Basic Biographical Details Name: | James Bunyan | Designation: | | Born: | 22 June 1905 | Died: | 15 June 2001 | Bio Notes: | James Bunyan was born on 22 June 1905, theo son of James Bunyan, clerk of works, and his wife, Annie Rankin. He attended Glasgow School of Architecture from 1921. He was articled to Henry Edward Clifford of Clifford & Lunan, Glasgow in 1923, remaining with him after the dissolution of the practice later that year. When Clifford retired two years later, Bunyan transferred to the office of James Taylor Thomson, where he completed his apprenticeship in 1928. He received his Diploma in June 1929, passed the RIBA qualifying exam in Edinburgh on 9 July of the same year, and was admitted ARIBA late that year or early the next, his proposers being Thomas Harold Hughes, John Watson and Thomas Lumsden Taylor. By that time he was draughtsman to Charles James McNair. After a year there he left to spend a further year as senior draughtsman to John Fairweather, before joining the architecture department of Cooper & Co Stores of 24 Howard Street and 32 Herbert Street, Glasgow, as assistant architect in 1931. In 1935 he became the chief architect at Cooper & Co, and was still there when he was admitted FRIBA in 1951. His work for Cooper & Co comprised new buildings as well as alterations and additions to existing premises in Scotland and England, including London. He retired in December 1970.
He died at Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock on 15 June 2001 aged 95. He was survived by his wife, Margaret Binnie Penman and at least one son, James, who lived in Bedfordshire at the time of his father's death. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 42, Highfield Drive, Kelvinside, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1929 | 1940 | | | 68, Randolph Road, Broomhill, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1951 * | | | | 32, Herbert Street, Hillhead, Glasgow, Scotland | | 1953 * | 1954 | | | 6, Woodend Drive, Jordanhill, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1955 * | After 1960 | | | Broomhill/26, Hilbre Road, West Kirby, Wirral, West Kirby, England | Private(?) | Before 1965 | After 1970(?) | | | 17, Undercliff Road, Renfrewshire, Scotland | Private | c. 1970 | 2001 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployers
RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | Thomas Harold Hughes | Late 1929 or early 1930 | for Associateship | | Thomas Lumsden Taylor | Late 1929 or early 1930 | for Associateship | | John Watson | Late 1929 or early 1930 | for Associateship |
Buildings and Designs
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | NMRS | | Survey of Private Collections | | | NMRS note that there is a collection of student drawings by Bunyan dating from 1921-26 but do not give source | | Post Office Directories | | | | | | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1955 | Kalendar 1954-1955 | | | | | RIBA | 1960 | The RIBA Kalendar 1959-1960 | 1959-1960 | | | | RIBA | 1964 | The RIBA Kalendar 1964-65 | | | | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 11 September 1953 | | | p413 | | Builder | 11 June 1954 | | | p1051 | | RIAS Chartered Architect | July 2001 | v12, no5 | | Death note |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | H M Register House | Death Register | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no4368 and F no4597 (combined box 23) |
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