Basic Biographical Details

Name: Peter John Allam
Designation:  
Born: 17 June 1927
Died: 9 February 2022
Bio Notes: Peter John Allam was elected ARIBA in 1964 and ARIAS in 1965.

He spent some time in the practice of Ian Lindsay & Partners and made the drawings for and supervised the work on the west range at Iona Abbey as well as work on the Little Houses in Culross. By 1964 he would appear to have been operating a private practice in Edinburgh, and he had moved to Dollar, Clackmannanshire in the late 1970s. In 1979 he is listed as working for the practice Haswell-Smith & Partners in Edinburgh.

These conflicting pieces of information need to be re-examined.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 4c/o MacVicar, Lutton Place, Edinburgh, ScotlandPrivate1960 *  
Item 2 of 4The Stick House/43, Ravelston Dykes Road, Ravelston, Edinburgh, ScotlandBusiness1964 *After 1975 
Item 3 of 4The Burnside Studio/22, West Burnside, Dollar, Clackmannanshire, ScotlandBusinessLate 1970s  
Item 4 of 48, West Burnside, Dollar, Clackmannanshire, ScotlandPrivateAfter 1984 *  

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Employment and Training

Employers

The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 1Ian G Lindsay & PartnersLate 1970s Architect 

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 41970Chalmers Memorial Free ChurchGrange EdinburghScotlandConversion of St Catherine's Argyle Parish church to halls (unclear if this was carried out)
Item 2 of 41972The DoucotRavelston EdinburghScotlandRestoration and conversion of dovecourt to house for Mrs Allam.
Item 3 of 41977Mounthooly farm building complexWinchburgh West LothianScotlandRestoration
Item 4 of 41983St Ninian's Episcopal CathedralPerth PerthshireScotlandRestoration

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 8Allen, Nic (ed.) Scottish Architects in Conservation  p3
Item 2 of 8Municipal Annual1964Scottish Municipal Annual1964-1965  
Item 3 of 8RIBA1961Kalendar 1960-61   
Item 4 of 8RIBA1965The RIBA Kalendar   
Item 5 of 8RIBA1970RIBA Directory 1970   
Item 6 of 8RIBA1975RIBA Directory of practices   
Item 7 of 8RIBA1979Directory of members   
Item 8 of 8RIBA1984RIBA Directory of members   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 1RIAS, Rutland SquareRecords of membership