Basic Biographical Details Name: | Walter John Nash Millard | Designation: | | Born: | 1854 | Died: | 1936 | Bio Notes: | Walter John Nash Millard was born in 1854. He studied at the South Kensington Art School in 1871, and was articled to John George Gibbins of Brighton for three years. He subsequently worked as assistant to William Burges in 1874, to Nicholas Chevalier in 1875 and to George Edmund Street from 1875 until 1881. He won the Sharpe Prize in 1878 and the Pugin Studentship in 1879, and was RA Travelling Student in 1880, also travelling in Europe in 1881 and 1882.
He commenced independent practice in 1883, continuing his studies at University College, London the following year, which enabled him to pass the qualifying exam in 1884 and to be admitted ARIBA on 16 March 1885, his proposers being John Loughborough Pearson, William Emerson and Richard Phené Spiers. He worked in partnership with Frank Thomas Baggallay.
Millard was admitted FRIBA in 1921. He died in 1936. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 10, Sandall Road, London NW, England | Private | 1881 * | | | | 30, Leighton Grove, London N, England | Private | 1882 * | | | | 19, Great George Street, Westminster, London, England | Business | Before 1885 | After 1890 | | | 5, Bloomsbury Square, London, England | Private/business(?) | 1889 * | | | | 10, Gray's Inn Square, London, England | Business | 1899 * | | | | 21, Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England | Private | 1914 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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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 | | 1938 | Pettigrew & Stephens Department Store | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Alterations |
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 | | | | | Graves, Algernon | 1905 | The Royal Academy of Arts: a complete dictionary of exhibitors and their works… | 1905-6 | London: Graves and Bell | | | Gray, A Stuart | 1985 | Edwardian Architecture: A Biographical Dictionary | | | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect and Building News | 20 November 1936 | v148 | | p215 | | Builder | 20 November 1936 | v151 | | p982 | | RIBA Journal | 1937 | v44 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | pp194 & 247 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A v3 p293 (microfiche 35/F7); F v9 p101 (microfilm reel 15) |
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