Basic Biographical Details Name: | William Dean | Designation: | | Born: | | Died: | | Bio Notes: | William Dean was articled to A & W Reid and Wittet of Elgin 1894-99, then moved to Edinburgh to work for Leadbetter and Fairley, Hamilton Paterson and Rhind 1900 and Anderson Simon and Crawford 1901, probably in order to study at the School of Applied Art. In the same year, 1901, he moved again to Glasgow to work briefly for John Hutchison before returning to Edinburgh to work for W T Oldrieve at the Office of Works, 1901-04. Thereafter he settled in London, working for Edward Harding Payne for 14 months, Charles James Blomfield for one year, an dthen to David Theodore Fyfe, then assisting Burnet with the British Museum for six months. He passed the qualifying exam in 1908 and was elected ARIBA on 1 March 1909, his proposers being Blomfield, Fyfe and Mervyn Macartney, and his address then 29 Warrior Square, St Leonards-on-Sea. By 1914 he had set up practice at 39 Blades Street, Lancaster. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 29, Warrior Square, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, England | Private | 1909 * | | | | 39, Blades Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, England | Business | 1914 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Public Record Office | Office of Works Records | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A v18, p58 |
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