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Name:
Nathaniel Young Armstrong Wales
Designation :
Architect
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Exact DOB:
30/04/1926
Year of Birth :
1831
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11/03/1903
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Bio Notes :
Nathaniel Young Armstrong Wales was born in 1831 in Belford, Northumberland, and was educated in Jedburgh. He commenced his architectural training in 1849 but emigrated to Australia in 1854 to prospect for gold. Meeting with little success, he moved to New Zealand in 1861 and in the following year entered the office of Mason & Clayton in Dunedin as an assistant. After five years he left to work as a superintendent of works for the Government of New Zealand, commencing practice as a principal in 1871 when his former employer William Mason took him into partnership as Mason & Wales. He continued the practice after Mason's retirement in 1875 and in 1892 took his own son, Patrick Young Wales, into partnership, the firm's title remaining unchanged.
Nathaniel Wales was an MP and was appointed Mayor of Dunedin in 1895. He died on 3 November 1903.
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Addresses
The following private or business addresses are associated with this person:
Private Addresses
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Roxburghshire/Northumberland Scotland
Private
Place of training - uncertain
Australia
Private/business
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Business Addresses
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Australia
Private/business
1854
1861
Dunedin New Zealand
Business
1861 or 1862
After 1895
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Employment and Training
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Mason & Clayton
205351
In year 1862
In year 1867
Assistant
Mason & Wales
205353
In year 1871
In year 1875
Partner
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RIBA Proposers
The following individuals proposed this person for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):
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George Lethbridge
201466
1901/06/03
for Fellowship
Thomas Turnbull
203860
1901/06/03
for Fellowship
Joseph Clarkson Maddison
204911
1901/06/03
for Fellowship
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References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this person:
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Author
Title
Date
Publisher
Part
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Builder Illustrations Index
Builder Illustrations Index
Knight, Hardwicke and Wales, Niel
Buildings of Dunedin: an illustrated architectural guide to New Zealand's Victorian City
1988
New Zealand: John McIndoe
Stacpole, John
William Mason: the first New Zealand architect
1971
New Zealand: Auckland University Press
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this person:
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RIBA Journal
1903/12/19
v11
p116 - obituary
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Archive References
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RIBA Nomination Papers
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum
100005
F v14 p1 no851 (microfilm reel 11)
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