Basic Biographical Details Name: | James Murdoch Dalziel Henderson | Designation: | | Born: | 1883 or 1884 | Died: | 21 November 1922 | Bio Notes: | James Murdoch Dalziel Henderson was articled to William Kerr of Ayr in June 1898. He studied at Ayr Academy Technical School, where he was a Prizeman in 1907, and on completion of his apprenticeship in June 1903 remained with Kerr as junior assistant. On Kerr's death two years later he found employment as chief architectural assistant in Ayr Burgh Surveyor's Office. He passed exams in Sanitation, Materials and Specifications and submitted his thesis in June 1918; passed the exam in Design in June 1920; and passed those in Construction and Steelwork in June 1921. He was admitted ARIBA late that year, his proposers being John Fairweather, Neil Campbell Duff and James Archibald Morris, who described him in his supporting statement as 'an exact and painstaking student, and a capable and reliable architect'. At that time Henderson was still working in the Burgh Surveyor's Office in Ayr under John Young, who witnessed his declaration.
Henderson died aged 38 on 21 November 1922 at which time he was still a senior assistant to the Ayr Burgh Surveyor. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 1, Holmston Road, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | Private | 1921 * | | |
* 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 | | William Kerr | June 1898 | June 1903 | Apprentice | | | William Kerr | June 1903 | June 1905 | Junior Assistant | | | Ayr Burgh Surveyor's Office | June 1905 | After 1921 | Chief Assistant | |
RIBARIBA Proposers
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 | | c. 1922 | Cheap Housing Competition | | | | Scotland | Won competition - award made posthumously |
ReferencesPeriodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Ayr Advertiser | 23 November 1922 | | | Obituary
Cheap Housing Competition.
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Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no3319 (microfilm reel 26) |
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