Basic Biographical Details Name: | William Peter (junior) | Designation: | | Born: | 9 December 1899 | Died: | 1959 | Bio Notes: | William Peter (Junior) was born on 9 December 1899 and served his apprenticeship with Arthur Hay Livingstone Mackinnon of Aberdeen from 1914 to 1917 and from 1920 to 1921, studying at Robert Gordon's Technical College. He spent the intervening years on military service. On completion of his training he joined John Alexander Ogg Allan as assistant, transferring to the office of George Bennett Mitchell as senior assistant in 1924.
He spent 1927 and 1928 in America, studying new methods of construction and working in the office of Hoffman Henon Co and in the architectural department of the Board of Education in Philadelphia. In 1929 he returned to Aberdeen and to the Mitchell firm, which had recently become George Bennett Mitchell & Son. He remained with them for some years thereafter, acting as resident architect on several sites including Ruthin Castle, North Wales and the Royal Mental Hospital, Daviot. He was still with the same firm when he was admitted LRIBA in mid-1933, his proposers being George Bennett Mitchell, his son George Angus Mitchell, and Mackinnon.
By 1950 Peter was working as Area Architect, Denbighshire. He died at St Asaph, Denbighshire in early 1959, his death being registered between January and March of that year. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Field Office, Ruthin Castle, Ruthin, Wales | Business | 1930 or 1931 * | | As resident clerk of works for George Bennett Mitchell & Son | | 85, Union Grove, Aberdeen, Scotland | Private | 1933 * | | | | Plas-Hyfrid, Rhudden Road, Abergale, Denbighshire, Wales | Business | 1950 | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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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 | | 1930 | Ruthin Castle | | | Clwyd | Wales | Further work - as resident architect, for George Bennett Mitchell & Son | | 1932 | Royal Mental Hospital | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Additions and alterations - resident architect, for George Bennett Mitchell & Son |
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 | | L no4269 (combined box 4) |
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