Basic Biographical Details Name: | James Thomas Alexander Taylor | Designation: | | Born: | 1873 | Died: | | Bio Notes: | James Thomas Alexander Taylor was born in 1873 and articled to Andrew Scobie of Dunfermline in 1888. In 1894 he moved to Edinburgh as assistant to Alexander Hunter Crawford for a year followed by a further year with J M Forrester and four years with Alexander Wood MacNaughtan from 1896 to 1900. In the latter year he joined W R Herring, an industrial architect and engineer to Edinburgh and Leith Corporations Gas Commissioners. He was still with him in 1911 when he was admitted LRIBA on 9 January, his proposers being Crawford, William Williamson of Kirkcaldy and Thomas Purves Marwick. He was then living at 41 Queens Avenue, Blackhall but had moved to Ormidale, Clermiston Road, Corstorphine by 1914. His name does not appear in the post-war editions of 'Who's who in architecture'. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 41, Queen's Avenue, Blackhall, Midlothian, Scotland | Private | 1911 * | | | | Chief Engineer's Office, Gas Commissioners/15, Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | 1911 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployers
RIBARIBA Proposers
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 | | After 1900 | Edinburgh & Leith Corporations Gas Commissioners Office | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | As assistant to W R Herring, Chief Engineer & Manager to the Edinburgh & Leith Corporations Gas Commissioners |
ReferencesArchive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L no432 (microfilm reel 31) |
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