Basic Biographical Details Name: | William Ernest Dickie | Designation: | | Born: | 15 June 1891 | Died: | 1 July 1952 | Bio Notes: | William Ernest Dickie was born on 15 June 1891, the son of Charles Dickie, brass finisher, and his wife, Isabella Lawrie. In early 1908 he began an apprenticeship which lasted over five years and involved more than one office, working initially with unspecified firms in Glasgow and subsequently in Kimberley, South Africa. He commenced practice in Kimberley on completing his apprenticeship but after approximately a year, in September 1914, he joined the armed forces.
On demobilisation he practised on his own account in Glasgow for about two years. His activities in the early to mid-1920s are unclear but in from 1927 to 1930 he practised in Birmingham. In the latter year he joined the shipbuilding firm William Beardmore & Co of Glasgow as their consulting architect. He was admitted LRIBA on 3 April 1939, his proposers being Gavin Lennox, Daniel Walter MacMath and Thomas Forbes Maclennan; at that time he was still with Beardmore. He was a member of the Edinburgh Institute of Architects in 1939-40 although he was living in Glasgow.
Dickie died on 1 July 1952 at the Belvidere Hospital, Glasgow. He was single. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1908 | Before 1913 | As apprentice in unspecified firm | | Kimberley, South Africa | Business | After 1908 | September 1914 | As apprentice in unspecified firm, and subsequently on own account | | Birmingham, England | Business | 1927 | 1930 | | | 204, Tantallon Road, Langside, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1938 | After 1950 | |
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | William Beardmore & Co Ltd | 1930 | After 1938 | Chief Architect | Consulting Architect |
RIBARIBA Proposers
Buildings and DesignsThis was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | | Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | | 1947 | J R Adams & Son Offices Gallowgate | | | Glasgow | Scotland | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | H M Register House | Death Register | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L no4749 (combined box 33) |
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