Basic Biographical Details Name: | Thomas Spiers Fraser | Designation: | | Born: | 1871 | Died: | 27 October 1934 | Bio Notes: | Thomas Spiers Fraser was born at Cardross in 1871. He was articled to James Lindsay of Glasgow in 1889, attending classes at Glasgow School of Art and later at the Technical College, where he worked as an assistant lecturer in the architectural department under Charles Gourlay whilst remaining with Lindsay as an assistant. In 1903 he left Lindsay's office to become chief assistant in the office of Alexander Cullen in Hamilton, and he was still there when he passed the qualifying exam in November 1905 and was admitted ARIBA on 5 March 1906, his proposers being Cullen, Thomas Lennox Watson and John Keppie. His travels prior to that date had included visits to Oxford in 1897; to York and Durham in 1898; to Normandy in 1899; to Belgium in 1900; to Paris and the Loire Valley in 1901; a return trip to Paris in 1902; and a six-week spell in Northern Italy in 1903.
Fraser left Cullen to take up a partnership in Colwyn Bay, but later returned to Scotland to work as chief assistant to Colonel Simpson in Stirling. In 1911 he returned to the office of Cullen Lochhead & Brown as chief assistant, becoming a partner in 1925. When the partnership was dissolved in 1930 he started practice in Hamilton on his own account at the somewhat late age of sixty-three. His period of independent practice was brief as he died on 27 October 1934, Alex Cullen Junior completing the commissions he had in hand at the time of his death, although none of these has yet been identified. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Brandon Chambers, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Business | 1903 | c. 1927 | | | Parkview, Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | Private | Before 1905 | After 1914 | | | 119, Cadzow Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Business | c. 1927 | 1930 | | | Blackholm, South Park Road, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Private(?) | 1930(?) | | |
Employment and TrainingEmployers
RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | Alexander Cullen | 5 March 1906 | for Associateship | | John Keppie | 5 March 1906 | for Associateship | | Thomas Lennox Watson | 5 March 1906 | for Associateship |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1930 | The RIBA Kalendar 1930-1931 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | | | | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1923 | | | | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1926 | | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA Journal | 29 June 1935 | v42 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p947 - obituary |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A v16 p115 (microfilm reel 19) |
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