Basic Biographical Details Name: | Thomas Charles Hardy | Designation: | | Born: | 27 December 1890(?) | Died: | 3 May 1951 | Bio Notes: | Thomas Charles Hardy was born at 31 Annette Street, Govanhill on 27 December 1890, the son of Thomas Hardy, hotel porter and his wife Elizabeth Thompson. He was articled to James Miller of Glasgow in November 1905, remaining as an assistant until September 1912. During this period and for two further years thereafter he attended classes at the Royal Technical College and Glasgow School of Art. In May 1913 he obtained a position as draughtsman to Robert J Walker, with whom he remained thereafter. His career was interrupted by military service from February 1917 to 1919, but he returned to Walker's office on his demobilisation. He was admitted ARIBA under the war exemption scheme in late 1920, his proposers being Miller, John Watson and David Salmond. He then went to work in the United States returning to Scotland in 1925 and became an 'assistant with a Glasgow firm' (perhaps meaning a return to Walker's office?)
Walker later took Hardy into partnership, although it has yet to be established whether this took place before or at the same time as the change of the firm's name to R J Walker, Hardy & Smith, which occurred in March 1931 when Walker's chief assistant David Reekie Smith was also taken into partnership. (Hardy's RIBA obituary claims that he was taken into partnership in 1934.) This partnership lasted until 1939. The practice was based in Walker's office at 108 Douglas Street, Blythswood Square, Glasgow.
During the Second World War Hardy served as a claims officer for the War Office. He does not appear to have returned to practice thereafter as the firm was known as R J Walker & Smith by 1946.
Hardy married Jeanie Rae and they had a son, Ian T (or F?) Hardy. Thomas Charles Hardy died of a coronary thrombosis at the Southern General Hospital at 1301 Govan Road on 3 May 1951. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 15, Carmichael Place, Langside, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | Before 1908 | After 1920 | | | 108, Douglas Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | Before 1920 | After 1940 | | | 62, Mosspark Oval, Mosspark, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | Before 1929 | 1951 | |
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RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | James Miller | Late 1920 | for Associateship | | David Salmond | Late 1920 | for Associateship | | John Watson | Late 1920 | for Associateship |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Post Office Directories | | | | | | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA Journal | April 1952 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p230 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Additional research by Iain Paterson | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no3087 (microfilm reel 24) |
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