Basic Biographical Details Name: | William Milburn (junior) | Designation: | | Born: | 1885 | Died: | 1953 | Bio Notes: | William Milburn Junior was the son of William Milburn Senior. He was born in 1885 (1886 in Earl & Sell) and in 1905 (some sources give a rather later date) was articled to his father's firm W & T R Milburn, having previously attended Armstrong College at Newcastle upon Tyne, 1902-05. Some sources say that he had a degree in Maths, though it is unclear when precisely he studied for this. While an apprentice with his father he studied at the Sunderland Schools of Art & Technology, won the Saxon Snell prize in 1908, passed the qualifying in 1909 and was admitted ARIBA on 28 February 1910, his proposers being William Alfred Pite of London, George Thomas Brown of Sunderland and John Hall also of Sunderland. He won the Godwin bursary in 1910. By that date he had already travelled in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany; during his travels he made a particular point of studying hospitals, the family firm then having a number of hospital jobs.
William junior was active in the Northern Architects Association and served on the RIBA Council. He lectured at King's College, Newcastle and was also active in the Territorials. He died in 1953. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 17-18, Fawcett Street, Sunderland, County Durham, England | Business | 1932 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | W & T R Milburn | 1905 | | Apprentice | | | W & T R Milburn | c. 1920 | | Partner | |
RIBARIBA ProposalsThis proposed the following individuals for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | John Alexander Ogg Allan | 24 June 1912 | for Licentiateship |
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 | | 1921 | Union Mill | Montrose | | Angus | Scotland | Conversion | | 1922 | Coliseum Theatre | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Alterations | | 1927 | Empire Palace Theatre | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Rebuilding of Matcham's theatre | | 1928 | Empire Theatre | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Internal rebuilding of Matcham's theatre on larger scale and alterations to exterior |
ReferencesPeriodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 25 November 1953 | | | 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 information from Graham Potts | | Tyne & Weir Archive | Milburn Papers DT.TRM | | |
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