Basic Biographical Details | Name: | John James Bayne Gibb | | Designation: | | | Born: | 6 July 1900 | | Died: | 1983 | | Bio Notes: | John James Bayne Gibb was born on 6 July 1900. He spent time in Cologne in 1919 as a member of the Rhine Army, and began his architectural training in February 1921, when he was articled to Thomson & Menzies of Glasgow. He attended the Senior Certificate and Post-Certificate courses at Glasgow School of Architecture and remained with the same firm as a draughtsman after completing his apprenticeship, making excursions to England in 1925, 1926 and 1927 to study and sketch ecclesiastical buildings including those at York and Selby. In March 1928 he left Thomson & Menzies to become chief draughtsman to Hamilton Neil. He passed the RIBA qualifying exam in Edinburgh in August 1929 and was admitted ARIBA late that year or early the next, his proposers being Hamilton Neil, Thomas Harold Hughes and John Watson.
He died in 1983. | Private and Business Addresses| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | 126, Forth Street, Pollokshields, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1929 * | | | | 139, Minard Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Private(?) | 1950 * | | |
* 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 | | Thomson & Menzies | February 1921 | c. 1826 | Apprentice | | | Thomson & Menzies | c. 1926 | March 1928 | Draughtsman | | | Hamilton Neil | March 1928 | After 1930 | Chief Draughtsman | |
RIBARIBA Proposers| The 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 | | Hamilton Neil | Late 1929 or early 1930 | for Associateship | | John Watson | Late 1929 or early 1930 | for Associateship |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this : | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
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 no4387 (combined box 11) |
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