Basic Biographical Details

Name: Brian Geoffrey Fender
Designation:  
Born: 16 April 1922
Died: March 2007
Bio Notes: Brian Geoffrey Fender was born on 16 April 1922. He studied full time at Southend-on-Sea Municipal College from 1938 to 1942. He served as a major in the Royal engineers from 1943 to 1947, and sat the qualifying exam in architecture in December 1947. He worked as an assistant to H P Liberty, Southend from 1947 and was admitted ARIBA on 14 December 1948, his proposers being John N Scott, Niel Martin-Kaye and Norman Keep(?). He was awarded distinction in his thesis at undergraduate level. He had a part-time job at Victoria Institute Worcester from 1951-54 and taught architectural design and history of architecture.

Fender moved to London in 1954 and had become a partner with Llewelyn Smith & Waters by the time of his election to FRIBA in 1965, proposed by A B Waters, A Llewllyn Smith and R S Laskey. In the autumn he had made a study tour in the United States looking at breweries, hospitals etc. His Fellowship nomination paper states that he had been involved with two jobs in Scotland as partner with Llewlyn Smith & Waters.

Fender died in March 2007.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 3103, Old Brompton Road, London, EnglandBusiness  Address of Llewlyn Smith & Waters
Item 2 of 347, Whitefriars Crescent, Westcliff on Sea, Essex, EnglandPrivate1948 *  
Item 3 of 3Stone House, Church Street, Epsom, Surrey, EnglandPrivate1965  

* 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 2H P Liberty1947After 1948Assistant 
Item 2 of 2A Llewellyn Smith & WatersEarly 1960s Partner 

RIBA

RIBA Proposers

The following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate proposedNotes
Item 1 of 6Norman Keep14 December 1948For Associateship
Item 2 of 6Raymond Seward Laskey8 October 1965For Fellowship
Item 3 of 6A Llewellyn Smith8 October 1965For Fellowship
Item 4 of 6Douglas Niel Martin-Kaye14 December 1948For Associateship
Item 5 of 6J N Scott14 December 1948For Associateship
Item 6 of 6Alwyn Brunow Waters8 October 1965For Fellowship

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 2 Caledonian Brewery  EdinburghScotlandModernisation - partner in charge with Lllewlyn Smith & Waters
Item 2 of 21964Premises of National Cash Register Company Ltd, West George Street  GlasgowScotlandNew office block and showrooms - perhaps partner in charge

References

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 1RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers A no10037; F no5727 (combined box 97)