Basic Biographical Details Name: | James Mackie Murray | Designation: | | Born: | 30 April 1904 | Died: | 1984 | Bio Notes: | James Mackie Murray was born on 30 April 1904 and attended the diploma course of the Edinburgh College of Art from October 1922, during which he worked in the office of Thomas Aikman Swan from July 1923 until summer 1927. His early travels included three weeks in Italy in April 1922 (incorporating Florence, Venice and the north of the country), a visit to York and its environs in September 1927, seven weeks in Devon and Northampton in summer 1928, and four weeks in Holland and Belgium in September 1929. Three months prior to the latter trip he had passed his final examinations at the Edinburgh College of Art, and that December he passed the Professional Practice exam in Edinburgh, enabling him to be admitted ARIBA in early January 1930, his proposers being John Begg, Frank Charles Mears and Charles Denny Carus-Wilson. By that time he had joined the office of Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid, and he was living at 5 Dick Place, Edinburgh.
By 1960 Murray had moved to London and was working with Lawrence Farman & Partners. He retired before 1970. His death was registered in December 1984 in Surrey. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 5, Dick Place, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | 1930 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Thomas Aikman Swan | July 1923 | c. August 1927 | Apprentice | | | Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid | October 1929 | | Assistant(?) | |
RIBARIBA Proposers
ReferencesArchive 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 no4471 (combined box 16) |
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