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Francis O'Hara

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02/09/1910

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12/02/1955

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Francis O'Hara was born on 2 September 1910. From 1929 to 1932 he served his articles with John Ross McKay, at the same time attending morning classes at Edinburgh College of Art and evening classes at Heriot Watt. He became a full-time student at the College of Art in 1932 and gained certificates in architecture and in hygiene in 1934.

He returned to John Ross McKay as an assistant in 1934 and remained there for a year. In 1935 he became chief assistant to A D Haxton but again only remained there for a yera. He moved back to McKay's office as 2nd assistant but returned to HAxton in 1938-39. At that time he was a member of the Dundee Institute of Architects and was living at 'Birch Lea', Promenade, Leven. In about 1939 or a little earlier he spent some time in Heidelberg and became interested in the work of the Bauhaus.

During the war O'Hara served with the Royal Engineers in the Indian Army, reacing the rank of Captain but was invalided out back to the UK on 9 June 1944. He was elected LRIBA on 9 July 1946, proposed by John Ross McKay, William Wallace Friskin, and T Murray ____. He was discharged from hospital about 1946 or 1947 and took a post with the Ministry of Works at Saughton in Edinburgh, thereafter practising on his own account. He designed a number of cinemas in West Lothian for David Miller, who was a prominent local businessman.

O'Hara died on 12 February 1955.

'Biography authored by the Dictionary of Scottish Architects Compilation Team.'

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The following private or business addresses are associated with this person:

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Address	Class	Date From Char	Date From Type	Date To Char	Date To Type	Notes
Birch Lea Promenade Leven Fife Scotland	Private/business
The Elms East Calder Midlothian Scotland	Private/business

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Address	Class	Date From	Date From Type	Date To	Date To Type	Notes
Birch Lea Promenade Leven Fife Scotland	Private/business	1939 or 1940
The Elms East Calder Midlothian Scotland	Private/business	1946

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The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this person (click on an item to view details):

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Name	Name Link	Date From	Date To	Position
John Ross McKay	202350	In year 1929	In year 1932	Apprentice
Richardson & McKay	202924	In year 1934	In year 1935	Assistant
Andrew David Haxton	200534	In year 1935	In year 1936	Chief Assistant
Richardson & McKay	202924	In year 1937	In year 1938	Second Assistant
Andrew David Haxton	200534	In year 1938	In year 1939	Chief Assistant
Richardson & McKay	202924		In year 1939	Assistant

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Proposer	Proposer Link	Date Proposed	Notes
John Ross McKay	202350	1946/07/09	For Licentiateship
William Wallace Friskin	200023	1946/07/09	For Licientateship

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This person was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):

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Building Name	Date Started	Town, District or Village	Island	City or County	Country	Notes
Binns' store	In year 1935			Edinburgh	Scotland	As assistant to Richardson & McKay -was particularly responsible for the torches
Flats, Falcon Avenue	In year 1938			Edinburgh	Scotland	As assistant to Richardson & McKay

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Author	Title	Date	Publisher	Part	Notes
RIBA	The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940	1939	London: Royal Institute of British Architects

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The following archives hold material relating to this person:

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Archive Name	Source	Source Cat No	Notes
Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material	Professor David M Walker personal archive	100041	Additional information from Matthew O'Hara, his son
RIBA Nomination Papers	RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum	100005	L no5934 (Combined Box 108).
Death Register	H M Register House	100027

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