Larger versions of these images are located at the foot of the page. Basic Biographical Details Name: | Thomas Tunstall Hewitson | Designation: | Architect | Born: | 26 April 1908 | Died: | 2 August 1976 | Bio Notes: | Thomas Tunstall Hewitson was born on 26 April 1908, the son of Thomas Hewitson, draper, and his wife, Sarah Tunstall. He studied at the AA from 1927 and moved to the University of Liverpool School of Architecture three years later. He won an array of prizes during his years in Liverpool, including the John Lewis Prize and the John Rankin Prize awarded by the University of Liverpool in 1930, being a Soane Finalist and a Rome Finalist in 1931 and Royal Society of Arts prizes in 1930 and 1932. He was elected ARIBA in 1933, his proposers being Charles Herbert Reilly, Lionel Bailey Budden and Edward Robinson Ferdinand Cole. He was electedd FRIAS in 1956. He worked for the LCC as a planner before moving before 1963 to Edinburgh as a Planning Officer in the City Architect's Department. By the following year he had become a representative of the Edinburgh chapter of the RIAS. He remained in Edinburgh and lived at 19 Braid Hills Road.
Hewitson died on 2 August 1976. He was married twice, first to Phyllis Scarmell Leard and after her death, to Margaret Sheila Cannon, a school teacher, in 1953. He was survived by his second wife. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this architect: | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | 16, Pentland Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | Before 1953 | After 1956 | |  | 19, Briad Hills Road, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | Before 1964 | 1976 | |
Employment and TrainingEmployers* earliest date known from documented sources.
RIBARIBA Proposers
Buildings and DesignsThis architect 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 |  | Late 1960 | Warriston Crescent | | | Edinburgh | | Proposed ring road |  | 1970(?) | West Nicolson Street | | | | | Stated that the buildings on West Nicolson Street did not have sufficient intrinsic architectural or historic interest to warrant their place on the Building Preservation Notices |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this architect: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | Municipal Annual | 1964 | Scottish Municipal Annual | 1964-1965 | | |  | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this architect: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | Builder | 11 April 1952 | | | p542 |  | Builder | 5 August 1960 | | | collaborated on studio project designs for new diploma course 1960-61 per 'Civic Design: A New Diploma Course at Edinburgh' p228 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this architect: | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes |  | H M Register House | Death Register | | |  | RIAS, Rutland Square | Records of membership | | |  | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no5232 (Combined Box 63) |
Images © All rights reserved. Courtesy of David Ross. Picture taken at the opening ceremony of the "New Life For The New Town" Exhibition at the Planning Department Gallery in Market Street, Edinburgh in the late 60's. Hewitson at extreme right. © All rights reserved. Courtesy of David Ross. Picture taken at the opening ceremony of the "New Life For The New Town" Exhibition at the Planning Department Gallery in Market Street, Edinburgh in the late 60's. Hewitson at extreme right. |