Basic Biographical Details Name: | John Mailler Scott | Designation: | | Born: | 4 February 1884 | Died: | 9 June 1948 | Bio Notes: | John Mailler Scott was born on 4 February 1884, the son of David Mailler Scott, schoolmaster, and his wife Elizabeth Fulton. He was articled to Andrew Muirhead of Dunfermline from 1 January 1900, studying at the Lauder Technical School. On completion of his apprenticeship he moved to Edinburgh as improver to Thomas Duncan Rhind, enabling him to attend classes at Edinburgh School of Art and Heriot-Watt College. He spent the following years as a draughtsman in various offices, and worked for H M Dockyard, Rosyth in 1911 whilst lodging in Inverkeithing. The following year he moved to London to work for the LCC Schools Department.
He joined the Royal Artillery to serve in the First World War, and after the war he ventured to Canada to work in the City Architect's Department of Toronto from 1920 to 1921, but he subsequently returned to Edinburgh to join the City Architect's Department there. He was admitted LRIBA in 1932 (and 28 October 1932 Associate of the Edinburgh Architectural Association) his sole proposer for the former being John Wilson. He appears to have specialised in land surveying and levelling, and no works by him are known. He was still in the City Architect's Department in 1942 when he witnessed his colleague John Wright Ford's declaration of acceptance of election as LRIBA.
He died at the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh on 9 June 1948, suvived by his wife Williamina Easson Barr. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Church Street, Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland | Private | 1911 * | | Listed as a lodger at this address in 1911-12 voters' roll | | 17, Gladstone Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | 1931 | 1948 | |
* 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 | | John Wilson | 1932 | for Licentiateship |
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 | | 1931 | Saughton Golf Course Housing Estate (Whitson) | Saughton | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Designer of Type 26 tenement used at Saughton. The 'broken roof' model. |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Scotsman | 28 October 1932 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | | Inverkeithing voters' roll 1911-1912 | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L no4184 (box 22); Licentiateship paper of John Wright Ford (L no5253, combined box 66) - declaration witnessed by Scott |
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