Basic Biographical Details Name: | John Errington | Designation: | | Born: | c. 1926 | Died: | 1979 | Bio Notes: | John Errington was born about 1926. He studied for the degree of BArch at Dunelm and was elected ARIBA in 1951. In 1950 he had joined J H Napper as job architect and worked on schools, factories, alterations to housing and agricultural buildings. In 1955 he was promoted to partner with a range of responsibilities covering design, technical, administrative and contractural aspects of the programme of work which included housing, schools, factories, university halls of residence and swimming baths.
The practice became Napper, Errington Collerton Barnett Allott in 1963 and in 1968 Napper Errington Collerton & Associates. In 1968 Errington was in charge of postcontractural work of the practice which included housing, schools, factories, university buildings and swimming baths. He was elected FRIBA in 1968, proposed by J H Napper, Bruce Allsopp and Winston Barnett. At that time he supervised the post-contract work in the practice, worth £2,300,000 p.a. at that time. He was also responsible for pre-contract work including adminstration and constructional aspetcs and for feed-back. He was directly involved with development work on technical problems and solutions and job control techniques. He was jointly responsible for the development of office administrative structure and services and for the appointment of independent consultants and the co-ordination of their services within all projects.
Errington served as an external member of the interviewing board fro practical training interviews at the School of Architecture, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and up to the cessation of the Newcastle centre he was external examiner at the RIBA Intermediate exams. He was also a visiting lecturer at the School of Architecture, University of Newcastle.
The practice name later changed to Napper Errington Collerton & Associates.
Errington died in 1979. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 42, Sandhill, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England | Business | 1968 * | | | | 16, Waldridge Road, Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England | Private | 1968 | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployers* earliest date known from documented sources.
RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | Winston Barnett | 4 December 1968 | For Fellowship | | Jack Hollingworth Napper | 4 December 1968 | For Fellowship |
ReferencesArchive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | F no6484 (Combined Box 142) |
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