Basic Biographical Details Name: | James (or Hamish) Ponton Hastie | Designation: | | Born: | 12 March 1913 | Died: | 11 June 1993 | Bio Notes: | James (or Hamish - he used both names) Ponton Hastie was born on 12 March 1913, the son of William Hastie, railway audit clerk, and his wife Isabella Janet Hogg. He was articled to Lyle & Constable from 1928 to 1933, attending classes at the School of Architecture, Edinburgh College of Art and Heriot-Watt College. On completing his apprenticeship he continued his studies for a further year full-time, and in 1934 received a bursary from the College enabling him to make a two-week architectural study tour of Holland. He joined Tarbolton & Ochterlony as assistant in the same year, leaving the following year to take up a position as assistant in the Architecture Department of the Department of Agriculture for Scotland. Owing to 'private circumstances' he did not carry his School of Architecture studies through to the diploma, but instead sat and passed the final exam in July 1936. He was admitted ARIBA on 30 November that year, his proposers being James Macgregor, John Begg and Harold Ogle Tarbolton. He was also an Associate of the Edinburgh Architectural Association. Later in his career he worked for the Scottish Office rising to the post of 'principal officer'.
Hastie later moved to Dunblane and then to Milnathort, where he had retired by 1982, the year in which he resigned his membership of the RIBA. He died on 11 July 1993 at the Royal Infirmary in Perth. He had been married twice, first to Rose Decima Duncan and second to Betty Alice McKenzie or Geddes. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 21, Albany Terrace, Dundee, Scotland | Business | | | Addess of the Department of Agriculture | | 30, Glendevon Place, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private/business(?) | Before 1936 | After 1939 | | | 19, Ochlochy Park, Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland | Private | After 1939 | Before 1982 | | | 4, Reid Crescent, Milnathort, Kinross-shire, Scotland | Private | 1982 | 1993 | |
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RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | John Begg | 30 November 1936 | for Associateship | | James Macgregor | 30 November 1936 | for Associateship | | Harold Ogle Tarbolton | 30 November 1936 | for Associateship |
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 | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | H M Register House | Death Register | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no6160 (combined box 122) |
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