Basic Biographical Details | Name: | Walter Stephen Tucker | | Designation: | | | Born: | c. 1874 | | Died: | 10 May 1961 | | Bio Notes: | Walter Stephen Tucker was born c.1874 and articled to James Salmon & Son in 1894, remaining with that practice as improver throughout its peak period from 1897 to July 1899. In August 1899 he moved to Newmarket as assistant to W C & A S Manning. His nomination paper makes no mention of study at Glasgow School of Art or the Glasgow & West of Scotland Technical College but he passed the qualifying exam in 1901 and was admitted ARIBA on 3 February 1902, his proposers being Thomas Lennox Watson, William Forrest Salmon and another whose name is illegible. His home address was then Coburg House, Exning, Newmarket. His Associateship made him well-placed for a salaried appointment and he joined the LCC's Housing Section in the same year, moving in 1907 to the Dangerous Structures Section where he remained until his retirement in 1935. He died on 10 May 1961. | Private and Business Addresses| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | Coburg House, Exning, Newmarket, Suffolk, England | Private | 1902 * | | | | Rothsay House, Newmarket, Suffolk, England | Business | 1902 | | | | 38a Balham Park Road, London SW, England | Private | 1914 | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployers| The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | James Salmon & Son | 1 October 1894 | 1 October 1897 | Apprentice | NB at this time James Salmon Junior and John Gaff Gillespie were in the James Salmon partnership though their names do not appear in the title | | James Salmon & Son | 1 October 1897 | July 1899 | Improver | NB at this time James Salmon Junior and John Gaff Gillespie were in the James Salmon partnership though their names do not appear in the title | | W C & A S Manning | August 1899 | 1902 | Assistant | | | London County Council Architects' Department (LCC Architects' Department) | 1902 | 1935 | Assistant | In the Housing Section and later the Dangerous Structures Section |
RIBARIBA Proposers| The following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | William Forrest Salmon | 3 February 1902 | for Associateship | | Thomas Lennox Watson | 3 February 1902 | for Associateship |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this : | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | | | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | | | | |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this : | | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no1436 (microfilm reel 18) |
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