Basic Biographical Details

Name: Thomas Sedgwick Gregson
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Bio Notes: Thomas Sedgwick Gregson was articled to Stark & Rowntree in Glasgow in 1892, subsequently moving to London to the office of Edward Burgess. In 1897 and 1898 he worked in Sheffield as clerk of works to an unidentified N F N Doncaster, and in 1899 worked in a similar capacity for Edward Mountford in Surrey. He then joined the South Kensington office of Charles John Ferguson. He passed the qualifying exam in 1902 and was admitted ARIBA on 1 December that year, his proposers being Mountford, Henry Thomas Hare and Louis Ambler.

By 1911 Gregson had emigrated to the Far East and had joined the firm of C F Stevens & Co, which had offices in Bombay and Colombo. He was taken into partnership in or before 1915.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 21, Ullswater Road, West Norwood, London SE, EnglandPrivate1902 *  
Item 2 of 271, Phayre Street, Rangoon, IndiaPrivate/business1910 *  

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Employment and Training

Employers

The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 6Stark & Rowntree18921897Apprentice 
Item 2 of 6Edward Burgess18971898Assistant 
Item 3 of 6Edward William Mountford18991899ClerkClerk of Works, in Surrey
Item 4 of 6Charles John Ferguson1900 Assistant 
Item 5 of 6C F Stevens & Co1911 * Partner 
Item 6 of 6Stevens, Gregson & Co1915 * Partner 

* earliest date known from documented sources.

RIBA

RIBA Proposers

The following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate proposedNotes
Item 1 of 3Louis Ambler1 December 1902for Associateship
Item 2 of 3Henry Thomas Hare1 December 1902for Associateship
Item 3 of 3Edward William Mountford1 December 1902for Associateship

RIBA Proposals

This proposed the following individuals for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate proposedNotes
Item 1 of 1Robert Sharp20 July 1911for Licentiateship

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 11909(?)Grand Oriental Hotel  ColomboSri Lanka (formerly Ceylon, un 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1RIBA1910The RIBA Kalendar 1910-1911 London: Royal Institute of British Architects 

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 1RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers A v15 p67 no1459 (microfilm reel 18)