Basic Biographical Details Name: | Roy Gerard Walmesley | Designation: | | Born: | 1926 | Died: | | Bio Notes: | Roy Gerard Walmesley was born in 1926 in Clitheroe, the son of Cyril Walmesley, civil engineer, and his wife Ethnie Edmonds Hull. He studied at the School of Architecture, Edinburgh College of Art and remained there to study for the Diploma in Town Planning. He was elected ARIBA in 1954 and on 18 June of that year married Dorothy Mary Barbara Braggins, an art student, at St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik. He joined the practice of Gordon & Dey as partner in 1962. By 1964 he was a representative of the Edinburgh chapter of the RIAS.
He left Gordon & Dey in 1990. In 1994 he was in practice as Walmesley & Savage in Edinburgh. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 1, Grosvenor Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | 1954 * | | | | 4, Albert Place, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | Private | c. 1954 | | | | 36, Heriot Row, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | 1957 | After 1979 | | | 52, Netherby Road, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business(?) | 1964 * | | | | 9, Park Crescent, Liberton, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private/business(?) | 1984 | After 1987 | | | 3, Warrender Park Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | 1994 | | |
* 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 | | Gordon & Dey | 1962 | 1990 | Partner | | | Gordon & Dey Partnership | 1981 * | | Partner | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Bailey, Rebecca M | 1996 | Scottish architects' papers: a source book | | Edinburgh: The Rutland Press | p126 | | Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | | | p570 | | Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p4 Image of Electricity Board Office and Showroom | | Municipal Annual | 1964 | Scottish Municipal Annual | 1964-1965 | | | | RIBA | 1954 | RIBA Kalendar 1953-54 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Interview with Eric Davidson, 20 October 2010 | Information to Yvonne Hillyard | | | | RIAS, Rutland Square | Records of membership | | |
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