Basic Biographical Details Name: | Alan Crombie | Designation: | | Born: | 1895 | Died: | | Bio Notes: | Alan Crombie was born into a long architectural lineage (see Alexander Crombie) and was the son of Alan Burgess Crombie and the brother of Wifred Fitzalan Crombie and Stuart Crombie. He attended day classes at Glasgow School of Architecture from 1912 to 1914 whilst undertaking an apprenticeship to Leiper & McNab, and worked full-time in the latter office for a further year whilst attending evening classes. He enlisted on the outbreak of the First World War.
After the war he completed his training in the office of Burnet, Son & Partners (later Burnet, Son & Dick) and at more evening classes. He travelled in England and Italy from May 1921 to May 1922, and in the latter month entered the office of Harold Ridley Hooper of Ipswich as assistant. He passed the qualifying exam in London in January 1923 and was admitted ARIBA in the middle of that year, his proposers being John James Burnet, Oswald Patrick Milne and Paul Phipps.
He later worked in offices in Aberdeen and Dublin, finally setting up independent practice at Shelbrook, Colvend, by Dalbeattie until the outbreak of the Second World War. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Aberdeen, Scotland | Business | After 1919 | Before 1934 | | | Dublin, Eire | Business | After 1919 | Before 1934 | | | Easington Lodge, Hadleigh Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England | Business | 1923 * | | | | Shelbrook, Colvend, by Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | Business | Before 1934 | 1939 | |
* 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 | | 1934 | Column in memory of the 3rd Duke of Queensberry (d.1778) | Dumfries | | Dumfriesshire | Scotland | Column re-erected under his supervision |
ReferencesArchive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Buildings of Scotland Research Unit | Buildings of Scotland Research Notes (for unpublished volumes) | | Letter from Alan Crombie to A C Wolffe & Partners | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no3655 (microfilm reel 27) |
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