Basic Biographical Details Name: | James Charles Williams | Designation: | | Born: | c. 1933 | Died: | | Bio Notes: | James Charles Williams was born about 1933. He studied for the diploma in architecture at Edinburgh College of Art and graduated in 1954. From 1954-55 he was a junior assistant in the practice Basil Spence & Partners, moving to Shea Tully & Partners in Margate as an assistant. the years 1956-58 were spent with the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserves. In the latter year he returned to Edinburgh and took a post as assistant with Eric Hall & Partners. He stayed there for about a year but moved to in 1959 to a position with Messrs Robertson Ward Associates in Antigua. He spent two years there.
In 1961 he returned to the United Kingdom where obtained a post as job architect with Messrs George Trew & Dunn In London. In 1964 he opened business on his own account. His owrk in private practice was wide ranging - housing of all differeent types, a youth club, a working man's club and a village hall as well as conversions and alterations. He was still practising as James Williams architect at the time of his nomination to Fellowship of the RIBA in 1968, proposed by R W Paine, F S Knight, and Ian Bampton. About this time he also had a part-time teaching post at Canterbury College of Art.
By 1979 he was working in the Kelly/Williams Partnership which was based in Dartford in Kent. In 1984 the address of the practice is in London. He does not appear in the RIBA Directory of 1994. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Long Street, St John's, Antigua, West Indies | Business | c. 1960 | | | | 11, Duke Street, Manchester Square, London, England | Business | Before 1965 | After 1970 | | | 4, Upper South Street, The Centre, New Ash Green, Dartford, Kent, England | Business | 1979 * | | | | 3-5, Barrett Street, London, England | Business | 1984 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | Ian Bampton | 2 October 1968 | For Fellowship | | F S Knight | 2 October 1968 | For Fellowship | | R W Paine | 2 October 1968 | For Fellowship |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1961 | Kalendar 1960-61 | | | | | RIBA | 1965 | The RIBA Kalendar | | | | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | | | RIBA | 1979 | Directory of members | | | | | RIBA | 1984 | RIBA Directory of members | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Interview with Eric Davidson, 20 October 2010 | Information to Yvonne Hillyard | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | F no6432 (Combined Box 139) |
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