Basic Biographical Details Name: | Owen Keith Beattie | Designation: | | Born: | 1 December 1880 | Died: | 8 April 1961 | Bio Notes: | Owen Keith Beattie was born on 1 December 1880 and commenced his architectural training on 4 October 1899 in the office of Bell & Cameron, Aberfeldy. After approximately three years there he moved to Edinburgh, where he entered the office of Robert Rowand Anderson, studied at the School of Applied Art and Heriot-Watt College, and became an Associate of the Edinburgh Architectural Association. During these early years he spent five months sketching and measuring in France and an equal amount of time in England. He left Edinburgh and commenced practice on his own account in March 1909 at 48 King Street, Manchester, but after only two years, in April 1911, he emigrated to Canada to become a partner in the firm of Hodgson, Bates, Butler & Beattie. Their office was at the Grain Exchange, Calgary, Alberta. He was admitted LRIBA on 24 June 1912, his proposers being Thomas Tolmie Paterson, John Bryce II, Thomas Aikman Swan and John Watson. His home address at that time was The Wigwam, 12th Avenue West, Calgary.
In 1914 he returned to England and was on active service during WW1. By 1923 he was working from an office in The Strand, London. Beattie died in London on 8 April 1961. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 48, King Street, Manchester, England | Business | March 1909 | April 1911 | | | Grain Exchange, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Business | April 1911 | After 1912 | | | The Wigwam, 12th Avenue West, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Private | 1912 * | | | | The Strand, London, England | Business | 1923 | | | | 9, Clarges Street, Piccadilly, London, England | Business | 1932 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployersEmployees or PupilsThe following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Charles Fell Duncan | 1932 | | Assistant | |
RIBARIBA Proposers
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/ | | http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/ | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | The Times | 10 May 1961 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L v26 no 2170. Paper of Charles Fell Duncan: L 6111 (Combined Box 120) |
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