Basic Biographical Details Name: | Edward Trevor Thomas | Designation: | | Born: | 11 February 1914 | Died: | 22 November 1974 | Bio Notes: | Edward Trevor Thomas was born on 11 February 1914, the son of Edward Thomas, district auditor and his wife, Clara Stead. He studied at Rutherford Technical College in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, taking the 5-year part-time course from 1933-38 at the same time as serving his articles with Marshall & Tweedy, Newcastle (1932-35). In the latter year he joined the City Architect's Department in Newcastle where he remained until he was called up in the Second World War. He saw four years of active service in the Middle East. He was demobilised in October 1945 and returned to his previous post.
In July 1946 he sat the Special Final Exam in Edinburgh and was elected ARIBA on 10 December 1946, proposed by R G Roberts, R Norman Mackellar and W Tweedy.
Thomas lived in Eskbank in 1950. In the early 1960s he was in partnership with Thomas Armstrong. They practised at 8 Hunter Street, Kirkcaldy. By 1970 Armstrong was sole partner though the practice title was retained. Thomas later worked for SSHA.
He died at the Deaconess Hospital, Edinburgh on 22 November 1974, survived by his wife, Joan Pamela Kilgour. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Westlands/21, Bonnyrigg Road, Eskbank, Midlothian, Scotland | Private(?) | 1950 * | 1974 | in 1974 the address was 21a Bonnyrigg Road - house perhaps divided? | | 8, Hunter Street, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | Business | c. 1964 | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployers
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1964 | The RIBA Kalendar 1963-64 | | | | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | |
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 no8843 (Combined Box 218) |
|