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Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | James Hervey Rutherford |
| Designation: | Architect |
| Born: | 1874 |
| Died: | 23 March 1946 |
| Bio Notes: | James Hervey Rutherford was born in 1874 in Glasgow and educated in Edinburgh. He was initially articled to an Edinburgh architect 'of mediocre reputation' but on his death transferred his articles to Robert Rowand Anderson in 1893, attending classes at the Edinburgh School of Applied Art and Heriot-Watt College. In 1899 he moved to London to work for John Belcher, moving in 1900 to the office of Leonard Stokes and in 1901 to that of William Douglas Caröe. During that period he attended the RA Schools and won a number of prizes and scholarships, including the Pugin Studentship in 1899 and the Owen Jones in 1901. The latter enabled him to spend six months of 1902 travelling in Spain, Sicily and Italy. Rutherford moved to York in 1901 as chief assistant to Walter Henry Brierley. Surprisingly Rutherford either never sat or failed to pass the qualifying exam and so did not seek membership of the RIBA until 1911 when he was admitted LRIBA, proposed by Samuel Needham, president of the York & Yorkshire Architectural Society. Brierley took Rutherford into partnership in 1918, and was one of Rutherford's proposers for election as FRIBA on 30 November 1925, his other proposers being William Alfred Pite and John Stewart. After Brierley died in August 1926 Rutherford went into partnership with John Stuart Syme, who had been a fellow apprentice in Anderson's office. The partnership was dissolved in 1939 when Rutherford retired. Rutherford's home in York was affectively ruined in an air attack on York in April 1942 a shock which hastened his end. He died on 23 March 1946. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this architect: | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | 13, Lendal, York, Yorkshire, England | Business | Before 1906 | After 1928 | |
| 39, Bootham, York, Yorkshire, England | Private | 1911 * | ||
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and Training
Employers
| The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this architect (click on an item to view details): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| Wardrop & Anderson | 1893 | Before 1899 | Apprentice | |
| John Belcher | 1899 | 1900 | Assistant(?) | |
| Leonard Aloysius Scott Stokes | 1900 | 1901 | Assistant(?) | |
| William Douglas Caröe | 1901 | 1901 | Assistant(?) | |
| Walter Henry Brierley | 1901 | 1918 | Senior Assistant | Actual title: Chief Assistant |
| Brierley & Rutherford | 1918 | August 1926 or January 1927 | Partner | |
| Rutherford & Syme | January 1927 | 1939 | Partner | |
RIBA
RIBA Proposers
| The following individuals proposed this architect for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | |||
| Name | Date proposed | Notes | |
| Walter Henry Brierley | 30 November 1925 | for Fellowship |
| Samuel Needham | Mid 1911 | for Licentiateship - as president of the York & Yorkshire Architectural Society |
| William Alfred Pite | 30 November 1925 | for Fellowship |
| John Stewart | 30 November 1925 | for Fellowship |
RIBA Proposals
| This architect proposed the following individuals for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | |||
| Name | Date proposed | Notes | |
| John Stuart Syme | Mid 1928 | for Fellowship |
Buildings and Designs
| This 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 | |
| After 1911 | House | Nairn | Nairnshire | Scotland | ||
| 1919 | Daily Mail ideal workers' houses, Northern industrial area | England | Competition design | |||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this architect: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Nuttgens, Patrick | Brierley in Yorkshire: The Architecture of the Turn of the Century | ||||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this architect: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| RIBA Journal | September 1946 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p515 Obituary by J Stuart Syme | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this architect: | ||||
| Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | L v11 no685 (microfilm reel 33); F no2318 (box 5) | |
Images
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© All rights reserved. Courtesy of James Bellchambers, nephew of J H Rutherford
© All rights reserved. Courtesy of James Bellchambers, nephew of J H Rutherford
© All rights reserved. Courtesy of James Bellchambers, nephew of J H Rutherford