Basic Biographical Details

Name:	James & Steadman
Designation:
Born:	1919
Died:	After 1926
Bio Notes:	Richard Croft James was born in 1872 and educated at Clifton College, Bristol. He was articled to William Larkins Bernard of Bristol, 1889-92, and was assistant to the Burgh Surveyor (City Surveyor from 1895) from 1892 to 1896, the year in which he passed the qualifying exam and was admitted ARIBA on 30 November, his proposers being Bernard James, Henry LaTrobe, and Frederick Bligh Bond. He commenced independent practice in that year in partnership with Walter Stuckey Paul, and became FRIBA in 1906. In 1919 he entered into partnership with Vincent Steadman. Steadman had been articled to Frederick Bligh Bond of Bristol from 1892 to 1895, subsequently working as assistant to John Belcher in London. He passed the qualifying exam in 1898 and was admitted ARIBA on 4 December 1899, at or before which date he had returned to Bristol. He emigrated to Singapore to work for the Department of Public Works in 1906, commencing independent practice there the following year and subsequently working in partnership with William Basil Yeatman Draper and an unidentified 'Williams' from 1907 to 1911, and with Draper alone until 1913. In 1914 he joined the firm of Swan & Maclaren as an assistant, and he remained there until his return to Bristol in 1919. Steadman died on 15 February 1931. In 1934 James formed a new partnership with Harold Edwrds Meredith, which lasted until 1940. He retired in 1945 and died at Westbury on Trym on 21 August 1949.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
	Address	Type	Date from	Date to	Notes
	31, Nicholas Street, Bristol, Somerset, England	Business	1919	After 1926

Employment and Training

Employees or Pupils

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	Name	Date from	Date to	Position	Notes
	Richard Croft James	1919	After 1926	Partner
	Vincent Steadmen	1919	After 1926	Partner

Buildings and Designs

This 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
	1922	East Lodge, Meggernie Castle			Perthshire	Scotland

References

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