Basic Biographical Details Name: | Alexander Marshall Peebles | Designation: | Architect | Born: | 5 March 1840 | Died: | 21 May 1891 | Bio Notes: | Alexander Marshall Peebles was born in Dawsholm, New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire on 5 March 1840. He was articled to Thomas Smith, County Surveyor of Hertfordshire, and subsequently worked as assistant to Henry Baker, Surveyor of St Pancras. He was admitted ARIBA on 8 April 1867, his proposers being Smith, Robert Kerr and H Whichcord, and was elevated to FRIBA on 10 February 1879, his proposers being J Whichcord, Octavius Hansard and Robert Hesketh. He practised as an architect in London, and was appointed District Surveyor of North St Marylebone and later of East Hampstead. He was Architect to the Corporation of the City of London from 1887. He died on 21 May 1891 and was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this architect: | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | 2, Walbrook Buildings, Mansion House, London, England | Private/business | 1867 * | | |  | 38, Highbury Hill, London, England | Private/business | 1868 * | | |  | 3 Salters' Hall, Cannon Street, London, England | Private/business | 1878 * | | |  | 1, Walbrook Buildings, Mansion House, London, England | Business | 1882 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this architect (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes |  | Thomas Smith | c. 1855(?) | c. 1860(?) | Apprentice | |  | Henry Baker | c. 1860 | Before 1878 | Assistant | |
Employees or PupilsThe following individuals were employed or trained by this architect (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes |  | John Coulson Nicol | 1880 | 1881 | Assistant | |
RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this architect for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes |  | Henry Baker | 8 April 1867 | for Associateship |  | Octavius Hansard | 10 February 1879 | for Fellowship |  | Robert Hesketh | 10 February 1879 | for Fellowship |  | Robert Kerr | 8 April 1867 | for Associateship |  | Thomas Smith | 8 April 1867 | for Associateship |  | J Whichcord | 10 February 1879 | for Fellowship |
RIBA ProposalsThis architect proposed the following individuals for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes |  | Walter Ralph Herring | 1882 | |
Buildings and DesignsThis architect 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 |  | 1882 | Glasgow Municipal Buildings | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Competition design - not successful |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this architect: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | Architects Engineers and Building Trades Directory | 1868 | Architect's, Engineer's and Building Trades' Directory | | London, Wyman | |  | 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 | 1882, no 1140 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this architect: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | Builder | 30 May 1891 | v60 | | pp425, 428 & 437-8 - obituary |  | City Press | 23 May 1891 | | | p2 - obituary |  | Illustrated London News | 6 June 1891 | | | p735 - obituary and portrait |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this architect: | | 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 | | A v4 p39 (microfiche 10/E1); F v5 p131 (microfiche 93/A2) |
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