Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | James Boyd Raeside |
| Designation: | |
| Born: | 9 February 1910 |
| Died: | 1982 |
| Bio Notes: | James Boyd Raeside was born on 9 February 1910 . From February 1925 to August 1934 he was articled to J & H V Eaglesham while concurrently attending evening classes at Ayr Academy, which was afiliated to Glasgow Technical College. He moved to London in 1934 to a temporary post as technical architectural assistant with the hospitals section of London County Council. At the same time he attended evening classes at the Polytechnic in Regent Street. In April 1935 he took another temporary post also as techncial architectural assistant with HMOW at Storeys Gate and worked on the design and construction of post office in London and the Home Counties. In January of the latter year he moved to the Miners' Welfare Commission in Romney House, Marsham Street, London and worked on pithead baths and miners' institutes. From January 1940 until 1946 he served in the RNVR and reached the rank of Lieutenant. In February 1946 he returned to the Miners Welfare Commission this time to Ashtead in Surrey. He stated in his Nomination Paper that he was to be recommended for a higher grade 'soon'. He resigned from the RIBA in 1980 at which time he was living in Maidstone in Kent. He died between July and September 1982 in Maidstone in Kent. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | 13, Richmond Gardens, London, England | Private | 1946 | ||
| Miners' Welfare Commission/3, 5, 7, Old Queen Street, Westminster, London, England | Business | 1946 * | ||
* 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): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| J & H V Eaglesham | 13 July 1925 | 10 August 1934 | Apprentice | |
| London County Council Architects' Department (LCC Architects' Department) | 8 November 1934 | Assistant | Temporary Technical Assistant in housing section | |
| H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency) | 29 April 1935 | 25 January 1937 | Assistant | Temporary Technical Architectural Assistant |
| Miners' Welfare Committee (or Miners' Welfare Commission), Mines Department, (National Coal Board Divisional Welfare) | 25 January 1937 | 12 January 1940 | Assistant | Architectural Assistant Grade II |
| Miners' Welfare Committee (or Miners' Welfare Commission), Mines Department, (National Coal Board Divisional Welfare) | 11 February 1946 | Assistant | ||
RIBA
RIBA Proposers
| The following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | |||
| Name | Date proposed | Notes | |
| John Austin Dempster | 3 September 1946 | For Licentiateship |
| John Henry Forshaw | 3 September 1946 | For Licentiateship |
| C G Kemp | 3 September 1946 | For Licentiateship |
References
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this : | ||||
| Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | |
| England and Wales | Births, marriages and deaths | ||
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | L no6120 (Combined Box 120) | |