 13) |
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