Basic Biographical Details Name: | Ronald Thompson Cunningham | Designation: | | Born: | 3 August 1905 | Died: | 20 July 1975 | Bio Notes: | Ronald Thompson Cunningham was born on 3 August 1905, the son of James Cunningham, club janitor, and his wife, Mary McNab. He was articled to James Davidson & Son, Coatbridge from April 1923 until August 1928. During this period he attended continuation classes in Building and Architecture at with a view to obtaining a senior Certificate in Building. However he did not complete the course.
In August 1928 he took a position as junior assistant with Baird & Thomson in Glasgow and remained with them until January 1930. At this point he moved to Dumbarton as assistant with the County Council working under Joseph Weekes who was Chief Architect. He remained in Dumbarton until August 1936 when he moved to Lanark County Council, Property & Housing Department remaining at least until he sat the final exam in July 1946 and was admitted ARIBA in December of that year. He was proposed by Joseph Weekes, Lockhart Hutson and John Maurice Arthur.
At some point in the 1950s he moved to work for the Western Regional Hospital Board and subsequently became Regional Architect.
Cunningham died on 20 July 1975 at the Royal Infirmary in Glasgow. His wife, Janet Alexander, had predeceased him. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 30, Clyde Street, Cliftonville, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Private/business(?) | 1950 | After 1963 | |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p12, p169 Vale of Leven Hospital | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1964 | The RIBA Kalendar 1963-64 | | | | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p438 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architects Journal | 3 November 1955 | | | p587 (named as Deputy Chief Architect for Western Regional Hospital Board for Vale of Leven Hospital) |
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 no8788 (Combined box 217) |
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