Basic Biographical Details Name: | Peter Reid | Designation: | | Born: | 18 June 1881 | Died: | May 1937 | Bio Notes: | Peter Reid was born in Edinburgh on 18 June 1881 and educated at the Royal High School. He was articled to Sir Robert Rowand Anderson, then of Anderson, Simon & Crawford, Edinburgh in 1899. Whilst there he attended classes at the Edinburgh School of Applied Art, where he was awarded a travelling scholarship which enabled him to make sketching tours of the English cathedrals and university towns in 1903 and 1904. His nomination papers state that in December of the latter year he became chief assistant to William Williamson of Kirkcaldy and moved to Inverkeithing, but they also indicate that he assisted Williamson on the Station Hotel in Kirkcaldy, which opened in 1903, so it is possible that the dates given on his nomination papers are not entirely correct. He was still in Williamson's office when he was admitted LRIBA on 4 December 1911, proposed by James Bow Dunn and the Edinburgh Architectural Association, which he had joined in 1908.
In the following year, 1912, Reid married Margaret Sutherland, daughter of John Sutherland; they had one son and one daughter.
Reid's address in 1930 was Park House, Inverkeithing. He died in 1937. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 41, Lady Helen Street, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | Private | 1911 * | | | | Park House, Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland | Private(?) | 1930 or 1931 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | James Bow Dunn | 20 July 1911 | for Licentiateship - as president of the Edinburgh Architectural Association |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Scottish Biographies | 1938 | | | E J Thurston (pub.) | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 28 May 1937 | | | p1138 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L v20 no1541 |
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