Basic Biographical Details Name: | John Burn Moffat | Designation: | | Born: | 8 August 1904 | Died: | 1971 | Bio Notes: | John Burn Moffat was born on 8 August 1904 and was articled to Gray & Paterson of Berwick-upon-Tweed from 1919 to 1924, remaining as assistant for a further year. In 1925 he moved to Edinburgh to attend classes at Edinburgh College of Art, concurrently working in the office of Rowand Anderson & Paul. He received his diploma in 1930 and in the same year was awarded the Rowand Anderson Silver Medal, enabling him to make an eight-week measuring and sketching tour of Scotland. He passed the Professional Practice examination in July 1931 and was admitted ARIBA late that year or early the next, his proposers being John Begg, Frank Charles Mears and James Alexander Arnott. By that time he was working in H M Office of Works in Edinburgh. By 1939-40 his address was Hillcrest, Horncliffe, Berwick-on-Tweed.
By the mid-1940s Moffat was working for Gray & Paterson in Berwick upon Tweed. He remained there and died in 1971, his death registered between July and September of that year. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 2, Springvalley Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | 1931 * | | | | Hillcrest, Horncliffe, Berwick-on-Tweed, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private(?) | 1939 | | | | St John's, Spittal, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England | Business(?) | 1940s | After 1970 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployers* earliest date known from documented sources.
RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | James Alexander Arnott | Late 1931 or early 1932 | for Associateship | | John Begg | Late 1931 or early 1932 | for Associateship | | (Sir) Frank Charles Mears | Late 1931 or early 1932 | for Associateship |
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 | | 1927 | St Monans Parish Church | St Monans/St Monance | | Fife | Scotland | Student survey drawings |
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 | | | RIBA | 1946 | The RIBA Kalendar 1946-1947 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1961 | Kalendar 1960-61 | | | | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | England and Wales | Births, marriages and deaths | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no4775 (combined box 16) |
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