Basic Biographical Details Name: | John St Clair Williamson | Designation: | | Born: | 24 August 1881 | Died: | 1940 | Bio Notes: | John St Clair Williamson was born on 24 August 1881. He was articled to James Kennedy Hunter of Ayr from 1896 to 1901, studying at Ayr Academy and taking art classes under William Cowie. On completion of his apprenticeship he moved to Glasgow as assistant to Henry Edward Clifford, which enabled him to study at Glasgow School of Art under Professor Alexander McGibbon and from 1904 under Eugène Bourdon. He returned to Ayr to commence independent practice in 1906, and was admitted LRIBA on 24 June 1912, his proposers being Hunter, Cowie and James Archibald Morris, also of Ayr.
By the 1920s he had a post in the County Architects Office in Ayr (perhaps the Education section?). | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 164, Woodlands Terrace, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1901 * | | | | c/o Mrs Stewart/206, Woodlands Road, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1902 * | | | | 76, Sandgate, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | Business | 1911 * | | | | 70, Newmarket Street, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | Business | 1912 * | | | | Louisdene, Newtonhead, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | Private | 1912 * | | | | 19, Woodfield Avenue, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | Private | Before 1929 | After 1934 | | | 22, Bellrock Avenue, Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland | Private | 1939 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | James Kennedy Hunter | 1896 | 1901 | Apprentice | | | Henry Edward Clifford | 1901 | 1906 | Assistant | |
RIBARIBA Proposers
Buildings and Designs
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | | | | | Measurers\' Companion | 1911 | The Scottish Architects' and Measurers' Companion | | | | | Post Office Directories | | | | | | | RIBA | 1930 | The RIBA Kalendar 1930-1931 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Additional research by Iain Paterson | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L v26 no2154 |
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